TrainingZONE LearningWire #115: eLearnity interview, a tale of ILAs, pricing e-learning

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TrainingZONE LearningWire #115: eLearnity interview, a tale of ILAs, pricing e-learning

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TrainingZONE LearningWIRE - Issue 115
21 August 2000
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LATEST HEADLINES ***** LATEST HEADLINES ***** LATEST HEADLINES

1. Interview of the month: David Wilson, eLearnity
2. A tale of Individual Learning Accounts: chapter two
3. Online course directory services experience tough marketplace
4. Pricing e-learning: expect to pay more for the human factor
5. Special Feature: Tenders

***** LATEST HEADLINES ***** LATEST HEADLINES ***** LATEST

Editor's Note
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The market for online learning is a growing and ever-more crowded
one. Listings services abound, with plenty of suppliers queuing
up to offer the latest in all-singing, all-dancing technology for
learning. If you're after online learning, there's no shortage of
companies queuing up to offer a tantalising glimpse of hassle-free,
learn-anywhere training for staff, whether they're in Tottenham or
Timbuctoo.

This week, TrainingZONE spoke to David Wilson, founder of
eLearnity, a company aiming to cut through some of the marketing
hype surrounding the vast array of e-learning products and
technology currently on offer.

When asked to give advice to anyone taking tentative steps towards
setting up an e-learning system for their company, eLearnity's
response was to 'make sure you talk to someone who knows what
they're talking about'. Problem is, it's difficult to know who to
talk to when so many shiny brochures and salesmen are out there.
The likelihood is that there'll be a few costly mistakes made along
the way by those struggling to make sense of this brave new world.

Stephanie Phillips
News Editor
mailto:[email protected]
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk

Latest News
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A selection of this week's news stories
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/news

Interview of the month: David Wilson, MD, eLearnity
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TrainingZONE spoke to eLearnity's David Wilson about their views
on the current explosion in e-learning and the potential pitfalls
in purchasing technologies for training.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/24535

A tale of Individual Learning Accounts: chapter two
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Last week, TrainingZONE reported that it had become the proud
owner of an Individual Learning Account. Now we'll tell you what
happened when we tried to put it into action!
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/24238

IIP's contribution to profitability not clear, says study
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The CIPD reports that a study by Industrial Relations Services
finds that companies are often failing to see a link between the
Investors in People standard and improved profits.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/24503

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The role of the media in lifelong learning
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Key government speakers were present at the recent Adult Learners'
Week Media Conference to give positive encouragement to the role
of television in giving access to learning for all.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/24482

DfEE's DG of Lifelong Learning talks to Individual Learning News
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Nick Stuart, the Department for Education and Employment's
Director General of Lifelong Learning is featured in conversation
with Richard Ingham, Editor, Individual Learning News.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/24404

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Online course directory services experience tough marketplace
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As some services disappear, new alliances are formed.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/24344

Pricing e-learning: expect to pay more for the human factor
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The results of a survey canvassing opinions on expectations and
perceptions of the price of e-learning finds that purchasers of
online training expect the cost to increase significantly by
adding in the human factor.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/24246

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Community Features
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Online workshop: Time Management
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This week, management trainer Alastair Gordon tackles that
perennial problem, managing time, a constant source of frustration
as we attempt to jam more and more into busy lives. With work-
life balance being given plenty of publicity in the last few
months, this weeks' workshop may just help to bring a bit of space
into schedules you thought were full-to-bursting.

All TrainingZONE workshops are free to join and make self-
development and continuous professional development easy to do
from your desktop. To join in this week, just visit the workshop
at 13:00 BST on Tuesday 22 August.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/workshop

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Any Answers
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Question of the week: Creating a Management Development Programme
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As part of the role of T & D Manager, I've been tasked with the
creation and production of a modular development programmes for
our cinema Managers and Team Leaders. I would like to hear from
other trainers and developers who have written programmes
themselves and how they went about it and how it was structured.

Thanks

Joanne House

Other questions posed this week:

- Daniel Stannard is looking for training courses on dealing with
the media in a crisis
- Mike Taylor wants to know, aside from Skilvest, what other
websites offer databases of courses
- Mary Green is looking for expertise to deliver tailored SQL
training for the NHS

Thanks to Helen Marshall, Malcolm Harper and Jeff Musselman,
who contributed suggestions, help and advice to other
TrainingZONE members this week.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/anyanswers

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Special Feature: Tenders
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Our Tenders 2000 Challenge has really taken off. This 'match-
making service' for freelance trainers and those with projects to
tender for is one of the fastest moving areas of the TrainingZONE
site. Here is just a selection of opportunities posted over the
last few days:

** Lotus Notes freelance trainer required
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** Freelance trainers for e-commerce and web training required
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**Coming soon** a dedicated freelancers area of TrainingZONE,
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as a freelancer or planning to do so.

Calling all course providers
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TrainingZONE is about to launch a brand new directory of courses,
conferences and events. Whether it's professional development,
technical updates or exam training, community users will be able to
use this service to find the right course to match their
requirements. The proposition is simple: no listing fee, no
commission taken on bookings. So, if you run a programme of open
courses and wish to find out how to include them, contact Russell
Holt, Director of Online Learning at TrainingZONE on 0117 915 9600
before 24 August 2000.

WebWatch
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Our regular round up of useful resources on other websites has
thrown up the following interesting snippets:
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/webwatch

pdc-online launch a new Performance Appraisal Toolkit capable of
adaptation in various ways.
http://www.pdc-online.co.uk

A1 learn.com Limited has launched a range of 350 low cost online
courses with interactivity and on-going assessment.
http://www.a1learn.com

Dealing with difficult people: A new resource document has been
added to the successful 'Topics for Trainers' series available on
the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development website.
http://www.cipd.co.uk

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