News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 11/14/2010 Free e-Learning books Since I am a great fun of open source software ( Open Source Authoring Tools for e-Learning , Free and Open Source Web Conferencing Tools for e-Learning ) and active member of online communities I created the following list with free e-Learning books. Here at CU Online, we believe in the power of online learning. Dunlap Learning 2.0 MORE >>

One element of this is the section on Learning and Talent Development, which can be downloaded here. In the past, I have been openly critical of the competency frameworks for those working in l&d offered up by professional bodies in general, because of the over-emphasis on classroom training, and scant regard for alternative media, not least the various forms of e-learning. Well, first the name - learning and talent development. According to the document, this brings together 'training and development activity, coaching and career development'. MORE >>

This article originally appeared in Training Journal in June 2009 (PDF). In it I coin the term Ubiquitous Performance Support (UPS) as a better description of how workplace place learning will develop in the future. Tags: social networking e-learning blended learning work place performance UPS performance support elearning CPD Comments welcome. Lars Hyland investigates how Continuous Professional Development is being transformed by digital connectivity and. MORE >>

For me, day 1 of Learning 2009 primarily focused on great ideas, and day 2 focused on great examples of real training solutions. Sully” Sullenberger III , he of successfully-made-emergency-landing-on-the-Hudson-river fame;  and moved from there into sessions on case studies: Julie Clow from Google presented an excellent example of a light-weight, agile learning program for internal audiences leveraging Google tools, discrete, right-sized content pieces, and a mobile delivery platform. didn’t see the connection between his astonishing feat and a learning conference. MORE >>

E-learning in the workplace used to be the preserve of the large corporate or public body. Only they were able to afford the necessarily substantial investments in learning platforms and content development and had the large audiences against which these investments could be amortised. The employees of these smaller organisations also need to learn and develop and to do so as efficiently and conveniently as possible. personally have been working with a wide range of smaller companies and training providers who want to establish an e-learning delivery capability. MORE >>