Trainer1
Unit 26 Kimberley Court, Kimberley Road, LONDON, NW6 7SL
tel 020 7624 4844; fax 020 7264 4840; web www.trainer1.com
Trainer1
Unit 26 Kimberley Court, Kimberley Road, LONDON, NW6 7SL
tel 020 7624 4844; fax 020 7264 4840; web www.trainer1.com
18th December 2006
Lasher speaks on informal learning - in the UK and USA
Neil Lasher, of Trainer1, one of the UK's leading learning
consultancies, and the developer of the 'Five 'A's of learning'
instructional design model that relates specifically to informal,
task-based and workflow e-learning materials, is to speak at both the
Learning Technologies conference, being held at Olympia, London, on
31st January and 1st February 2007, and at the ASTD 2007 International
Conference & Exposition, being held from 3rd to 6th June 2007, in
Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Lasher will be speaking on 'informal and
workflow e-learning design' at both events in his capacity as President
ASTD Global Network UK.
"E-learning is often misunderstood from a learning perspective,"
commented Lasher. "Many people who work with the new technologies try
to relate classroom-based instructional design techniques to e-learning
- with, at best, varying degrees of success.
"At present, informal learning represents 80 per cent of what we learn
but only two per cent of our training budgets. Applying instructional
design techniques to e-learning materials designed specifically for
informal learning should not only improve the effectiveness of these
learning materials but also make a greater contribution to an
organisation_s efficiency and effectiveness than would be the case if
training budgets were only allocated to address formal learning needs."
The Learning Technologies conference (
www.learningtechnologies.co.uk ), now in its eighth year, is widely
regarded as Europe's foremost thought-leadership forum on
organisational learning. The conference attracts many of the world's
renowned learning experts, speakers and leading industry figures and
over 200 delegates.
The ASTD International Conference & Exposition is one of the highlights
of the US training and development professionals' calendar, regularly
attracting key practitioners - and thought-leading speakers - from
around the world and attracts some 8,000 to 9,000 delegates, of which
30 per cent are from outside the USA..
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Notes for Editors:
About Trainer1
Trainer1 is an independent e-learning specialist and creator of sophisticated courseware for learning, with a long experience in computer delivered learning. In particular, Trainer1 has developed, supplies and supports:
Authoring tools - for the creation of content, meeting SCORM, AICC, LRN, XML, and QTI standards.
Learning and Knowledge Management tools - for the management and distribution of content, including accreditation and reporting of data within existing databases.
Delivery systems for workflow learning - CSL.
Tools and libraries to create multimedia content, including image editors, easy to use Flash production tools, libraries of sound, graphics and animation.
Specialist training events to assist trainers become self sufficient in e-learning design and production.
Development services in the creation and maintenance of learning content.
Trainer1's client list includes major corporates such as ABN AMRO, Alliance & Leicester, Kraft Foods, Mitsubishi Corporation, Specsavers and Camelot, along with public sector clients including the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Department for International Development, Kings College Hospital, the Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability and many local authorities.
Trainer1 is privately owned and remains a small, friendly company providing high quality product combined with personal service to Blue Chip Companies, as well as small and medium sized enterprises. Trainer1 is a member of many e-learning organisations and works with standards bodies to ensure technology is meeting the needs of users worldwide, as well as the guidelines determined by the governing groups in the e-learning industry.
Further information from:
Neil Lasher, Trainer1, 020 7264 4844
Bob Little, Bob Little Press & PR, 01727 860405
