Towards Maturity
Towards Maturity
Towards Maturity
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Contents<br />
7 Supporting learners ............................................................................... 83<br />
7.1 Difference in support provided by maturity segments............................................. 86<br />
7.2 Learning support and business impact ....................................................................... 88<br />
7.3 Learners’ view of support .............................................................................................. 89<br />
7.4 Technical support ........................................................................................................... 92<br />
8 Promoting and sustaining e-learning .................................................. 93<br />
8.1 Learners response to the communication methods................................................. 96<br />
8.2 Convenience of e-learning ........................................................................................ 100<br />
8.3 Who influences learners? ............................................................................................ 102<br />
8.4 Obtaining feedback .................................................................................................... 103<br />
8.5 Key actions that influence the success of e-learning............................................. 106<br />
9 <strong>Towards</strong> <strong>Maturity</strong> – The changing face of e-learning ...................... 109<br />
9.1 Informal learning and the views of learners ............................................................. 109<br />
9.2 Technologies supporting informal learning .............................................................. 111<br />
9.3 Learners’ willingness to contribute............................................................................. 113<br />
9.4 Informal methods and tools – the employers view ................................................. 115<br />
9.5 Spend on e-learning .................................................................................................... 118<br />
10 Comparison of Education Sector with Other Sectors ....................... 121<br />
10.1 Comparison of probability of drivers being selected ............................................. 123<br />
10.2 Sourcing and development of e-learning................................................................ 124<br />
10.3 Funding........................................................................................................................... 124<br />
10.4 Learner support............................................................................................................. 124<br />
10.5 Technologies used and considered .......................................................................... 126<br />
10.6 The future - do educational organisations have a different view?...................... 127<br />
11 The future of e-learning....................................................................... 129<br />
11.1 Challenges for e-learning............................................................................................ 131<br />
11.2 Geographic differences.............................................................................................. 133<br />
11.3 Progress since 2004....................................................................................................... 133<br />
11.4 Sources of advice......................................................................................................... 139<br />
12 Conclusions.......................................................................................... 141<br />
12.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 141<br />
12.2 Chapter 2 – Investment ............................................................................................... 141<br />
12.3 Chapter 3 - People and organisational capability................................................. 142<br />
12.4 Chapter 4 – E-learning – technology, software, and topics delivered................ 144<br />
12.5 Chapter 5 – Take-up of software tools in support of e-learning............................ 146<br />
12.6 Chapter 6 - IT capability .............................................................................................. 147<br />
12.7 Chapter 7 – Supporting learners ................................................................................ 148<br />
12.8 Chapter 8 – Promoting e-learning ............................................................................. 149<br />
12.9 Chapter 9 – the changing face of learning............................................................. 150<br />
12.10 Chapter 10 – Comparison of education sector with others .................................. 152<br />
12.11 Chapter 11 – the future of learning ........................................................................... 153<br />
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