Falls Church, VA, (August 2005) â” Bill Bruck, Q2Learning lead solutions architect, recently
chaired the International Quality and Performance Conference for Instructional Design and
Curriculum Development in Chicago. In his opening remarks, he listed several critical challenges
facing the e-learning industry. Among them:
LMS implementations that suck the money and mind-share from learning organizations as
they focus on administering training, versus designing and delivering it.
Major compliance training initiatives for legal risk reduction that takes energy away from
training that can help achieve the organizationâs strategic and financial goals.
The charm of âârapid developmentâ that often amounts to boring PowerPoint being converted
to boring Flash, with no instructional design or valid assessments.
Dr. Bruck also delivered a pre-conference workshop, âImplementing Best Practices for
Instructional Design and Delivery of Blended Learningâ where he provided guidelines for building
training that focuses on proficiency and performance improvement in critical areas for the
organization.
When asked about the importance of this event, Dr. Bruck said, âthe promise of e-learning has
not lived up to its potential. Weâve been picking the low-hanging fruit, and not facing the
challenges of training for on-the-job proficiency. In order to help organizations realize their
learning goals, we need to find ways to create interactive opportunities for participants in online
blended learning programs.â
Styles of instruction
Recent survey showed 30 percent of solution providers prefer the self-paced online training option. Another 20 percent gave a nod to a hybrid method of off-site, instructor-led classroom including an online component.
e-learning in Ireland
With more than 60 companies engaged in the e-learning sector, Ireland is poised to capitalise internationally on e-learning.
Scouts adopt ALS e-learning
UK Scout Association has awarded a contract to AdVal Learning Solutions to develop a programme of e-learning to its adult volunteer members.
Potential of PowerPoint assets for e-learning content
Lectora Integrator automatically converts entire PowerPoint presentations or individual slides into a Lectora format, where they can then be published as AICC/SCORM content or edited