Learning Revolution

The notion of blended learning is not new. Learning and instructional designers have spoken about blending web/online learning with classroom instruction since the late 1990s. What is new, however, is that blended learning is evolving into a whole new sphere wherein a spectrum of new tools and delivery technologies exist from which to choose.
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First generation eLearning led to the proliferation of web enabled classroom learning. First generation eLearning is typically organized around structured learning materials prepared by the instructor or instructional designer and disseminated via the web. Traditional learning management systems track the progress of learners and provide a score upon completion. This allows instructors to see their [...]

The Electronic Performance Support System, or EPSS, is one of the key ingredient of future eLearning and Knowledge Management systems. A key feature of the EPSS is that it provides electronic access to information while a task is being performed as opposed to accessing the information before or after performing a task. This notion is [...]

A number of key trends today are proving to be factors in shaping next-generation learning and knowledge management technologies. Among those are the following:
Blended Learning: While the notion of blended learning is not new, an entirely new spectrum of tools and delivery technologies enables structured learning and unstructured knowledge sharing today.

Informal Learning and [...]

First-generation learning was centered on automation and e-enablement of classroom training in which learning was organized as monolithic courses.

Today, end-users are working in a very fast-paced environment where they don’t have time to search extensive amounts of information to find the specific piece they seek. The time employees can take away from work to engage [...]

Portal technology allows users to pull together a number of different components to create a learning environment that utilizes Web 2.0 technologies. This could include, for example, a listing of the user’s structured e-Learning courses, along with another window in which the user can schedule tasks such as customer service requests, and view learning activities [...]

More than 50 percent of all job-tasks are now performed by workers while they are on the go. Mobile computing has come of age through internet access and multimedia capabilities and thus, through mobile learning, workers have access to information anywhere, at any time, to support optimal achievement in learning new skills.
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Workflow learning fuses learning with day-to-day job tasks and business processes, spanning the bridge between learning and work. In the past, classroom learning took place outside the work environment, and it seemed a wall existed between work and learning. With the advent of Web 2.0 and web services technologies and the ability to link or [...]

The role of content management in learning environments is continuing to expand. Content management improves the workflow process for creating, managing, and delivering personalized content, making the content creation and update process seamless. Without content management, content tends to be isolated and chaotic and therefore difficult to find, which in turn makes content updates difficult.
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