Online Training (e-Learning) Resource Center
What You Need to Know About Online (e-Learning) Training
Self-paced/self-directed learning has been around forever!
Fifty years ago, correspondence courses were the latest "technology"
in self-directed learning. Today, most "formal" self-directed
learning is web- or computer-based. We say "formal" to
distinguish the learning from "informal." Informal
self-directed learning is constantly occurring - whether the
learning comes from surfing the internet, reading a book, listening
to the radio, observing others doing something, trying something new
and we could go on and on. Formal learning is usually
intentional and usually has a formal set of goals as well.
While online training seems to be a relatively new concept as a
subset of self-directed learning, it has been used successfully for
years. In fact, our company has been providing some form of
computer-based training for over 10 years now! In 1996 we
introduced our first computer-based course, SPC Workout, as a
response to customers who used our off-the-shelf SPC in Action
training program. In 2002 we began offering our computer-based
training in a web-based format as well as computer-based. At
this point about 40% of our customers use either CD-ROM or Network
versions of our training and the other 60% use the web-based
formats. For more information on these two delivery methods,
click here.
Click here to read our Newsletter
that focuses on Blended Learning.
Links
Blended Learning
Building a Successful Blended Learning Strategy A case study
that provides a great example of how our training department made a
very successful transition prior to knowing what blended learning
meant.
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