WHAT IS DRIVING CORPORATE E-LEARNING?

By: Aisha Ahmed

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Agenda Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

What is E- Learning?

Activity: What’s Your Learning Style? (2 minutes)

Corporate E-Learning

Activity: Benefits and Disadvantages of E-Learning

Video

Survey Feedback

E-Learning perspectiveQuestion 1: Who has taken an online course

recently?

….Another QuestionQuestion 2: How many of you have learnt things

online recently ?

What is E-Learning?The delivery of a learning, training or education

program by electronic means. E-learning involves the use of a computer or electronic device (e.g. a mobile phone) in some way to provide training, educational or learning material.

A widely used tool to teach and train individuals for both academics and corporations.

Two categories: synchronous and asynchronous.

What’s Your Learning Style?

Most Common Learning StylesLearning Style Preference for Information

AcquisitionVisual/Verbal Prefers to read information

Visual/Nonverbal Uses graphics or diagrams to represent information

Auditory/Nonverbal Prefers to listen to information

Tactile/Kinesthetic Prefers physical hands-on experience

Can E-Learning Respond to different learning styles?

Learning Styles

Audio

Visual

Tactile/Kinesthetic

Logical

Interpersonal

Intrapersonal

What is Driving E-Learning?

Bachman, Keith. CORPORATE E-LEARNING: EXPLORING A NEW FRONTIER.

Corporate E-LearningLearning has become a continual

process rather than a distinct event.

Explosive growth of the Internet provides delivery vehicle for education.

Technology has revolutionized business; now it is revolutionizing learning.

Corporate E-LearningHigher retention of content through

personalized learning.

Online training is less intimidating than instructor-led courses.

Improved collaboration and interactivity among students.

Where we are today …Training Delivery Methods 2005-2008

Where we are today …Who Uses E-Learning?

Rapid content development & distribution is on the rise

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Across industries, education managers report that 94% of their training programs are time critical. Bersin & Associates, December, 2005

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Benefits & Disadvantages of E-Learning Benefits Disadvantages

Reduced Costs

Efficient

Globally consistent

Access to experts – regardless of location

Convenient anytime scheduling

Reduces Travel Costs and downtime

Group Activity

What are the disadvantages of E-learning?

A Chinese proverb states:

Tell me, I’ll forgetShow me, I’ll remember Involve me, I’ll understand

Advantages to e-learning

References Bachman, Keith. Corporate E-Learning, A New Frontier, 2004. Bersin & Associates, December, 2005 IDC, Worldwide and U.S. Corporate eLearning 2009–2013 Forecast: Cost Savings and

Effectiveness Drive Slow Market, Doc # 219499, August 2009. Leaser, David. IBM Training, The Value of Learning. Retrieved November 29th, 2011

from http://www-01.ibm.com/software/lotus/training/pdf/value_of_elearning.pdf Resources, statistics, and distance learning resources. United States Distance Learning

Association. http://www.usdla.org/html/aboutUs/researchInfo.htm Solomon, Gwen.(2005). Shaping e-learning policy. techLearning. Retrieved November

25, 2011, from http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=163100416 Toward a new golden age in American education. How the Internet, the law and today'

s student are revolutionizing expectations. National Educational Technology Plan 2010. US. Department of Education. [Electronic Version] http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/plan/2004/site/edlite-default.html

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