LMS Talk News - e-learning

30.05.06

E-learning in 2012? It won't exist, predicts Kineo

What is the future of e-learning? Kineo, the leading learning consultancy, has looked into the future and brings some key messages back in an online presentation this week. At its core is a stark prediction: by 2012, e-learning will not exist. What's more, that's a good thing....
Category: e-learning

27.11.05

eLearning Awards 2005

The Top 100 finalists for the 2005 eLearning Awards have been selected. The eLearning Awards support teaching and learning at European schools by awarding excellent resources, effective services, working ideas and imaginative solutions. Winners of the awards will be invited to a prize-giving ceremony in Paris, France, on 8 December 2005.
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25.04.05

The eLearning Guild

The eLearning Guild is a Community of Practice for designers, developers, and managers of e-Learning. Through this member driven community we provide high-quality learning opportunities, networking services, resources, and publications.
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elearningeuropa.info

elearningeuropa.info is a portal established by the European Commission to promote the use of multimedia technologies and Internet at the service of education and training. The site offers specific information, services and resources for four basic areas: schools, higher education, the world of employment and lifelong learning. The section on How to Use elearningeuropa.info provides practical information about the site's navigation possibilities.
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12.01.05

Lack of Business Training Contributes to Small Business Failures

Online Training Results in Increased Productivity and Business Success

Over half a million U.S. small businesses will fail this year according to statistics from the U.S. Small Business Administration. For every one business that succeeds, ten will not. Business failure is not only common with new start-up companies but also with businesses that have been around for some time.

An analysis by Coleman Management Services Inc., found that less than 17% of the reasons cited for business failure are due to outside influences such as inflation and economic reasons, or union problems. 83% of the reasons a business fails are within the control of business owners and managers.
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Category: e-learning

04.01.05

Technology bringing education into reach

The lightning-fast pace of technological growth and advancement is making life easier for people in countless different ways, not the least of which is in the realm of education. Electronic communications systems are becoming faster and more reliable, opening up many opportunities for distance learning. This is especially true in Taiwan, which already enjoys a relatively high Internet-penetration rate.
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Category: e-learning

29.10.04

Off-the-shelf e-learning packages aren't making the grade with customers

Interviews with 30 of BRW magazine's Top 500 organisations reveal most off-the-shelf e-learning packages aren't making the grade with customers, and learning-management systems are underutilised.
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Category: e-learning

17.12.03

Australian e-learning and accessibility

"New extensions to the Disability Discrimination Act, aimed at improving education and training, will soon affect online learning and computer training generally." So begins an article in last weeks Age (see Impediment no barrier By Eric Wilson - December 8, 2003 - for full article). Despite the 180 odd mark up errors and a handful of errors on the Bobby accessibility checker, the article does indicate something I'm well too aware of.

I recently assisted Reece Lamshed from Binary Blue in testing the accessibility of websites in the Australian educational sector. Unfortunately many sites were unable to conform to even the most basic of requirements.

We have been developing an Accessibility Wizard. This is a tool that guides members of a website / application production team to ensure that the work they do on a project will comply with the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative.

In the meantime Accessibility is a growing issue for programmers developing both Learning Management and Content Management syetems for the educational sector.
Category: e-learning

28.03.03

First Forum Post

Kicking off the forums with a post about the dangers of bland e-learning material.
Category: e-learning