E-Learning Suggested Reading

     Interested in keeping abreast of some of the latest trends in e-learning? We at Design Insite understand the need to be on the "cutting edge" in e-learning trends and pattern our approaches by industry standards.
     Blended Learning is Superior, Says Thomson

A "structured curriculum" of blended learning will dramatically increase employee productivity over single-delivery options, according to a two-year study by Thomson Learning, parent of e-learning company NETg. The study also reports that accuracy of performance will increase by 30 percent while speed of performance will climb 41 percent...

     Blended Learning Case Study By Jennifer Hofmann

Recipe for blended learning: Start with a few online tutorials, add one synchronous event and a pinch of discussion forums for flavor, and stir. Every few months a new trend hits the training industry. One of the latest trends revolves around the application of blended learning solutions. The idea behind blended learning is that instructional designers review a learning program, chunk it into modules, and determine the best medium to deliver those modules to the learner. Various media include, but are not limited to, technologies such as...

     Blended Learning Models By Purnima Valiathan

The term blended learning is used to describe a solution that combines several different delivery methods, such as collaboration software, Web-based courses, EPSS, and knowledge management practices. Blended learning also is used to describe learning that mixes various event-based activities, including face-to-face classrooms, live e-learning, and self-paced learning. Unfortunately, there's no single formula that guarantees learning, but here are some guidelines from NIIT on how to order your learning activities..
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     Blended Learning...An old friend gets a new name By Judith M. Smith, Ph.D.

One of the next new terms to dazzle us in technology-enhanced education is "blended learning." What is it, is it really so new, and how can we recognize it within our own association — or, if it is the direction where you want to grow your technology-enhanced educational options, this article will provide a lens through which you can see blended learning growth opportunities...
     Live Learning on the Web March 2003 - Gene Longobardi

In today’s business environment, where learning and knowledge transfer are essential to the success of every organization, chief learning officers must find ways to accelerate skills development and information flow. Combine this with the need to maximize every dollar of your training investment and every hour of human resource, and you have high demands to meet. Unfortunately for many organizations, the e-learning promise of cost savings and improved effectiveness continues to be elusive.
     Restructuring the Educational Hierarchy by John C. Fallon

Due to today’s business world, we have all become accustomed to many new acronyms that have found their way into mainstream conversations. Whether it’s CEO, CTO, or CFO, we’ve been able to identify the “C”…Chief and the “O”…Officer. Be it finance, technology or executive…we know that this person is the one all others look to for information, support and more importantly…leadership...
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