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Lessons from the past

dVinci Interactive

Computers weren’t fast enough to play video, nor were the hard drives large enough – even though the brochure for my stock IBM AT said it contained a “whooping 20 MB hard drive” – so we used a videodisc player connected through a serial cable. CD ROMs became easy to author, but they were soon supplanted by the ubiquity of the internet.

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What is elearning?

Elucidat

These factors include: The rise of the internet – previous to this, many relied on the use of printed manuals, CD-ROMS, and other restrictive methods for learning and training. Affordable Digital Devices – with the first IBM computer costing the equivalent of $5000 today, the accessibility of computers was low.

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What is eLearning?

LearnUpon

Some of these factors include: The Internet – Prior to the rise of the internet, many relied on printed manuals, CD-ROMS and other restrictive methods for learning and training. A great LMS will go beyond this, by providing you with the features and support you need to execute your eLearning strategy perfectly.

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Workflow learning vs. the "me-focus" culture

The Learning Circuits

But the presentation on "embedded learning” by Michael Littlejohn of IBM astonished me. My surprise was not so much at what he said, but that it was being said by IBM. To a largely techno-skeptical audience numbed by the self-indulgent atrocities of CD-ROM courses, online learning was never going to fly.

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e-Learning: In Search of a Better Definition

Big Dog, Little Dog

It includes the delivery of content via Internet, intranet/extranet (LAN/WAN), audio- and videotape, satellite broadcast, interactive TV, and CD-ROM. The utilities and capabilities for supporting informal learning, mentoring, communities of practice and other "non-training" interventions.