the facilitation of learning through the Internet or an intranet. E-learning is a development from computer-based training and consists of self-contained learning materials and resources that can be used at the pace and convenience of the learner. An e-learning package normally incorporates some form of test that can demonstrate how much an e-learner has assimilated from a course, as well as some form of monitoring to enable managers to check the use of the system of e-learning. Successful e-learning depends largely on the self-motivation of individuals to study effectively. Because it is Internet-based, it has excellent potential to respond to a company's rapidly changing needs and offer new learning opportunities relevant to a company's new position very quickly.
CHICAGO -- Managed learning services or vendor assistance in the learning and development space is not new, but in the past five years increasing numbers of technological advances and widespread use of the Internet to augment learning activities have made formal efforts to outsource learning more popular. This Learning Solutions...
From its inception, e-learning hubs have been closely linked to learning activities and resources. However, there is hardly any research in examining the impact of e-learning hubs on learning outcomes, specifically how to design online learning activities to attain the desired learning outcomes. This paper first shows how to use...
The Accenture Learning 2004 Survey of Learning Executives has delivered a set of compelling insights into today's learning organizations, both in business and in government. The learning functions at most of the organizations participating in the Accenture Learning survey clearly face heightened expectations to deliver value, prove the business impact...
A good deal of learning (eg. from training) is wasted because the goals are ill- defined, and the workplace supports to apply the learning are missing or absent. Therefore, Learning contracts are designed to help develop shared expectations about the purpose, process and results that are to come from any...
Emerging from e-learning, mobile learning is going to be a significant next wave of learning environments. This is an evolving research area and many issues regarding mobile learning have not yet been exhaustively covered. This article focuses on implementing m-learning modules using a simple case study....
Learning-curve research has found that rates of learning can vary across similar settings, such that cumulative experience is a necessary but insufficient predictor of learning-curve slope. One explanation for this finding is that how the learning process is managed affects rates of learning. At any point in time, organizations can...
Learning time management is not as difficult as many believe. In fact, when a person first starts school he is in the process of learning new strategies that help him to obtain goals. When parents teach children who they are, also learning skills needed in time management. The advantage of...
Learning-curve research has found that rates of learning can vary across similar settings, such that cumulative experience is a necessary but insufficient predictor of learning-curve slope. One explanation for this finding is that how the learning process is managed affects rates of learning. An additional possibility is investigated. At any...
Establishing an E-learning ProgramE-Learning - An Insider's PerspectiveThis article lives up to its billing as a basic overview for establishing an E-Learning Program. It fulfills its mission. In future discussions of E-Learning, I would like there to be more devoted to the various learning management systems that are available in...
Many organizations now recognize that on-demand answer finding is a primary source of employees' daily learning, and are searching for ways to support this informal learning in tandem with their more formalized blended training programs. This paper provides a structure for combining formal and informal learning resources within a blended...
Learning and knowledge sharing software company OutStart has formed a partnership with UK based, New Wave Learning, in response to the increased demand for workplace learning solutions. New Wave Learning specialises in the provision of informal learning solutions and will offer OutStart's suite of learning and knowledge products.
Thinq Learning Solutions Inc., of Baltimore, a provider of learning management software, said it has been selected as a subcontractor for the U.S. government's FasTrac program, a contracting vehicle for e-learning and technology training, enabling Thinq to provide its Total Learning Solution suite of learning technologies to government agencies.
FREMONT, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 27, 1995--The Learning Company (NASDAQ:LRNG) today announced Let's Start Learning! -- the one early learning program parents will want if they want it all in one.
In nowadays knowledge economy, the work environment is becoming the primary source for learning. This implies a fundamental change in the relationship between working and learning. We were used to view learning as a preparation for work: learning preceded working. Now, learning can be viewed as a direct consequence of...
BURLINGAME, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 1, 1999-- New Release Incorporates Learning Domains, Enabling Rapid Deployment of Customized Learning Environments for Business Units, Partners and Customers Teamscape Corporation, the leader in Corporate Learning Portals, announced today the availability of Teamscape Learning Portal v3.1, a 100 percent web-based system for...
The compulsions of today’s dynamic business era have brought to fore the collaborative learning paradigm. Collaborative learning involves sharing knowledge and resources between members of a community. Members belonging to a particular community have common characteristics, tastes, and attributes. A learning culture in a community increases the efficiency of its...
As organizations enter into more advanced forms of learning, it is critical that they have a plan for future development. The SkillSoft Learning Growth Model is being used by organizations around the world to chart their course toward the most efficient and effective corporate learning possible. The journey to performance-oriented...
Take an in-depth look at how employees use e-learning; when and where they do it; what specific skills e-learning has enabled them to develop; how these skills have been put into practice in the workplace; and whether the knowledge gained is widely shared. Most e-learning surveys are often limited in...
Here are Learning Circuits's top stories for May: Learning Objects of Desire: Promise and Practicality The e-learning industry predicts that development teams will be able to build content a single time, store it electronically, reuse it, and deliver it in different formats with a simple click--all by using...
The face of corporate learning has changed. It is no longer possible to develop your human capital with a single approach. Today's corporate environment calls for out of the box thinking, incorporating the benefits of many types of learning to benefit your company's single biggest investment -- your people. Evaluating...
