‘E-learning’ - once a word denoting the ‘leading edge’ application of learning delivery technologies and the latest thinking in instructional design, this ageing nomenclature has become popularly synonymous with the presentation of information in an uninspiring and pedestrian way. For years, studies showed that less than ten per cent of those who start an e-learning [...]
Businesses need to take a more targeted approach to e-learning, according to a recent industry round table discussion. The panel agreed that, as the e-learning market becomes saturated with mobile applications, businesses need to provide employees with more focused learning opportunities to see greater benefits. Jon Toothill, client services director at Lightbox Education, said, [...]
In that enduring Disney children’s classic, ‘Mary Poppins’, Julie Andrews – in the title role of the magical nanny – sings: ‘In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and ‘snap’ [click of fingers], the job’s a game…’ For its September conference (in London on [...]
Giunti Labs has undergone a management buy-out and, from 1st August, rebranded to eXact learning solutions (ELS). ELS (www.exact-learning.com) will continue to be engaged in the leading EU R&D framework projects and offer the multi-language content production activities formerly offered by Giunti Labs. The new management team, which acquired the company with the financial [...]
Following last year's inaugural debate on e-learning at the Oxford Union - the prestigious 186-year-old debating society – Epic, the equally well established (in terms of the e-learning industry) e-learning content provider, has been encouraged to try this format again. So, on 6th October, Epic is sponsoring another Oxford Union debate – linking informal learning [...]
At the recent Training Transformation Symposium (at the Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME) in Chatham, Kent), Fabrizio Cardinali - CEO of Giunti Labs and chair of the European Learning Industry Group (ELIG) - presented a five point plan to ensure economic competitiveness through worker competency in the face of global economic challenge and change. [...]
Giunti Labs, the learning and mobile content management solution provider, is adding its expertise to that of specialists at the University of Oxford to help to reduce problems associated with pre-eclampsia in pregnant women - one of the leading causes of maternal death in the developing world. Giunti Labs is helping the Nuffield Department [...]
A report in HR magazine argues that employees would feel more comfortable with using technology in the workplace if it had been incorporated into their training or education. Research by Lifelong Learning UK reveals that one in five employees feel their job prospects would improve as a result of understanding more about technology. In addition, [...]
Google has created an application experiment called CloudCourse. This is an open source learning platform, running under AppEngine, Google’s Cloud Based environment. CloudCourse is being used internally at Google for several learning management system (LMS) type functions - from registration to classroom management. It is available as an Open Source codeset (available from http://tinyurl.com/3yqpqrs) and [...]
Matthew Lloyd, managing director of the e-learning solutions provider, Omniplex (http://www.omniplex.co.uk), contributed to the recent discussion, in London, on ‘Value for Money eLearning Solutions’, organised by eLearning Network (eLN) - a non-profit organisation run by the e-learning community for the e-learning community. While welcoming the trend to use rapid authoring tools to produce learning [...]
