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Learning technologies

Learning technology is at the heart of both TrainingZone.co.uk and the L&D community and generates passionate debate – from ‘the training course is dead’ to ‘blended learning is bunk’!

If you are interested in elearning, mobile learning, blended learning, using virtual worlds, gaming for training, learning management systems, or social networking, then you have come to the right place.

Is your elearning platform out of tune?

01/02/2012 - 09:30 - 1097 reads

Angela James of Worksmart gets technical in the world of elearning platforms.

Elearning - making the most of innovation? pt1

01/02/2012 - 09:00 - 470 reads

The burning vox pops question from Learning Technologies 2012: Is elearning making the most of innovation and technological breakthroughs?

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Learning Technologies 2012: What did I miss?

01/02/2012 - 08:30 - 413 reads

So, it's over for another year. Here's our editor's round-up of all the goings on from last week's event at Olympia. ...

Bored to death by elearning? Part 2

30/01/2012 - 08:30 - 1359 reads - 1 comment

In his second article on elearning, Andrew Jackson explores a radically different approach to elearning development which helps make courses truly engaging and relevant for learners.

Six top tips on getting the most from your visit to Learning Technologies 2012

25/01/2012 - 14:31 - 1371 reads

AccessPlanit's David Evans gives the community six top tips on getting the most from your visit.

40 years of change in training pt1

25/01/2012 - 13:06 - 573 reads

In the first of three articles to commemorate the ruby anniversary of Video Arts, Martin Addison looks at how training has changed over the past 40 years.

Insight: Are mobile apps the future of career guidance for young people?

24/01/2012 - 14:39 - 500 reads

The Higher Education Careers Services Unit’s (HECSU) quarterly guide to the graduate labour market launched today (24 January 2012) with an i...

Bored to death by elearning? Part 1

23/01/2012 - 09:30 - 4101 reads - 12 comments

In the first of two articles on elearning, Andrew Jackson explores the reasons developers often produce deathly-dull courses and why this causes many learners to loathe the medium.

Smartphone vs. tablet: The M-learning debate

23/01/2012 - 09:00 - 1925 reads

So tablets are the future of learning are they? Gerry Griffin of Skill Pill doesn't agree. Here's his point of view.

Boosting staff efficiency through elearning

23/01/2012 - 08:30 - 914 reads - 1 comment

Elearning doesn't have to be the preserve of big business, you know. Learndirect's Colin McDonald outlines a few pointers for small enterprises.

Learning Myths

You only remember 10% of what you read

Donald H Taylor, the chairman of the Learning Technologies conference, is a regular contributor to TrainingZone. He set out to challenge some frequently used 'learning myths' in a popular series on site:

You only remember 10% of what you read

You only use 10% of your brain

You can also read Martin Shovel's expose of the Mehrabian myth - that only 7% of communication is through speech.