E-learning may have been around for nearly 15 years and its predecessor, ëcomputer based trainingí, for some years before that but, today, most people who are given responsibility for implementing e-learning in their organisations are unsure of the best way to go about things.
These are the key findings from a lengthy study of e-learning implementation within the corporate learning sector by independent e-learning specialists Trainer1.
As a result, Trainer1ís Neil Lasher, who is also the President of the ASTD Global Network UK, a committee member of the eLearning Network (eLN), the UKís foremost professional association for users and developers of e-learning and a world-renowned instructional design specialist, is facilitating ëCracking e-learningí, in a series of one-day workshops. The first workshop is being held at the Raddison Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow, on 20th September.
ìImagine youíve just received the green light from your boss to implement e-learning into your organisation,î explained Lasher. ìWhat do you do next?
ìDo you buy or do you build yourself? How would you select an authoring tool?
ìDo you need a learning management system and, if so, which one? Either way, how will you know if you are using the right media?
ìHow do you get e-learning created? And when should you be including sound and video in your e-learning materials?
ìAt each stage of the e-learning scoping, commissioning, design, delivery and review cycle there are potentially costly mistakes to be made,î he said.
ìThe ëCracking e-learningí course covers all aspects of e-learning development ñ who should be involved and when to involve them; what are the pitfalls; how can they be avoided; what sort of marketing strategy should be employed to capture the attention of your end users, and how to maximise the impact of corporate culture into your learning. Heeding the lessons it would teach you could help you to save the cost of the course many times over.î
Cracking e-learning
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