European IT Training Spend Set to Rise
IT training spend across Europe is expected to increase to combat skills shortages caused by accelerating retirement rates and a decline in IT graduates.In a recent survey of IT decision-makers from leading European economies, Forrester Research Inc found that they plan to significantly accelerate spending on training between 2005 and 2007. It also expects companies’ […]
Clive Shepherd to Speak at Free Open Day
E-learning guru Clive Shepherd is holding a free seminar at the Training Foundation next week.Shepherd, director of e-learning for the Foundation, will deliver a presentation entitled Rethinking e-learning in which he will challenge what he sees as popular myths about e-learning. These include e-learning is just a tool, the world is ready for self-study,e-learning is […]
Parkin Space: The Learning Object Paradox
Learning objects break learning content into bite size chunks, in theory making them easily reusable. Godfrey Parkin contests that in practice this does not always hold true. Parkin’s Learning Object Paradox states that: “The more reusable a learning object becomes, the less useable it is.” This is because the usability of a learning object varies […]
Case Study: Careconnect Learning in the NHS
In May this year, hospital porter Andrew Davidson achieved the title “keenest learner” in the NIACE adult learner’s week awards. Having left school at 15, he is now on his 11th course through CareConnect Learning, which offers computer courses for staff in the health and social care sectors. Kathleen Miller, Andrew’s tutor, hopes that his […]
Trainer’s Tip: Engaging E-Learning
Are your staff are turning off e-learning? Read Paul Allman’s advice for creating engaging CBT. There are lots of things you could do to make computer based training (CBT) more interesting, but before you hurtle off and create wonderful graphics, animations, audio, interactions etc, ask yourself why? Why are you doing this? Why do people […]
Case Study: E-Learning at M&G
M&G is one of the largest fund managers in the UK, managing the investments of over 500,000 clients in the UK and Europe. The company, formerly known as Municipal and General Securities, uses e-learning for aspects of training, such as compliance and inductions and making it available on the Internet has ensured its accessible by […]
Review: Beating IT Risks
Title: Beating IT RisksAuthors: Ernie Jordan and Luke Silcock Publisher: John Wiley ISBN: 0 470 02190 XPages: 278 Reviewer: David EvansPrice: £39.95 Books on risk and risk management are not exactly thin on the ground – Amazon UK lists well over a thousand. However, IT risks are far less well understood – the number of […]
Study to Analyse Effectiveness of On-line Learning
With over 3000 courses now available to study online – in subjects as diverse as languages, IT and fork lift truck driving – the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) is conducting a research project to find out how effective learning online is.As more and more people are using computers and the Internet for […]
Parkin Space: E-Earning in the USA
Ever wondered how much your equivalent earns on the other side of the Atlantic? Read on. This week the E-learning Guild released the results of its annual e-learning salary survey. Data was gathered in the first quarter of this year from people who work in the e-learning field. It’s amazing that they were able to […]
Feature: Understand Your Goals
Renee Raper of Lighthouse looks at how to get to the heart of your organisation’s e-learning needs. E-learning is about learning and not technology, the technology is an enabler – we trainers must insist that the learning experience drives the technology decisions and not be hijacked by the IT and software. For example, we have […]
Case Study: The Evolution of E-Learning at the University of Birmingham
Founded in 1900, the University of Birmingham has 6,000 staff, around 29,000 students and an annual turnover in the region of £300m. Each year it attracts over 4,000 students from more than 100 countries. The support of new and flexible ways of learning and teaching is a crucial part of the University of Birmingham’s academic […]
E-Learning Awards Promise to Reward Excellence
The deadline for the receipt of entries in this year’s inaugural eLearning Awards is fast approaching. The awards, from the E-Learning Network (ELN) aim to recognise excellence in e-learning – crucially, from the perspective of learners.Vaughan Waller, chairman of the ELN, said: “Receiving an award judged by the industry’s accepted independent association – the ELN […]
Feature: Beat E-Learning Inertia
Tracy Lowles, Channel and Inside Sales Marketing Manager at Thomson NETg outlines a strategy to help overcome cultural resistance to e-learning. In many ways e-learning has revolutionised corporate learning by providing employees with the opportunity to incorporate easily accessible and flexible learning into day-to-day working schedules. Many leading organisations, such as BAE Systems, ICI and […]
Trainer’s Tip: How to Make the Case for E-Learning
Over two years ago, I introduced e-learning to the company I worked for. In making a case for investment, I made a clear case as to how e-learning would complement other forms of training in the organisation. E-learning is not for everyone as it depends on one’s learning style so, in writing the strategy, e-learning […]
Feature: Learning Styles in E-Learning
Using Learning Styles Analysis Dr Yvonne Walus explains how to tailor e-learning to the needs of the individual to optimise their ability to learn. The beauty of the technology available behind e-learning is that the method of teaching can be customised to the needs of the individual. E-learning has the potential to allow learning at […]
Feature: Getting Started with E-Learning – Eight Questions To Think About
From understanding the potential of e-learning to understanding how to measure its ROI, Dorman Woodall, director of Skillsoft Learning addresses the eight key questions to ask of your e-learning strategy. The face of corporate learning has changed. It is no longer possible to develop your human capital with a single approach. Today’s corporate environment calls […]
Case Study: Mecca Improves its Winning Ways with LMS
Once the exclusive preserve of the nation’s gaming grans, bingo is grabbing a wider audience today, prompting significant growth within the sector. One of the UK’s leading bingo brands is Mecca Bingo, where fast-moving expansion and development is being managed using a learning management system (LMS). Mecca Bingo has 120 clubs spread throughout the UK […]
Parkin Space: How to Select an LMS
This is to be read in conjunction with my frequent admonitions to not allow the Learning Management System (LMS) to define your learning processes, nor to make its selection the starting point of your strategy development, nor to assume that any LMS is adequate to manage the totality of the learning that might take place. […]
The Way I See It… Getting it Right – Not Getting Away With it
Charles Gould, Managing Director of BrightWave, believes that when it comes to e-learning style is being confused with subject matter. There are two distinct audiences that e-learning suppliers consider when they provide their clients with content. The obvious audience is the – usually – large number of potential learners. This is the audience that should […]
Case Study: Health and Safety Training at Scottish Power
Scottish Power is an international energy company providing electricity and/or gas services to around six million homes and businesses in the UK and the western US. Scottish Power has long made use of tutor led training in the classroom alongside generic on-line courses. However, with increasing pressures on staff time, a consequent rise in course […]