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eLearning Readiness Rankings

Check out this ranking of e-learning readiness across 60 countries by the Economist Intelligence Unit. E-learning readiness indicates a country’s ability to produce, use and expand Internet-based learning—both informal and formal, at work, at school, in government and throughout society. Being Indian, I was surprised to see India ranked 45 on this list, especially now with custom eLearning development companies mushrooming all over the country. I guess this goes to the lack of infrastructure within the country. We can produce it as well as the best, but can't use it ourselves!

E-learning Market Will Get More Competitive

According to new analysis from Frost & Sullivan (www.commapps.frost.com), "U.S. E-Learning Systems Market," revenues in the e-learning market are projected to reach $12.18 billion by 2010.

The analysis says that the entry of global computer giants into the e-learning market is a cause of considerable concern among existing vendors. In a bid to promote awareness of their brands and increase market share, they are pumping more money into their marketing and product development efforts.

The Mechanics of Presenting

Research indicates that what you look like and how you deliver information communicate the majority of your message. This isn’t to say that content is unimportant, it just means that it needs to be clear, concise and to the point. It also means that you need to make sure that your message isn’t diminished by your physical delivery. To avoid distracting body language and to learn how to support your message through physical delivery, it is important to understand the mechanics of presenting. Check out this paper by Tom Mucciolo, President, MediaNet Inc. Download PDF

Training Top 100

Heres a profile by Training Mag of the top 5 companies from their training top 100 list as well as the ranking for the rest of the companies on the list. Download file

Media Enhanced Learning

Finally, I am back to the blog after clearning away truckloads of work, and here is a long delayed post. I came across a well put together power-point presentation which provides an overview of human learning processes. This presentation aims to educate you about cognitive vs. information delivery, suggests methods for improving learning, reviews six media element principles and shows you how to apply guidelines to course materials. The material for this presentation has been drawn from Ruth Colvin Clark's "eLearning & The Science Of Instructional Design". Download Presentation