Learning Online – A brief guide Learning online is different to learning in a classroom and this article discusses the relative benefits of learning online versus group discussion and more traditional methods of learning and training. So what is learning online? Anytime a person sits in front of a computer, it can be argued that they are learning something. It might only be a trivial item like what their friends are doing on face book or the time of the next train to London, but they are learning. Taking that to the next level, ask yourself, as a manager, what do you want them to learn or how will the learning benefit your business or service. Clearly finding out that Clare is friends with Charlotte on Face book is not very useful. (Incidentally, how do you currently select people for classroom training, do you send everyone on the same course?... thought so) Online learning allows learners to move at their own pace. So no stopping to wait for slower learners to catch up or waiting while more able ones try to catch the trainer out... Learning modules can be released daily, weekly or at any interval to suit you or your learners. You can specify that a learner must study and complete Module X before moving onto Module Y for example. You really can get that level of control.. Everything on a computer is logged - that can help you.. Every time you (or any body) visits any website, they leave an electronic footprint. (When you shop online, have you ever wondered how stores can "remember" you?) Taking that a stage further, if we can chose what websites(courses) our staff look at and what pages they look at (the answers they give to tests etc) this can give us very powerful information. But won't this take away from my existing training? No, it will give it another dimension. Imagine, if you could say to staff, "Please read this text and answer these short questions before the training session on the 21st of next month"
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Learning Online – A brief guide and you could actually test who had done that... Tangible evidence for appraisal, disciplinary, health and safety & legal compliance etc etc all without you lifting a finger.. Do you need a special computer to learn online? No, good online learning & training should be able to be viewed over an ordinary computer Does online learning include sound & video? Almost anything you can do in a classroom, you can replicate online.. Video, sound, pictures, anything So will online learning replace the classroom? We don't think so, but it can certainly be used as a valuable to for trainers and managers. There are some things which are best learnt in the classroom. These include the so-called "soft skills" where discussion and debate are part of the learning process. More technical skill areas and learning the theory of something can easily be transferred to online. (For instance, you aren't going to learn how to present the news by completing our presentation skills course - but you will learn important theories, relaxation techniques etc) To try an online training course, we have prepared a special short course on meetings & time management. You can get free access, just by going to our free training course This short report was brought to you by Sharp End Training. The UK’s leading workplace assessment company. We can help you get more value from your training budget and spending by helping you accurately target where you spend money. Using our range of online courses, you can get the headstart on your competitors. You can see more about us at http://www.sharp-end-training.co.uk/about.html
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