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181 - 2 Way Satellite Internet Access to Launch in 60 Days; Organizational Issues Impact e-Learning Success; e-Learning Launched from Calendar?
August 28, 2000
1. 2 Way Satellite Internet Access to Launch in 60 Days: Starting in
October, Microsoft and AOL will be each offering a new solution for
broadband satellite internet access. Reports indicate that both Microsoft
and AOL, with key partners, will offer the ability to access the net using
the same format satellite dish as DirectTV. This 18" dish will provide two
way internet access, rather than the one way access currently available by
satellite, which requires the user to use a telephone line for URL requests
and then receive the file from the sky. Bandwidth would be equal or faster
than DSL and priced in the $99 to $50 per month basis and would be bundled
with TV and music services on the same dish. This will add another element
bringing broadband to the home...adding increased opportunities for digital
collaboration and e-Learning.
2. ISPI to Co-Host TechLearn 2000 + World e-Learning CONGRESS: We are
pleased to announce that the International Society for Performance
Improvement (ISPI) will Co-Host our TechLearn 2000 Conference and play a
key role in the World e-Learning CONGRESS at the event. ISPI will provide
resources focusing on the role of performance improvement in the e-Learning
world and will add to the research agenda that our field needs in the coming
decade. ISPI joins a distinguished group of Co-Hosting Associations
including CEdMA, ISA, ITTA, ASTD, ADL and The National Association of
Manufacturers. If you are an ISPI member, you can receive a discount on
TechLearn Registration. Act quickly, as we are already at 1,407 paid
registrations and the brochure hasn't even been mailed. TechLearn will be
held in Orlando, Florida from November 12 to 15 and complete information is
on-line at http://www.techlearn.com
3. Organizational Issues Impact e-Learning Success: In the past few months,
the organizational issues involved with implementing e-Learning have been
surfaced by major organizations. Here are a few of the key issues that
have been raised by senior training managers in dialogues with The MASIECenter:
* Do we have the same level of organizational positive reinforcement for a
worker that attends an e-Learning course, compared to classroom training?
* If learners have the ability to browse courses and take segments of
courses, how do we evaluate the effectiveness of a training program...is it
a success because they left early or a failure?
* How do organizations charge back of e-Learning assets, if all other
intranet resources are bundled into an organizational chargeback by headcount?
* How do we attract great classroom trainers to join our organizations if
the entire training conversation is moving to e-Learning?
* Where should e-Learning be positioned in organization? Should it be in
the traditional training department or in a special unit?
We will be writing a number of articles on these issues, as well as tackling
them in our Case Studies at TechLearn. I would love to hear from TRENDS
readers that have comments or opinions about any of these topics. Just send
them to issues@masie.com and you will see them summarized in the next few
TRENDS. Thanks!
4. e-Learning Launched from Calendar? One of the things that I fear is that
learners will not return to their e-Learning sites. Why can't we integrate
e-Learning into Outlook or other Organizational Calendar? Learners would
contract for their learning and it would show up as an appointment, task or
special element of the application that I look at all day long. Let's have
e-Learning come to the learner rather than the other way around!
MASIE Center Services and Events:
* TechLearn 2000 + World e-Learning CONGRESS: Nov 12 to 15, Orlando, FL
www.techlearn.com
* Learning Decisions Interactive Newsletter: Only $195 for 12 issues www.learningdecisions.com
October, Microsoft and AOL will be each offering a new solution for
broadband satellite internet access. Reports indicate that both Microsoft
and AOL, with key partners, will offer the ability to access the net using
the same format satellite dish as DirectTV. This 18" dish will provide two
way internet access, rather than the one way access currently available by
satellite, which requires the user to use a telephone line for URL requests
and then receive the file from the sky. Bandwidth would be equal or faster
than DSL and priced in the $99 to $50 per month basis and would be bundled
with TV and music services on the same dish. This will add another element
bringing broadband to the home...adding increased opportunities for digital
collaboration and e-Learning.
2. ISPI to Co-Host TechLearn 2000 + World e-Learning CONGRESS: We are
pleased to announce that the International Society for Performance
Improvement (ISPI) will Co-Host our TechLearn 2000 Conference and play a
key role in the World e-Learning CONGRESS at the event. ISPI will provide
resources focusing on the role of performance improvement in the e-Learning
world and will add to the research agenda that our field needs in the coming
decade. ISPI joins a distinguished group of Co-Hosting Associations
including CEdMA, ISA, ITTA, ASTD, ADL and The National Association of
Manufacturers. If you are an ISPI member, you can receive a discount on
TechLearn Registration. Act quickly, as we are already at 1,407 paid
registrations and the brochure hasn't even been mailed. TechLearn will be
held in Orlando, Florida from November 12 to 15 and complete information is
on-line at http://www.techlearn.com
3. Organizational Issues Impact e-Learning Success: In the past few months,
the organizational issues involved with implementing e-Learning have been
surfaced by major organizations. Here are a few of the key issues that
have been raised by senior training managers in dialogues with The MASIECenter:
* Do we have the same level of organizational positive reinforcement for a
worker that attends an e-Learning course, compared to classroom training?
* If learners have the ability to browse courses and take segments of
courses, how do we evaluate the effectiveness of a training program...is it
a success because they left early or a failure?
* How do organizations charge back of e-Learning assets, if all other
intranet resources are bundled into an organizational chargeback by headcount?
* How do we attract great classroom trainers to join our organizations if
the entire training conversation is moving to e-Learning?
* Where should e-Learning be positioned in organization? Should it be in
the traditional training department or in a special unit?
We will be writing a number of articles on these issues, as well as tackling
them in our Case Studies at TechLearn. I would love to hear from TRENDS
readers that have comments or opinions about any of these topics. Just send
them to issues@masie.com and you will see them summarized in the next few
TRENDS. Thanks!
4. e-Learning Launched from Calendar? One of the things that I fear is that
learners will not return to their e-Learning sites. Why can't we integrate
e-Learning into Outlook or other Organizational Calendar? Learners would
contract for their learning and it would show up as an appointment, task or
special element of the application that I look at all day long. Let's have
e-Learning come to the learner rather than the other way around!
MASIE Center Services and Events:
* TechLearn 2000 + World e-Learning CONGRESS: Nov 12 to 15, Orlando, FL
www.techlearn.com
* Learning Decisions Interactive Newsletter: Only $195 for 12 issues www.learningdecisions.com
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