e-Learning is dynamically evolving, thanks to the incredible achievements in highly powerful and intelligent tools and technologies that are rapidly emerging. These developments have expanded the possibilities of taking e-learning to great heights more than ever. They help us make learning more engaging and effective and ultimately help learners succeed. Big Data analytics can help us make well-informed decisions about the learning programs that we develop. MORE

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, June 28, 2007 Emerging Technologies in e-Learning I sat in on a lunchtime WebEx presentation with Gary Woodill -- Director, Research and Analysis, Brandon Hall Research. The topic: Emerging Technologies in e-Learning. Developed over 60 e-learning programs. In the 90s there were one or two ways to do e-Learning: CDRoms and then the web. MORE

Over the past three months, we have been reaching out to learning system vendors throughout the world, seeking to find information on the number of female executives at their companies and whether or not they had a leadership development program, and if so, what are the breakdowns? The question to why investigate this, why look only at learning systems, and why now, is multi-fold. . For example, there are a few systems where the top execs are all women. MORE

e-learning company, are still experimenting with mobile learning, according to Tim Hildreth, the firm’s vice president of product management. Either way, while organizations might consider using mobile apps for games or simulations on company-issued devices, e-learning content still needs to be mobile optimized. But some companies are encountering headwinds. an e-learning and m-learning platform company in Savannah, Ga. MORE

Recently, Carol Leaman wrote an article for this publication in which she proposed that learning management systems are so five years ago. LMSs, the undisputed Goliath of the corporate learning world, are having their lunch eaten by David,” she wrote. Learning leaders are embracing new platforms that are mobile-first, cloud based, drive voluntary learner engagement and incorporate advancements in cognitive science that map knowledge to how learners best acquire it.”. MORE

I love Questionmark, its a wonderful product and it can use a “connector” to integrate into your learning platform or system. Greater increase in the number of learning management systems offering quiz/assessment tools. This is not to say that every LMS can do this, nor does it say that what the end user sees is uber-robust, but on the back end the analytical data for many systems can be significant. Collaborative Learning Systems. MORE

Instructional design is the practice of designing content in a manner that will help learners to learn quickly and effectively. Are you designing an e-learning course for the first time? If so, it can be a challenging task – you need to first understand the aspects of instructional design that are involved in the development of effective and engaging e-learning courses. Click here to create roadmaps and design content models for learning systems. MORE

There are three major types of courses: learn a process, change a behavior, and a resource course. To learn more about Ellen Martin be sure to head to CourseLauncherHQ.com. If we don’t want to learn it, it’s really hard to get us to complete something. It’s just called lifelong learning. They want to learn something. You want to take a course on cooking, or how to learn a musical instrument, or become an entrepreneur? MORE

e-Learning is dynamically evolving, thanks to the incredible achievements in highly powerful and intelligent tools and technologies that are rapidly emerging. These developments have expanded the possibilities of taking e-learning to great heights more than ever. These disruptive technologies are re-shaping the learning and education landscape. They help us make learning more engaging and effective and ultimately help learners succeed. MOBILE LEARNING. MORE

Learnnovators, a leading e-learning company in India, has Laura Overton, Founder and Managing Director of Towards Maturity, as the guest in the latest edition of “Crystal Balling with Learnnovators” – their thought-provoking interview series that attempts to gaze into the future of learning. Towards Maturity is a not for profit undertaking that does independent research to help organisations deliver improved performance through learning innovation. MORE

The New Year is underway with new acquisitions of e-Learning-related companies. Asynchronous Blended Learning Systems (LMS/LCMS) Management Strategies ToolsTwo important. changes to the players took place in the first week of 2011. MORE

Two departments known at most companies as dollars spent, show me the ROI. Tell people at your company, business, firm, association that you can make money with e-learning and make training a profit center, many times, you will get a “sure, sounds great”, with snickers behind the go for it. . A C-Level is going to start noticing because you are generating revenue for the company, and thus you are a star. The cost of the system to you is $50,000. . MORE

Today, the effectiveness as well as cost-effectiveness of technology-aided learning is an established fact – both within and outside the corporate world. Technology-aided learning is now a huge and booming industry, with an estimated market value of $107 billion in 2015 (Source: Forbes.com). It makes perfect sense to end the year with a review of the trends that are set to define the learning industry in the coming year. e-Learning New Ideas Research MORE

The corporate world made e-learning popular in the 2000s, but the concept has been around since the early and mid-20th century thanks to inventions like the teaching machine created by psychologist Sidney L. For Skinner, the in-person classroom experience was flawed; students learn at different rates, and they need reinforcement, which can be hard to provide on an individual basis. Whatever the reason, this scenario doesn’t bode well for the learning department. MORE