e-learning

The Week That Was

on April 18, 2013 · Comments · in The Week That Was

I can’t think of anything better to do this weekend than to read these top five stories from CLOmedia.com from the week of April 15. 1. How to Build a Culture of Communication: The key to motivating people and building a strong culture of communication is trust. Mary Carrido, founder and chairman of MLC & Associates, a management [...]

The Week That Was

on November 15, 2012 · Comments · in The Week That Was

Take a break from planning next week’s annual Turkey Bowl football game with your buddies to read these top five stories from CLOmedia.com for the week of Nov. 12. 1. The Diminishing Shelf Life of Learning: Redesign offerings to match the realities of today’s pace of business. The classroom needs to be less about information dissemination [...]

The Week That Was

on August 9, 2012 · Comments · in The Week That Was

Only a few more weeks until Labor Day, which means these lengthy summer days are numbered. Here were the top five stories for CLOmedia.com for the week of Aug. 6. 1. 10 Steps to Capture Learning ROI: Many modern learning programs must show a return on investment to senior leaders or risk being eliminated. Here are [...]

Are Completions a Good Measure for E-Learning?

on July 30, 2012 · Comments · in The Business Of Learning

This question arose last week in a discussion about various e-learning efficiency measures. To me, “It depends.” In some cases, it is a very appropriate measure. Yet in other cases it has no meaning whatsoever. It really depends on what you are trying to accomplish with the learning, which takes you back to your business case for investing in [...]

Want to Take Courses at Harvard and MIT Online … for Free?

on May 8, 2012 · Comments · in From the Editors

Starting this fall, anyone can. Harvard and MIT announced last week that the two prestigious institutions have committed $30 million each to a joint online education partnership in which they will offer free courses online. Named “edX,” the partnership’s goal ”is to offer campus-based learning through the Internet in order to build a global community of online learners,” [...]