Moving into E-Learning
This title is part of the
Take Away Training Series
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