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Moving into E-Learning
This title is part of the Take Away Training Series
Duration: 14 minutes
Synopsis
E-learning is the next big application in the digital world. Find out the latest trends and why many strategies fail.
Key Learning Points

Learning using electronic means covers a wide range of possibilities:

  • Online interactive content, courses and seminars
  • Mentoring services by email
  • Online chats with experts
  • Lab sessions via the internet or a company's intranet

What's wrong with e-learning?

  • Boring!
  • Have the technology but not the programs to engage learners
  • Too slow
  • Too much text, too cluttered
  • Linear approaches

The characteristics of today's learners:

  • Get bored easily - like things fast
  • Dislike long discussions
  • Like to discover/uncover for themselves
  • "Grasshopper learning" - not sequential
  • Good with technology - used to complex media input
  • Want entertainment with their learning

Make e-learning successful:

  • Individuals want
  • Easy access, speed and control
  • Relevance
  • Feedback, interaction
  • Organisations want system to uncover needs, track learner progress, help meet compliance - eg. safety programs

Use individual development plans:

  • Manager one-on-one to determine gaps/needs and establish plan
  • Plan linked to delivery of curriculum - by computer, instructor
  • Gaps met
  • Can be managed by computer

The latest in e-learning:

  • Use of knowledge bits or objects
  • Pretests/post-tests
  • Information deliverables - text, audio, video...
  • Open architecture pulls objects together for flexible delivery
  • Use of tagging - allows construction of individual courses to meet specific needs; meta-tags describe each knowledge bit - course pre-requisites, course length, level, content, language, author/tutor, keywords
  • Use of Learning Management Systems
  • Software for organisation to manage and coordinate learners, curriculum, material
  • Use of live learning
  • Interactive live coverage - international experts, etc

Essentials of a Learning Management System:

  • Meets individual needs
  • Individual development plan
  • Course catalogue and requirements
  • My schedule, history
  • Results, training credits
  • Meets organisation needs
  • Data on individuals and teams
  • Tracking on intranet/internet
Package Description
DVD
Recommended Audiences
  • Managers
Distributed in the following format(s)
  • DVD
Available in the following language(s)
  • English
Media Type
 Video Recording
Presentation Style
  • Interview
STOCK CODE
TAT54
ISBN
9781925287639
Published
Melbourne
Filming location
Australia
Release year
2001
Remastered year
2006
Copyright owner
ClickView
Publisher
Seven Dimensions