Overview of online learning. Topics include: definition; trends; needs assessment; managing elearning; tips for learner engagement; elearning tools; brief history; and, suggested resources for learning more.

1. Janet McGreevy E-Learning

2. E-Learning “ My boss just asked me to lead an e-learning initiative, get us started with online training…where do I start?” What is e-learning? What are the current trends? What’s coming on the horizon? How do we know what we need, whether we have the right resources? How do we manage e-learning? Get learners signed up, track events? How do we engage online learners, get them to use the tools? What tools and technologies do we need? What should we use? How do we assess our investment? And, what about tracking what learners have really learned—how do we assess that? What have others done with e-learning? Is anyone in our industry sector using e-learning?

13. Based in part on chart presented at ASTD TechKnowledge conference in session SU eLearning 2.0, Tony Karrer, Phd Technology History E-Learning More collaborative effort between firm, SME, learner and peer network Developed solely by SME; “here’s what I think you need to know” Organization—“here’s what we want you to know” Content Creation When you need it, integrated information In pieces, item by item At one time, single sitting Delivery Timing During work; encouraged as a key tool to effective job performance In between work—“work it in if you can” Tendency—outside of regular work Learning Timing More bottom-up, learner-driven, peer learning collaboration Still top-down, but with some collaboration Top-down, one-way Approach Wikis, RSS, search, social networking, bookmarking, mash-ups Better LMS, evolved to LCMS, discussion groups, intranet, email Authoring tools, limited LMS, topical courseware Primary Tools & Tech e-Learning 2.0 Circa 2000 to current e-Learning 1.3 Circa mid-1990s to early 2000s e-Learning 1.0 Circa early 1990s to mid-1990s Note: timeframes approximate