Section 508 courseware mods
Section 508 of the 1998 US Rehabilitation Act is now requiring all e-learning content providers to US Federal Agencies to design courseware compliant w/this directive. Are there any companies out there that have done this, & would share lessons-learned?Fred Haberman Section 508 of the 1998 US Rehabilitation Act is now requiring all e-learning content providers […]
Freelance Welsh speaking ECDL or MCSE trainers
Can anyone recommend an ECDL and /or MCSE Freelance trainer who can deliver the courses in Welsh. The course will be held in Swansea. Over 1000 students. Corporate Learning Can anyone recommend an ECDL and /or MCSE Freelance trainer who can deliver the courses in Welsh. The course will be held in Swansea. Over 1000 […]
Networking + grace period ends this Thursday!
CompTIA released the objectives for the Networking+ certification January 31st, however delegates can still apply for the old certification until March 14th. After this date the old certification will no longer be available.So what’s the difference?The new examination retains much of the old content however the main difference is between the objectives groups. The old […]
Coaching Experiences
Following the success of Dear Trainer (Published by Kogan Page) we are now writing a practical handbook on coaching. Section two of the book is to be a series of real-life case studies from coaches and individuals who have been coached. If you would like your experiences to be considered as a case study, please […]
Danish military launch new learning environment
The Danish Armed Forces Distance Education Centre (DEC) recently launched the “Forsvarets Elektroniske Skole” (FELS, the Armed Forces electronic school). The distance education course for senior non-commissioned officers provides instruction in management, military regulations, tactics and other skills, and combines traditional classroom training with distance education.Powering the course is Sitescape Forum, a collaborative learning environment. […]
Bank One Eliminates Travel with PlaceWare
When Bank One Corporation, the US’s sixth largest bank holding company, needed to train more than 10,000 consumer banking and investment management employees on a new computer system, it chose PlaceWare Web conferencing. Before PlaceWare, training sessions were conducted in a traditional classroom setting, which required attendees to waste time travelling to a central location. […]
Mentergy™ Announces the Release of Designer’s Edge 4.0
Mentergy, formerly Gilat Communications, a provider of enterprise blended e-Learning solutions worldwide, announced that the release 4.0 of Designer’s Edge will begin shipping this month. The upgraded product will give trainers greater flexibility to develop for e-Learning or traditional instruction, improve the workflow and standardization of a company’s training courseware and provide server-based, enterprise-wide implementation. […]
Dow Chemical win award for in-house e-learning system
CIO Magazine has announced that The Dow Chemical Company has won their prestigious Enterprise Value Award for their in-house e-Learning system. This system, Learn@dow.now, is a visionary, enterprise-wide, global implementation of WBT System’s TopClass™ e-Learning suite.Learn@dow.now is an e-Learning implementation on an unprecedented scale. CIO Magazine said: “Dow conducts more than one million hours of […]
Start Up Training Companies
I am an IT Consultant and my client is seriously considering diving headfirst into starting a training company. Business background is not an issue but the market he is entering is. Where do I start? This site is great for someone who is in the profession but what about those just starting? Does anyone know […]
Online Learning 2002 – Conference Review
The Online Learning 2002 Conference and Exhibition was held at ExCel in the Docklands this week.Mixed reviews from attendees and key messages for those planning to hold or attend coferences over the next year can be seen in our conference report.For a full report see the Strategy page of this Zone.If you attended we’d like […]
E-learning – review
Title: E-learningAuthor: Marc J RosenbergPublisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2000ISBN: 0071362681Price: £21.99Buy this book from the TrainingZONE – Blackwells bookshop.It seemed ironic to be reviewing a book about e-learning. Surely e-learning was set to replace books and make all sorts of material and knowledge available on the Web! Also I remembered that there were 8 internet years […]
UK’s first national e-mail ethics survey
Market researcher NOP for SurfControl has carried out the first national e-mail ethics survey in the UK. NOP, an e-mail and Internet content manager group, targeted white-collar workers in London, Manchester, Cardiff, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and Newcastle. The survey revealed up to one third of workers use email to send racist, sexist or pornographic mail. […]
Security certification for CCIE track
Cisco has released the new security-focused Qualified Specialist certification for the CCIE track. The certification first appeared in beta form autumn 2001. Tom Kelly, vice president of Cisco’s Internet learning group states “As a leader in the security industry, Cisco is offering security certifications that are evolving in step with the market and our customers […]
Anatomy & Physiology
Are there any suppliers of medical courses delivered either online of using CD-ROM.If so please could you supply names and locations and if possible contact details. Jane Ripley Are there any suppliers of medical courses delivered either online of using CD-ROM.If so please could you supply names and locations and if possible contact details. Jane […]
Britney Spears Worm
Look out for an email with subject line “RE: Britney Pics” and has the following body text: “Take a look at these pics…”. The email requires ActiveX to run so it attempts at deceiving users by adding the message: “Enable ActiveX to See Britney Pictures”. Despite the emails alluring nature, virus experts do not suspect […]
Induction for BAT goes online
New recruits to British American Tobacco (BAT) are to be introduced to the firm via online learning from the beginning of March. Of the 700 headquarters staff, around 100 will be inducted initially using the online course.The induction programme offers employees an interactive introduction to the workings of the tobacco multinational’s headquarters in London. In […]
Winner of Free e-learning Research Subscription Announced
Adrian Thomson of Vosper Thorneycroft has won the free 3 month subscription to the e-learning Research service provided by eLearnity. Adrian’s name was drawn from the hat from the visitors at the eLearnity stand at the recent Learning Technologies show in London. His subscription starts in March and Adrian is keen to have access to […]
TUC criticises learning at home
The use of e-learning to train staff outside working hours has been condemned by the TUC.The attack came after a survey by e-learning firm Ebc of 80 HR and training managers found that 80 per cent of respondents would expect employees to use e-learning outside working hours.“E-learning is a good thing, especially for those who […]
Blended Training or Learning
Until recently I had always considered the term ‘Blended Learning’ related to a mixture of delivery methods e.g. Online, distance and face to face. I then read an article by Martyn Sloman who suggests that this is actually Blended Training rather than Blended Learning.What is everyones view on this? Gareth Pugh Until recently I had […]
Latest Microsoft security bulletins
Microsoft released three critical vulnerability bulletins last week. The problems are in Commerce Server, Microsoft XML Core Services and Internet Explorer.Commerce Server – Unchecked buffer in ISAPI filter could allow commerce server compromise. Click here to view bulletin.Microsoft XML Core Services – XMLHTTP control can allow access to local files. Click here to view bulletin.Internet […]