Online learning becoming “key component of company training strategies”
The current issue of People Management magazine contains a news report on the importance of online learning to update staff, as urged by KnowledgePool:“As pressure mounts to update skills, organisations and their staff have been urged to take the technology route. Eila Rana reportsEmployers that fail to ensure their training providers are able to cope […]
The Online Trainer – an online course for designers and developers of online learning
Recognising the enormous potential that new training technologies will make in the next millennium and the urgent need for new knowledge and skills to help us to exploit this opportunity, the Institute of IT Trainers has developed the online trainer, an Internet-delivered course where the medium truly is the message.The course is aimed at trainers […]
An overview of online learning
A detailed article by Saul Carliner posted to the Lakewood Publications website, prepared as an introduction to the OnlineLearning 99 conference in the US.This Overview introduces you to online learning, and provides you with an overview of the key issues you need to consider when working with online learning. Specifically, this Overview:* Describes what online […]
Do you know of any web-based personal organisers?
A while back I read in the trade press about a web-basedpersonal organiser that allows you to make your diary available to others (using a password?)A colleague and I will be doing a fairly hefty piece of work over the coming year and we would find it helpful to keep each other informed of our […]
New click2learn site offers range of online learning opportunities
A new online learning service has just been launched by Asymetrix Learning Solutions called Click2learn. It’s a jazzy and informative site with plenty of information. The current range of purchasable course content categories is:Business Skills:—————-CommunicationCustomer ServiceFinanceHuman ResourcesLeadershipManagementMarketingPersonal DevelopmentProject ManagementStrategic ManagementTeam BuildingComputing Skills:—————–CertificationDatabaseDesktop ApplicationsEnterprise ComputingHardwareInternetNetworking and CommunicationsOperating SystemsProgrammingIn addition, there are several free quick tutorials on […]
UfI awards £14M contract to revolutionise web-based learning
Press ReleasesFor further information on any of the following press releases, please contact the Ufi Press Office on 0171 255 5439, fax 0171 631 0602 (out of hours: 07979 603381) or e-mail richardm@grayling.co.uk. Press Release Menu Title Date Ufi Awards £14 Million Contract to Logica Consortium to Revolutionise Learning Over the Internet 09.08.99 Ufi Thrilled […]
Online learning in New York
A press release from New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies shows what lies ahead here in the UK:At New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) we understand New York’s competitive environment better than anyone. Because we see thousands of people each year who use our educational resources to realize […]
Freeskills offers free computer training over the Internet
Freeskills.com is a new website providing free internet based training site. There are over 50 computer courses available to view with more courses added frequently – more than 100 are planned for end-August with more to follow.All the courses are available free from charge and with the aid of the latest Adobe Acrobat viewer (4.0) […]
McGraw Hill online learning site
McGraw Hill – leading US publishers of a range of management and organisational texts – have branched out into the online learning service. This open-access site currently offers a catalogue of twenty online courses, mostly related to computing, programming and the internet. The service is supported by online and email assistance from a pool of […]
Learning Resources International
LRI claims to offer a comprehensive range of services to assist in the set up of Learning Centres and Resource Based Initiatives. The company provides training products both text-based and online as well as consultancy advice to organisations on establishing learning programmes and centres. Their new Development Zone provides organisations with accessable learning resource centres. […]
Multimedia learning resources from BDP Media
BDP Media specialise in:– Bespoke educational resources for students and teachers– Bespoke business training resources– Off-the-shelf, personal development resources– Educational broadcast programmingWith shooting, editing and multimedia design/programming facilities on site, we can deliver learning solutions via any electronic format eg: Internet, CD Rom, Video and DVD. We can also support your solution with printed workbooks […]
Online tutoring skills
A complete article by Clive Shepherd of Fastrak Consulting published online on his website.The tutor is the primary customer-facing representative of the online learning provider and the main point of contact for learners. The tutor casts a much-needed ‘human’ eye over the online learning process, filling in the gaps that are left by self-study alone. […]
Keyboard Wizard
This is a really neat gizmo for teaching basic/intermediate keyboard skills. It’s a stand alone keyboard with an inbuilt small display window and a standard QWERTY keyboard and numeric pad. The keyboard is pre-programmed with seven training programmes plus a game, speed counter, accuracy tester and a number of other features. Complete with a printed […]
Promethean Group Training Systems
Promethean’s stand at the show is a real winner. The friendly staff provide free pandas with every demonstration. Why pandas? PandA is the name of the company that have created this fascinating software which allows you to work directly on the whiteboard as if it were the computer screen at the desk. It has presentation, […]
SMARTboard – interactive whiteboards
Fed up with your flipchart or whiteboard? Want a more dynamic presentation? Keen to include live computer presentations into your sessions?You can do all this – and a whole lot more – using SMARTboards currently being shown at the Training Solutions Show. A projector linked to your computer displays the computer screen onto an electronic […]
IT Skills Research Programme
It is a web-based service (mainly for IT training companies) but is applicable to everyone who is after IT industry statistics and news. There is both member and guest login and the service provides a regularly updated news service relating to IT issues and IT training. There is also considerable information about sources and accreditation […]
Institute of IT Training
The Institute is the professional body for IT trainers, with more than 3,500 members in the UK, and international branches in Singapore, Malaysia and S Africa (23 more planned by end 2000). Individual membership is open to IT trainers, TBT developers, Training Managers and Consultants, Technical Support Specialists, on the basis of provable competence in […]
‘Seminar’ CBT authoring software reviewed
Seminar is available from Information Transfer Ltd, 15 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8EG. Tel: 01223 312227. Seminar is advertised as ‘the multimedia system for busy people’ and in this respect it certainly lives up to its billing. It provides the simplest interface for creating computer-based training tutorials and assessments that I’ve seen to date. And […]
Impress to Sell – free download
A new software package called ‘Impress To Sell’ has just been released. Designed to help busy sales people improve their presentation technique, taking into account both their own personality strengths and the needs of the client.It is both quick and fun to complete and produces tailored advice with a game plan for the next presentation. […]
Honey and Mumford Learning Styles Inventory
The software version of Honey and Mumford’s Learning Styles Questionnaire is now available to download, on CD-ROM and for running on the internet. If anyone would like a free CD-ROM with five free profiles the company will be happy to send one (tel: 01483 567606). The new CD-ROM, in addition to having the five free […]