This report summarises the main findings of a research project on how e-learning can help to improve adults’ literacy, language and numeracy skills.

The organisational factors that prevent employees from converting e-Learning into business achievement can be boiled down to five key principles. We call these principles the 5As, and together they make up the 5As Framework.

Everything you need to succeed in the wild and wooly world of mobile learning and e–learning, and hybrid college, K–12 and career courses. By Susan Smith Nash

It is amazing how few online course providers, colleges and universities provide a simple checklist of things that you should do to maximize the possibilities of your success in an online course or program.

Even though you have completed your online course orientation, and have read all the material your provider has given you on online courses, you may still have a few questions about the way things work. Here is a list of activities and pointers for being successful with your online course.

All learners, irrespective of whether they attend online or onsite training have to be motivated and committed to the learning process. However, as online learners, we need more than that! Based on my experience, here are some points to consider…

While adaptation and change are necessary for continued success, neither organizations nor individuals find them easy. Information, communication, and learning technologies offer assistance, although no single solution fits all organizations or all individuals. Author Clark Quinn explores e-learning, information portals, and e-communities in a quest for a coherent understanding of the options and a schema for effective deployment.

The report provides a framework of the diverse e-Learner profiles found throughout the tertiary sector, taking into account: Demographics. Learning orientations (learning styles). Readiness for e-Learning, and Experience of and attitudes to e-Learning.

This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by Massey University in collaboration with the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand and Otago Polytechnic.

This is an excellent overview from The Rapid eLearning blog. It summarises many of the benefits of elearning. Understanding elearning’s value helps you make the best decisions about when and why to use it.

Elearning can have a transformational impact on small business, not-for-profit and other fragmented groups sharing common interests, challenges or opportunities.Being able to provide training to a disjointed group spread over thousands of kilometres on a flexible schedule enables you to capture more people, more quickly, and more effectively.

From the “Upside Learning Solutions” blog, a good summary of outsourcing benefits – some focus on outsourcing to India, but many of the key points apply equally to contracting providers closer to home.