Government announces launch of e-University and vocational route into HE
As heralded in a news story in the Independent on Sunday last weekend, David Blunkett is today using a speech at the University of Greenwich to announce plans for the radical use of technology in higher education.He announced the introduction of the Foundation Degree as a new vocationally-focused route into higher education. Currently, more than […]
blueU.com
Product: blueU.com websiteURL: http://www.blueu.comThe mysteriously-named BlueU is an example of a learning portal. It provides access to a range of online learning resources from various suppliers, whether for individual learners or organisations. There are now very many learning portals, some specialising in personal development, some in education and some in professional skills. BlueU is in […]
Online Learning News – 8 February 2000
A news and idea service of Bill Communications Inc. (Lakewood)Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000 Vol. 2, No. 46_________________________________________________________________Online Lab: NetWare 5 network practice is as easy as Web surfing.See http://nlzlab.novell.comor visit Booth #415 at TRAINING 2000. _________________________________________________________________THIS WEEK:1. Pajamas and other chat limits2. Web-based evaluations3. Ask Nick, Ask Jennifer4. Make us an offer5. More about slacker […]
Information Technology in HRD
I am doing research in the impact of Information Technology in HRD at all levels, and would like to know HR managers’ views, who enjoyed using IT for their functional areas, and of course the problems they faced before using the IT tools. If possible can you suggest some simple applications available and how they […]
Learning Technologies 2000 exhibition
Learning Technologies 2000 at London’s Olympia had more solutions on offer than a university chemistry lab, but underneath the jargon and the techno-speak did it really bring learning and technology together?Learning Technologies 2000 at Olympia, London was, according to the organisers, the first event specifically designed for the technology training and IT training professional. As […]
Developing online learning
Report of the TrainingZone Online Workshop, led by George Edwards of the Institute of Supervision and Management, on 1 February: Well let me suggest a couple of strands. Is it ONline when its a intranet delivered self study, unsupported package? From a slightly different slant, we are planning putting our induction programme “on-line” via the […]
Online Learning News – 1 February issue
A news and idea service of Bill Communications Inc. (Lakewood)Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000 Vol. 2, No. 45_________________________________________________________________At TRAINING 2000, visit ONE TOUCH Systems (booth #801). Enterprisee-learning at the speed of change: http://www.onetouch.com._________________________________________________________________THIS WEEK:1. XHTML: Training via — er — refrigerator?2. Prices: Under construction3. Trashing motivation4. Rituals of online learning5. Where are we, all griping aside?6. […]
‘How to be an Online Tutor’ by Julia Duggleby
How to be an Online Tutor. by Julia Duggleby. Gower, 2000. Hardback, 158 pages, Price £39.50. ISBN 0 566 08247 0As more and more organizations are considering the Internet as a training option or supplement to more traditional training, it becomes essential that trainers and educators become au fait with the techniques, instruments and approaches […]
Online Learning News – 25 January 2000
A news and idea service of Bill Communications Inc. (Lakewood)Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000 Vol. 2, No. 44_________________________________________________________________What next? Find out at TRAINING 2000, with Nobelist Desmond Tutuand 225 breakout sessions. Register at http://www.training2000.com_________________________________________________________________THIS WEEK:1. Classroom or online? Neither, alone2. Another good vent: ‘Training’ must go!3. Yellow light on insourcing4. Better than chat?5. A long look […]
Arguments for e-learning
Recommended by a TrainingZone user is this online article by Jay Cross on “Corporate Learning in 2002 – Winning Approaches in an Online, Real-time, Networked WorldThere’s plenty of useful information on where elearning has come from, where it’s going, what it has to offer, and why businesses should/must be getting involved.A lengthy article well worth […]
Personalized learning at MyLearningPlace
Knowledge Navigators International Launches “MyLearningPlace”Leading Edge Technology Provides Personal Space on the Web for Lifelong Collaborative Learning. Knowledge Navigators International (www.knav.com), an Internet education infrastructure company, has launched MyLearningPlace, a unique, personal place on the Web for lifelong learning in a collaborative environment.MyLearningPlace (www.mylearningplace.com) is a new way to collect, create, and share information on […]
Engineering Adventures open online learning facility
Engineering Adventures have just opened their on-line training facility using the latest Vitalize 2 plug-in. This technology is similar to Shockwave but with more emphasis on mathematical simulations and interactivity. It’s capabilities will provide many powerful new facilities for training and communication over the Internet. It is particularly suited to the industrial and technology sectors […]
Analyse sales data with Excel pivot tables – Tutorial by David Carter
David Carter’s first tutorial on pivot tables was the most visited part of AccountingWEB last year (AccountingWeb is one of our parallel professional communities), proving the value of an in-depth knowledge of this indispensable Excel tool.His second guide looks at importing sales data in a Text file format using the software’s Import wizard. As before, […]
Online Learning News – 18 January issue
A news and idea service of Bill Communications Inc. (Lakewood)Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2000 Vol. 2, No. 43_________________________________________________________________Centra is the #1 choice of business professionals for liveeLearning. Attend a free online briefing at http://www.centra.com_________________________________________________________________THIS WEEK:1. Four ways you get online learning wrong2. PowerPoint to the Web3. Fighting the swamp thing4. Tracking5. Question fest! SAP simulation? Web […]
Introduction to E-learning from Cisco
Another TrainingZone member recommends this introduction to E-learning from the Cisco website.“Over 70 million people are receiving an education on the Internet this year. One day, training for every job on Earth will be available on the Internet. Are you ready? E-Learning is featured in Cisco’s second wave of brand advertising.”There’s plenty of information about […]
Online Learning News – 11 January 2000 issue
A news and idea service of Bill Communications Inc. (Lakewood)Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2000 Vol. 2, No. 42_________________________________________________________________What next!?! TRAINING 2000 with Nobelist Desmond Tutu, Fortune’sTom Stewart and TV’s Ben Stein. Go to http://www.training2000.com_________________________________________________________________THIS WEEK:1. What stumps newbies2. Training: Not the only way3. Unmotivated dropouts? Circular logic4. Big-picture motivation5. Cries for help: Standard tool? Evaluation site?6. […]
Online Learning News – 28 December issue
A news and idea service of Bill Communications Inc. (Lakewood)Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999 Vol. 2, No. 40_________________________________________________________________What next? TRAINING 2000 with Nobelist Desmond Tutu, Fortune’sTom Stewart and TV’s Ben Stein. Go to http://www.training2000.com_________________________________________________________________THIS WEEK:1. Train vs. educate: The online version2. Can K-12 schools support hardware gifts?3. Schools: Raise funds locally4. About that new trainer5. Cries […]
Online Learning News – 21 December 1999 issue
A news and idea service of Bill Communications Inc. (Lakewood)Tuesday, Dec. 21, 1999 Vol. 2, No. 39_________________________________________________________________What next? TRAINING 2000 with Nobelist Desmond Tutu, Fortune’sTom Stewart and TV’s Ben Stein. Go to http://www.training2000.com_________________________________________________________________THIS WEEK:1. Trainer 2000: What’s on your skill list?2. About online instruction: Aaargh! 3. More money-to-burn ideas4. Online surveys, tracking training5. Cries for […]
Online Learning News – 14 December issue
A news and idea service of Bill Communications Inc. (Lakewood)Tuesday, Dec. 14, 1999 Vol. 2, No. 38_________________________________________________________________For leadership, customer loyalty, sales performance and teamwork training, turn to AchieveGlobal at http://www.achieveglobal.com._________________________________________________________________THIS WEEK:1. Forecast fest: What next?2. Money to burn: Your ideas3. Skinflints! Here are more cheap training sites4. Win Ben Stein’s Money at TRAINING 20005. Is […]
learn2.com
An American online learning site offering a huge range of online courses covering study topics, leisure, general interest and some business topics. Simple, fun, friendly. Also includes several free courses. An American online learning site offering a huge range of online courses covering study topics, leisure, general interest and some business topics. Simple, fun, friendly. […]