Economic Crisis Boosts eLearning
Nov 20, 2008 – Berlin, Germany. The present world’s economic
woes are opening up new opportunities for innovative forms of education
and training such as informal learning, e-learning and blended
learning. Faced with shrinking budgets, the use of learning
technologies is becoming increasingly attractive for businesses: This
was the appraisal articulated by the consultants and training
professionals who responded to an impromptu survey undertaken by the
international e-learning conference Online Educa Berlin.
Many enterprises definitely intend to drive down training costs, according to Sue Martin, Global Certification Portfolio Manager at SAP, but employee qualification nevertheless remains a key factor in enhancing the ability to compete. "Against this background, e-learning could see its greatest upswing in years", the SAP manager asserts. "In times of tight or zero travel budgets and increasing environmental awareness, the importance of learning technologies has to be given a second look.”
Charles Jennings, Global Head of Learning at the media concern Thomson Reuters, says: "’Do more with less’ is today’s corporate byword. The path is leading away from resource-hungry approaches such as face-to-face teaching with its lack of scalability." According
to Jennings, the main threat for training departments is that if they
do not adapt to ‘smarter’ approaches and increased focus on working to
improve business performance, they will be marginalised and downsized.
"Only the most business-critical training will remain unscathed", confirms the British e-learning consultant Clive Sheperd. Christophe Binot, E-Learning Manager at the French oil firm Total, adds: "The newest solutions make it possible to turn a PowerPoint presentation into a course for a thousand employees within two hours. The ROI outperfoms training in a classroom."
The current and future effects of the economic situation on education and training will be a topic at Online Educa Berlin. From December 3 - 5, the international conference and trade exhibition will tackle the gamut of issues related to learning technologies for schools, universities and enterprises. The venue is the Hotel InterContinental Berlin.
More information at www.online-educa.com.
Many enterprises definitely intend to drive down training costs, according to Sue Martin, Global Certification Portfolio Manager at SAP, but employee qualification nevertheless remains a key factor in enhancing the ability to compete. "Against this background, e-learning could see its greatest upswing in years", the SAP manager asserts. "In times of tight or zero travel budgets and increasing environmental awareness, the importance of learning technologies has to be given a second look.”
Charles Jennings, Global Head of Learning at the media concern Thomson Reuters, says: "’Do more with less’ is today’s corporate byword. The path is leading away from resource-hungry approaches such as face-to-face teaching with its lack of scalability."
"Only the most business-critical training will remain unscathed", confirms the British e-learning consultant Clive Sheperd. Christophe Binot, E-Learning Manager at the French oil firm Total, adds: "The newest solutions make it possible to turn a PowerPoint presentation into a course for a thousand employees within two hours. The ROI outperfoms training in a classroom."
The current and future effects of the economic situation on education and training will be a topic at Online Educa Berlin. From December 3 - 5, the international conference and trade exhibition will tackle the gamut of issues related to learning technologies for schools, universities and enterprises. The venue is the Hotel InterContinental Berlin.
More information at www.online-educa.com.
Posted by Luc Richard at December 23, 2008 9:17 AM 
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Categories: News
Tags: e-learning elearning scorm training online training ottawa
You made me cringe when you commented that new solutions "make it possible to turn a PowerPoint presentation into a course in 2 hours" or less. This type of endeavor is NOT training, which requires far more than 2 hours to develop. It is information, which is entirely different than teaching someone how to do something. Be careful what you say...or the expectations you plant within the minds of training buyers!
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