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E-learning Curve Blog is Michael Hanley's elearning blog about skills, knowledge, and organizational development using web-based training and technology in education

Adobe eLearning Suite Review on BDLD

April 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Donald Clark has very comprehensively reviewed the new Adobe eLearning Suite (eLS) on his always interesting and informative Big Dog, Little Dog blog.

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Tags: adobe · authoring tools · e-learning · e-learning development · e-learning toolkit · elearning content

Adobe (finally) release eLearning Suite

January 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments

Finally, Adobe have recognized that like graphics, DTP, and digital media producers, e-learning is a significant market vertical for their applications, and have released the Adobe eLearning Suite

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Tags: adobe · authoring tools · best practise · content authoring · content delivery · content development · e-learning · e-learning development · e-learning industry · e-learning toolkit · flash

Recession, the challenge to e-learning, and HMH in Ireland

September 15th, 2008 · No Comments

In my view, this investment will prove to be a game-changer. As it is, you could say that HMH are the only game in (e-learning) town – if they manage the innovations and outputs afforded by this R&D centre correctly, HMH will grow to become the Google of e-learning.

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Tags: HMH · challenge to e-learning · digital native · e-learning industry · economic downturn · elearning research and development · ireland · recession

Times Square and Knowledge Squared

March 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Imagine…
Each of us had the facility to access a personalised version of the types and diversity of information and knowledge on display in Times Square, NY. Is this the ultimate immersive learning environment?
Ten years ago, who would have though you could “Broadcast Yourself” a la YouTube? There is a booth on W44th St that allows [...]

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E-Learning and economic downturns…

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

I’m getting some interesting feedback from a variety of sources on my blog post Recession and the challenge to e-learning. Steve McKenzie over at Eduspaces has commented that he considers e-learning to be a “recession buster …on balance costs for institutions and individuals can be saved.”
I completely agree with Steve’s assessment; the challenge as I [...]

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Tags: economic downturn · rapid elearning · recession

A recurring theme: Recession in E-learning

February 20th, 2008 · No Comments

It seems that I touched the zeitgeist last week when I posted on the looming recession in the US economy. Here are links to some of the more interesting posts others in the industry have been saying on the subject:

Training for a Recession – Allen’s Learning Blog
US Economy and e-Learning in 2008 – G-Cube Solutions
Classrooms [...]

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Tags: e-learning · recession

Finally, another e-learning blog from Ireland…

February 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Despite the fact that Ireland is home to more commercial e-learning organisations per capita than anywhere else on the planet, there are very few blogs representing the views of the Irish e-learning community being maintained. More about that directly, but first…
Here’s a quick look back at the the contribution of Irish-owned e-learning companies to the [...]

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Tags: ILTA · history of e-learning · ireland

Recession and the challenge to e-learning

February 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments

A colleague in an area of business other than the learning industry asked me a few days ago; “Do you think that e-learning will survive a recession?”
My initial response to her was “there’s no recession… yet!” Later, I reflected on the implications of the current economic slowdown (whether or not it turns into a recession) [...]

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Tags: content development · rapid elearning · recession