Polio and E-Learning Build vs. Buy Decisions

Jul 28th, 2008 by Addy | 0

I would bet that if you ask most people today about the threat of Polio, many would tell you that the disease was knocked out decades ago because of a standard vaccination regimen now required for children. Yet, there was an outbreak of Polio in Minnesota last year and the disease exists in other countries all over the planet - and this is how I think about e-Learning build vs. buy decisions.

I think if you were to talk with most e-Learning pundits, analyst firms, and consultants, they would tell you that most companies today should know that they could purchase an off-the-shelf solution out there to meet their needs. But, some companies don’t.


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Learning Management System (LMS) Hierarchies

Jul 18th, 2008 by Addy | 0

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Many businesses use different departments, organizations, locations, or other structures to distribute and organize their personnel. And when fitting their users into a learning management system, they’ll want to use corresponding hierarchy information, to allow the system to manage how it distributes reports and other training information. For example, a franchised business may use a location-based hierarchy, with one section for corporate-owned stores and another for private franchises. Or a global business may want to manage, and report on, user training by country, city, facility, and department.


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Advantages And Inconveniences Of Distance Learning. Choosing The Right School

May 31st, 2008 by Addy | 0

The advantages of distance learning are clear: by becoming a distance learner, the candidate can continue his professional activity, take care of his or her child(en) or pursue multiple diplomas simultaneously. In fact, it is not uncommon for some students go to college and simultaneously work towards another diploma via distance learning.

Finally, the advantage for some is that you will be able to follow the curriculum that interests you without having to move to the other end of the Earth.


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