Blended learning in practice – Training Solutions preview
Ian MacDonald, Assistant Chief Constable, National Police Training, will be talking at the Training Solutions conference (19-20th June) on how the force’s Strategic Command Training programme found blended learning to be a very practical solution in a complex situation. In advance, he gave TraiingZONE some reasons. TrainingZONE How did you come to use blended learning?Ian […]
Calling all members with an interest in IT Training!
We’re planning some exciting new developments for TrainingZONE’s IT TrainingZONE and are looking for members to play a key role in making these a success. If you’re an IT trainer looking to network with others and share tips, experience and know-how, we’re planning a new area just for you. The IT Trainers Professional Interest Group […]
European e-learning group states its mission
The new European e-learning industry group has announced its aims, which are preproduced below. This piece was contributed by LINE Communications, which is among the fifteen companies involved in the group so far. Demonstrating commitment to learning in Europe and a commitment to public-private partnership, fifteen companies have come together to help Europe become the […]
3rd annual International e-Learning Festival
The 3rd annual International e-Learning Festival will be held from 8-10 July 2002 at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin. The festival, which is being produced by Advanstar Communications and The MASIE Center, will focus on the challenges of delivering e-learning across national, cultural, regional and political boundaries. The International e-learning Festival will offer a series […]
Instant Messenger Patch
A vulnerability was recently discovered in Microsoft’s MSN Chat, MSN Messenger and Microsoft Exchange Instant Messenger programs.Microsoft stated in a security bulletin, that the flaw found in Chat and Instant Messenger programs could allow a hacker to break into computers. A hacker can exploit a programming flaw known as an unchecked buffer enabling the hacker […]
Code Red Update
Nine months after the second version of Code Red emerged, it appears that the worm is still infecting systems worldwide and could easily have the destructive effect we witnessed last time. Dug Song, an ethical hacker for Arbor Networks expressed his concern with “the major potential for major distributed deniel-of-service [DdoS] attacks using Code Red […]
Cute.exe – Latest Trojan horse worm
Users are warned against the latest worm to hit computers. The worm can potentially take over a machine, delete or copy files and damage security programs.Look out for an email with the subject line: “Thoughts….”. The body of the message reads “I found this program, and, I don’t know why…but it reminded me of you. […]
EvaluationZone – FAQs
Your key questions answeredEvaluationZone had 17,500 hits in its first week after launching on 7th January 2002. That’s a lot of interest! Because of the level of interest and the number of enquiries we’ve received, we’ve prepared this page in response to member requests to help those wanting to find out more about the aims […]
EvaluationZone testimonials
Below are just some of the testimonials EvaluationZone host Paul Kearns has received from those who’ve taken part in his live workshop sessions. I have also meant to say thank you for the session last week. I feel you really did help with the clarification, not just for me but also the team. We had […]
ROI – or your money back!
You may have heard a great deal about it but do you know what ROI in training is? Have you been wondering how to produce an ROI calculation for a piece of training but just don’t know where to start? Well now is your chance to get a very quick answer to that question.Tell us […]
Learning to tutor online – feature
This feature was contributed by Julia Duggleby, Senior lecturer at the Sheffield College, with responsibility for online tutor training courses, including CIPD’s Certificate in Online Learning course, 2002 winner of the Learning Skills Development Agency’s Practitioner Award For Technology And Innovation In Education Quality In Staff Development For Information And Learning Technology. Before you read […]
SMS 2003 due for beta release this summer
Systems Management Server 2003 is the formal name for the next version of SMS. The former SMS 2.0 had gone by the codename ‘Topaz’. Microsoft stated that the SMS 2003 would be available for beta testing this summer. SMS is Microsoft’s software for change and configuration management for Windows-based desktop and server systems. It runs […]
Boost for e-learning across Europe
The European Commission has welcomed the formation of a European e-learning industry group. The Group, which has been established at the initiative of 15 leading companies, will assist the Commission and Member State Governments in furthering the objectives of the Commission’s eLearning Action Plan.Commissioner Viviane Reding, Member of the Commission with responsibility for Education and […]
MCAD/MCSD Update
Microsoft has updated exam guides for two MCAD/MCSD exams that test XML-based Web development. The two exams due for beta release are:· 70-310, XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic.NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework; and· 70-320, Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual C#.NET and the Microsoft .NET […]
Has the Budget failed the IT industry?
Budget day came and went. So what did Gordon Brown offer the IT industry this year? Well perhaps it’s easier to list what wasn’t offered. There was no sign of a boost for broadband, no extra cash for e-government and minimal offering for IT investment. Not to mention the 1% increase in payroll tax!The communications […]
Keltz worm upgraded to Severe
Antivirus experts have upgraded the Klez virus status to severe. Symantec, an anti-virus vendor has reported the virus has affected “a few thousand” in just one day. The Klez virus has proved to be one of the more sever viruses lately seen. Symantec reports to have identified approximately 3,000 infections a day. In comparison, Sircam […]
Blended learning – a learning revolution or an over-hyped buzzword? – feature
This feature article was provided by Karina Ward, Marketing Communications Manager at NETg. Buzzwords are funny things. For organisations involved at the cutting edge, they can be as infuriating as they are mouth-watering. Because just as every buzzword – referring as they do to something fresh and new – energises and excites us, so their […]
Funding to research online learning for the socially excluded
NIACE (the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education) has been awarded a grant of £396,199 by the Community Fund to investigate the potential of online learning to overcome social exclusion. The Community Fund is the operating name of the National Lottery Charities Board, which distributes money raised by the National Lottery to support charities and […]
What does the budget mean for the IT industry?
It’s budget day today and IT professionals eagerly await the latest ‘promises’ that will be made for the IT sector. The industry hopes for tax relief for research and development, training incentives and a boost in IT investments? However it is unsure what will be revelled today until Gordon Brown stands at the dispatch box. […]
Code of practice to protect employees from snooping bosses.
A code of practice has been designed by the Office of the Information Commissioner to protect employees against snooping bosses. However employers dismissed the code as being “confusing, unbalanced and badly thought out”. The code was created in order to protect employees email privacy and their IT systems. However employers argue that the code is […]
