In customised elearning programmes, good instructional design will consider and reflect the culture of the organisation. It should tell the myths, speak to the ideology and advocate key values of the organisation. It should be integrated into design from the very early stages.

This brief research report looks at e-learning in small and medium enterprises in Canada to provide an overview which hints at some key factors in utilising this effectively.Though this report was published in 2004, the findings are pertinent, particularly in New Zealand where SME adoption of e-learning is lagging behind the North American experience. The report also outlines very succinctly some of the perceived advantages of elearning – both in theory and in the experience of the SME’s which participated in the research.

Learning is critical to organisation and people development in any organisation. Elearning provides improved and innovative ways to contribute to this vital function. This is a broad and complicated subject, but let’s consider it in simple terms and link elearning with organisation development in plain english. Thorn and Mackey proposed the following checklist for developing people and organisations

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.

Elearning provides a cost effective solution to some key issues affecting many not-for-profit organisations. One example is how to successfully manage volunteers. Many community based organisations rely heavily on volunteers at some level. This might be people on the ground delivering service, or at governance level providing oversight as committee members or trustees.

Challenges can arise from the fact that volunteers typically come from diverse backgrounds and present with a range of skills and experience. In these circumstance elearning can assist.

This press release describes how elearning can be used in practise to achieve dramatic results in the not-for-profit sector. The Virtual College’s Safeguarding Children e-Academy has helped Bradford Safeguarding Children Board deliver child protection training to more than 3,000 people.

The emergence of elearning as a tool for business is not complete until it is fully accessible for small and medium sized businesses in New Zealand. There are over 350,000 SME’s in New Zealand, making up 99% of all business and employing about 60% of the workforce. There are a number of ways that design and delivery of elearning can be accomplished which are highly affordable for even the smallest business.

This document looks at e-learning from a business manager’s perspective, describes some of the ways it can improve your bottom line, and builds a compelling business case for the adoption and implementation of e-learning in your organisation.

A lot of mainstream education providers are willing to sell their soul for their next fix of government funding. Best practise e-learning does not require government funding to work. The opportunity to break free of the government purse strings leaves us with no reason to jump through the usual hoops. It allows us to provide what our learners need, when and where they need it.

Welcome to our world of elearning. We use best practise approaches to deliver excellent e-learning using software like Moodle through our own online campus. We use those same skills to provide e-learning capability to other organisations.