Nokia e-Learning wins award
DMLink Technologies and Nokia received an International Award of Excellence from the Society for Technical Communication (STC) in the "Tutorials/Training" category for the Nokia 6682 e-Learning program, says PRWeb.
The program received a Distinguished Award from the local Lone Star Chapter, and DMLink received all awards given within the "Tutorials/Training" category.
STC is a professional organisation for technical writers, editors, illustrators, managers and educators.
Podcasts, blogs used in health e-learning
A new study shows Web 2.0 technologies, such as wikis, podcasts and blogs, to be effective tools in e-learning for health professionals, says E-health Insider.
According to the study, although podcasts are not interactive in the same way as wikis and blogs, mobile learning through audio is showing some promise.
Many medical schools and journals, such as New York University and the New England Journal of Medicine, are already using downloadable, scheduled audio.
Teachers want more Web
A survey found that nearly half of teachers in the UK want to increase the use of the Internet in their lessons, reports Vnunet.
The survey of 500 UK teachers found that, although 42% use the Internet in class once a day, and 78% once a week, they believe greater use would have a beneficial effect on students. At least 90% of students believed Internet access made lessons "more interesting".
The main use of the Internet in the classroom is for access to online learning resources (46%) and research (42%).
E-learning programmes boost sales
Although e-learning may have been only a cost-cutting tool in the past, it has the potential to become a method to find and retain customers and boost customer loyalty, reports Financial Standard.
Branded e-learning has emerged from marketing departments as a way of influencing consumer decision-making, building trust and establishing a brand as an authority in its category.
Companies that have used e-learning intelligently in this way include Barnes & Noble, Fidelity, Wells Fargo, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and the World Bank.
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