Corporate eLearning: Coming to a boardroom near you by Stephanie Rogers

As technology evolves, eLearning is expected to replace the need for physically assembling employees.

 

ELEARNING FOR THE STARS: Shane Keating works the audio and video during the Digital Learning Network (DLN) event with Salish Kootenai College in South Dakota. NASA uses eLearning technology to stay current and teach others.
Photo: NASA Goddard Photo and Video/Flickr

Stephanie Rogers writes: "Bringing people together even when they're thousands of miles apart, cutting costs and reducing the environmental impact of business travel, corporate eLearning is the way of the future. Instead of physically assembling employees for training sessions, business leaders can use technology like video, learning management systems and social media to create collaborative learning environments."

Corporate eLearning is not just about sharing informational content, like a virtual version of a boring slideshow at a business conference. It emphasizes hands-on learning using online knowledge databases, one-on-one support from knowledgable tutors, self-paced training without a live instructor or real-time, instructor-led group learning activities over the internet.

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Source: Mother Nature Network