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…

Speech to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce
9 March 2010
 
Good morning – it’s a real pleasure to be here.
This is my first speech as Minister of Tertiary Education – I’m going to give you an overview of where we’re coming from, and focus in on one or two areas of particular interest right now.
First I’ll take [...]

The relationship between organisation culture and learning is a critical one. The same considerations extend to elearning specifically. In the New Zealand context elearning is still a relatively new phenomenon. Many organisations, and their people, will not have had widespread exposure to elearning provision. This places even greater importance on understanding how organisation culture and elearning depend upon, strengthen and influence each other.

This post from Josh Persin discusses the transition from e-learning to WE-learning, the increasing role of collaboration and informal learning connections within organisations. He suggests that this is part of the evolution of corporate learning and builds upon, rather than replaces, accepted e-learning approaches.

Fortunately as elearning has evolved it has become clear that technology is a vehicle for learning, an opportunity to enable collaboration over distance, and can enhance the learning experience – but is NOT a substitute for skilled facilitation.

Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley has today released the Government’s draft Tertiary Education Strategy 2010-2015 for consultation. “The draft strategy sets out the direction the Government wants tertiary education to take in the next five years. With a growth in demand we need to ensure the best return on the public’s investment.