The problem with e-learning – lack of design skills
Brian Holley, Managing Director of Sherpa Integrated Learning Ltd, continues our exploration of where and why e-learning is underperforming. The fundamental problem with e-learning is the lack of learning design skills among those who produce it. Using the term ‘TBT’ (Technology Based Training) as a generic term for all kinds of electronically delivered learning, the […]
The problem with e-learning…
E-learning offers great opportunities, but what are the real obstacles? What restricts or undermines all that potential? An e-learning consultant gives his view below. Post your own comments below, or email us. I understand the principles and practicalities of how adults learn with e-learning, and have enough reference material to indicate that this form of […]
Advertising feature: Investors in People Leadership and Management Model
The leading questionAs TrainingZONE’s feature last month showed, leadership is top of the agenda for large and small employers alike. It is recognised that good leadership, in any organisation, leads to intelligent investment, enhanced creativity, improved productivity and better all round performance.In particular, UK organisations are increasingly recognising the importance of succession planning of leaders […]
Knowledge management and e-learning in the public sector
Despite a severe lack of funding and outdated working models, the public sector is under immense pressure to meet the same customer and employee satisfaction levels as global commercial businesses. Christoph Michel, CEO of Hyperwave, looks at how local government can provide an environment where knowledge can be shared and used for continuous training to […]
Buying and using an LMS: a hype-free guide – Learning Technologies report
A conference session at Learning Technologies last week explored the issue of buying an LMS. Chaired by Vaughan Waller, it featured two speakers from the vendors’s side, David Wilson (Managing Director of eLearnity) and Neil Lasher (Chairman, e-Learning vendors’ Association), and two from the buyers’, Andy Wooler (Manager, LMSs, Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Group […]
Can you use e-learning for soft skills?
Ken Stewart, Consultant at the Berkshire Consultancy looks at whether e-learning should really be restricted to some subjects. Can so called ‘soft-skills’ be learned purely online? As e-learning continues to expand it is beginning to enter skill areas which, on the face of it, do not lend themselves so easily online delivery. Of course, many […]
Why organisations misallocate training budgets – e-learning feature
Christiaan Heyning, General Manager of ICUS UK, suggests that companies are leaping in before they know how e-learning can work for them, and ignoring the changemanagement requirements. Increasingly, almost all companies are engaging in some kind of eLearning, or are in the midst of implementing it. For example, in 2001 European companies spent GBP 224millionon […]
The future of e-learning – Learning Technologies preview
Charles Gould, managing director of BrightWave, who is speaking at next week’s Learning Technologies Conference, and Lars Hyland give their views on what the future holds. TrainingZONE What do you see as the growth ares of e-learning for the near future?Charles Gould, BrightWave MD The track for e-learning is the IT infrastructure (high bandwidth networks, […]
Collaborative learning – Learning Technologies preview
Howard Hills explores collaborative learning and preferences for it, as an introduction to his session at the forthcoming Learning Technologies Conference, where he and Clare Howard will be presenting some of the findings of their ongoing research to explore the link between personality characteristics and e-learning activities. The biggest single difference between Technology-based Training and […]
The cost of developing e-learning – feature
Creating high quality e-learning materials which will engage learners is a complex business because it involves many different disciplines in so many different circumstances.Quite rightly the e-learning vendor community and clients alike have looked for a simple way of expressing the cost. The result is a cost per hour of learning. This can be anywhere […]
Softworld HR and Payroll 2003
Welcome to the Softworld Human Resources and Payroll home page on HR Zone. This year’s show takes place on 26-27 February 2003, Hall N8, ExCeL, London. Now in its 11th year, Softworld HR and payroll provides visitors with an opportunity to assess a range of different HR and payroll software systems and meet providers in […]
The state of the e-learning market – Learning Technologies featured interview
As part of our preview of the Learning Technologies exhibition and conference (29 and 30 January 2003 at Olympia 2, London), we talked to conference panel speaker Andy Wooler (Manager, Learning Management Systems, Royal & Sun Alliance) about the place of e-learning in corporate training today. What do you see as the growth ares of […]
2002 – the year in E-learning
From the start of the year, our news and features have demonstrated the growing awareness of the complexities involved in making e-learning work, and a developing consciousness of its limited and patchy penetration into the training market. UK and European surveys have remarked on the progress of the adjustment to online delivery, and these practicalities […]
Ensuring success with the right LMS – feature
Karina Ward, marketing manager at Netg, looks at how and why a Learner Management system can help improve organisational learning, and how to choose one. More and more companies are realising that to ensure they get the most out of their training programmes, they need to think about more than just putting the training in […]
Learning Technologies 2003
This year’s Learning Technologies Exhibition and Conference takes place from 29/30 January 2003 at Olympia 2, London.TrainingZONE and HR Zone will be present at the show, and bringing you comprehensive coverage. You’ll find all the latest updates from the exhibition and conference before, during and after the show takes place, together with some exclusive featured […]
E-learning – predictions for 2003
We asked your for your expectations, hopes and fears for training in 2003. Sue Harley, Managing Director of IQdos, offers her predictions. If you would like to share your hopes, fears or expectations for the coming year in training, email us. E-learningAs a trainer and consultant, I became very excited about e-Learning when I was […]
Are your virtual classes as successful as they could be? – feature
This article was contributed by Christina Morfeld, president of Affinity Business Communications. “Blended learning” is the carefully-managed integration of formal training programs and informal knowledge-enhancing opportunities. It is becoming an increasingly popular business strategy for two primary reasons: – As opposed to traditional training, which tends to be a series of isolated or unrelated events, […]
E-learning hype: A help or hindrance? – opinion
This article was provided by Bruce Duff of Pathlore. A few years ago, one well-known CEO in the high-tech industry told the world that education over the Internet would be so big it would make e-mail ‘look like a rounding error’. It was a bold statement and, with the clear vision of hindsight, a largely […]
Blended learning – your views
We asked TrainingZONE members what they made of this year’s hot training topic, “blended learning”. This is how you cast your votes:15% Just another method of delivery14% This year’s buzzword55% Essential for making the most of e-learning9% Not proven but worth trying7% Just a way to cover up the inadequacies of e-learningThere has been some […]
E-LearningZone Newswire November
You can get this digest of our e-learning news and resources sent to you every month. Just add e-learning to your list of professional interests in your profile. ============================================================== TrainingZONE E-LearningZone Newswire November 2002 In association with Cisco: Discover the real power of e-learning https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/zones/elearningzone ============================================================== EDITORIAL: A brief history of e-learning RESOURCES: Put your […]
