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The head of e-learning at Accenture HR Services, Ian Webster, told vnunet.com that client expectations meant e-learning suppliers are being drawn into offering products that look good but deliver little benefit. Read the Full Article
Curtin University of Technology data communications lecturer Iain Murray said his team was initially modifying the Cisco Network Academy program’s certification course, Cisco certified networking associate, for use by people who are vision impaired. Read the Full Article
Crown-agency Skill New Zealand is piloting an e-learning initiative called LAMP (Language and Maths Programme), in conjunction with Future Skills New Zealand, an information-training provider that created the content used in LAMP. Read the Full Article
With challenging times ahead, universities and colleges are actively seeking different avenues to increase revenues. Realizing the untapped market of online programs and thinking outside of the box, some schools are turning to eLearning as their entrepreneurial answer. Shenendoah University’s Evan T. Robinson shares some points to consider if you choose to follow suit. Read […]
According to a new report from market research company Screen Digest, previous estimates about the size of the corporate e-learning market were greatly exaggerated. Nevertheless, the USD5 billion-a-year industry will still grow to be massive as Europe’s knowledge-based corporations jump in on the trend. Read the Full Article
As senior director of education products and services at Mortgage Bankers Association of America (MBAA), which represents the real-estate finance industry, Thoms is in charge of CampusMBA, the distance learning arm of the MBAA. Over 11,000 students are currently taking courses at the site, which offers programs covering all aspects of real estate. Read the […]
It used to be that the Internal Revenue Service School of Information Technology Austin campus—where McCormick is project leader—delivered training only to the IRS’ Unix administrators and C programmers—a subset of the IRS’ 10,000-person IT department. Read the Full Article
The TrueLab component features a remote collaborative access component for students to each be able to access live PCs loaded with specific software or operating systems ranging from Windows, UNIX, Linux and even NetWare. Collaboration capabilities built into the lab software facilitate sharing of virtual desktops between students and their instructor or mentor. Hatsize also […]
“ESI’s e-training courses provide the cost-effectiveness of distance learning, combined with the personal attention of our world-class instructors and the dynamic interactivity of our courses,” says ESI President Larry Seeley. “The quality of the graphics, the rich interactivity of the courseware and the variety of learning styles that our new instructional design accommodates offers our […]
The ECC enables students to learn at their own pace through the Internet. Read the Full Article