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Making the Most of Virtual Classrooms & Self-Paced Presentations: Guidelines for Rapid eLearning
Written by Dr. Karl Kapp and Dr. Mary Nicholson of the Institute for Interactive Technologies at Bloomsburg University, and Tom King of Macromedia this papers provides observations, tips, techniques and best practices for making the most of this new instructional environment. Learn how to prepare for and conduct effective on-line instruction.
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Delivering on the Promise of eLearning
By: Ellen Wagner, Adobe Systems
E-Learning is re-emerging as a solution for delivering online, hybrid, and synchronous learningregardless of physical location, time of day, or choice of digital reception/distribution device.This white paper considers some of the reasons that institutions and enterprises are turning toeLearning to help engage learners with ideas and information in revolutionary ways. It also takesa look at a number of the “Lessons eLearned” that summarize years of empirical evidenceexploring learning technologies use and cognitive achievement. Finally, it offers practicalsuggestions for creating digital learning experiences that engage learners by building interestand motivation and providing opportunities for active participation.
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Integrating your Learning Management System with your Enterprise Resource Planning System
It is important to leverage investments in enterprise software systems, especially in challenging economic times. Software vendors must support the requirements of organizations to achieve interoperability across their systems in a way that eases the exchange of information. This is especially true in the Human Capital Management (HCM) arena, where changing software models and new methods of measuring companies’ success make true interoperability essential. Specifically, HCM initiatives rely heavily on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS) and Learning Management Systems (LMS) solutions.
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Enterprise Learning Management LMS versus HRMS
Learning Management Systems (LMS) are applications to manage and support the administration of learning. However to be effective, the management of learning needs to be integrated into other related processes of developing people, skills and competencies. As HR management systems (HRMS) increasingly provide functionality for managing training, organisations have become more confused about the role and overlap of the LMS versus the HRMS. This confusion can be simply summarised in the following question: Why do I need an LMS when my HRMS already has functionality to manage training?
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How E-Learning Can Increase ROI for Training
In today’s new economy, corporations are increasingly facing new challenges.
Escalating competition in a globalize market, shrinking corporate resources, maturing markets, rapid shifts in technology, and the recruitment and retention of talented and skilled people are just a few of these challenges. In addition corporations are constricted by the need to show short-term results no matter what circumstances exist. The pressure for month-to-month increases can be overwhelming. In the past corporations have viewed training as a necessary expense rather than an investment. Emphasis was placed on cutting the expense of training by making it more efficient. Now however in response to these challenges, corporations are beginning to view training as an investment.
The knowledge and skills of the corporation’s employees are now being held on equal basis with the corporation’s monetary assets. Knowledge is now seen as a commodity. As a result of this shift, annual spending on formal training has increased to approximately $60 billion in the United States alone. With this increase in funding has come an increase in the demand to show accountability for these outlays and to demonstrate that these training initiatives bring tangible benefits to the corporation. One way to demonstrate the value of training in financial terms is to measure the return on investment (ROI) of your training programs.
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10 Steps in Presenting an Effective Business Case for a Learning Management System
Following these 10 steps will help you address immediate problems, build alliances throughout the organization, and make a Learning Management System business case. These best-practices come directly from SumTotal customers who have faced similar challenges.
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