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Top 7 Ways eLearning Saves Franchises Money

2010-08-22T01:47:00Z

Very few will argue that online training saves franchises money. But how much money are we talking about?

A recent study conducted by Dual Code , a Canadian eLearning provider with a unique solution tailored for franchises and retail chains, estimates that franchises spend on average $1,165 for each new hire during their first month on the job. This data is backed by multiple other articles and surveys, including Jack in the Box, who estimates that "it costs $1,000 to recruit and train new employees" (1), McDonald’s, who reports they spend “$350 to $400 training an individual before putting that person on the floor” (2) and the People Report's survey of 12,798 restaurants ranging from fine-dining to fast-food establishments who estimate that the cost of replacing an hourly employee is $2,399 (3).

Given that most franchises have an employee turnover rate exceeding 200% and that the average employee quits after 5.87 months, a franchisor with 25 franchised locations and an average of 10 employees/franchise spends $582,500 per year training new hires! That doesn’t include the ongoing cost of training franchise owners, managers and experienced employees.

The following list describes the top 7 ways that franchisors and franchisees can reduce their operational expenses through the use of eLearning. You can use it as a baseline to calculate how much money your organization can save by implementing an effective online training program.

1. Reduce Employee Salaries

Online training is proven to shorten the time required to train a new employee by half. Why?

Conventional face-to-face training is generally not well scripted. Some preparation is required and interruptions are sure to happen during the training session.

Because the training material for an online session is prepared well in advance, students can on usually go through the same amount of information in half the time. And since franchises (at least in Canada) are legally required to pay employees throughout the learning phase, any reduction in the time it takes to train an employee is money in the franchise’s pocket.

2. Reduce Trainer Salaries

Conventional face-to-face training requires that someone – typically the franchise owner or manager – spends time with the new hire in order to train him. With an average employee turnover rate exceeding 200%, most franchise managers spend a majority portion of their time training replacements.

Online training allows employees to learn at their convenience, without the presence of an instructor, which means franchise owners and managers can focus their time on other important activities, such as marketing and growing their business.

3. Reduce Costly Errors

In a recent survey conducted by International Data Corporation (IDC) of 100 Canadian companies, 83 percent of employees said that eLearning increased their ability to do the job right the first time around. By properly training your employees on your equipment and operating procedures, you can save your franchise thousands of dollars by eliminating costly errors, which in some cases may even lead to expensive lawsuits and/or out-of-court settlements.

4. Enable Learning During Downtime

One of the biggest advantages of eLearning is that it allows students to learn anytime, anywhere. This means your employees can learn from home or at their workplace during downtime, keeping them productive during peak business hours. This increased productivity is huge for a company's bottom-line, especially for organizations where payroll is one of their largest expenses.

5. Eliminate Facilities and Equipment

Many franchisors spend tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of dollars building and maintaining physical training locations. A moving company in the United States actually has a series of model homes, completely furnished with large appliances and pianos, just to train new franchise owners on various packaging and moving procedures. That’s quite a significant investment, especially when you consider the fact that the franchise owner himself will probably never physically be moving furniture!

Wouldn’t the money be better spent on an online training program that can additionally be taken by the “real” movers? Wouldn’t it be more beneficial if the company produced a series of educational slide-casts that a newly hired mover could view on a mobile device (e.g. iPhone or Blackberry) while his more experienced co-worker drives the truck?

6. Eliminate Travel and Living Expenses

Travel and living expenses accumulate very quickly when the franchisor visits his franchisees and vice-versa. Airfare, car rentals, gas, insurance, hotels, food, entertainment, time/salaries, etc.

By delivering courses over the Internet, travel and living expenses are automatically reduced to zero, saving you thousands of dollars per visit.

7. Eliminate Printing Costs

Printing operation manuals and other training material with hundreds of pages isn't only bad for the environment; it's bad for your wallet. The cost especially adds up when errors or omissions are found in the pre-printed copies, requiring you to throw them all out and print a new batch.

By delivering content via the Web, franchises can print what they need, when they need it. And more importantly, updates can be done with a click of a button and instantly available to all of your franchises.

(1) Source: www.boj.com/articles/franchise/jbx.htm

(2) Source: findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1154/is_n6_v84/ai_18324987/

(3) Source: http://www.boj.com/articles/franchise/jbx.htm

First Things First

2010-08-20T13:29:00Z

One simple practice separates successful franchisors from average ones: effective franchisors spend the majority of their time working on important rather than urgent things. They adopt Stephen Covey’s advice outlined in his best-selling “First Things First” and “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” books.

There are only so many hours in any given work day. So the question becomes, “What do we do during those hours?” Isn’t it interesting how some people use their time to be incredibly productive while others accomplish very little. Why is that? Why do some franchisors achieve their goals and experience great growth and success while others do not?

Successful franchisors spend the majority of their time in quadrant 2. They know that duplication and consistency are at the heart of a successful franchise system, and therefore make it their #1 job. The only way that brand consistency can be accomplished is through training, so they invest time and money on their training program. They also continue to innovate and develop new concepts and product ideas that appeal to their market.

When an important/urgent issue comes up, they quickly switch to a “SWAT team” mode, fix the problem, and immediately return to the “important but not urgent” quadrant.

Average franchisors on the other hand focus their effort in the other quadrants. They spend their time on the phone or replying to emails that do little to help them grow their business. They’re busy. Some even work very long hours, but unfortunately, they spend their days on “time wasters” and activities that don’t contribute to the achievement of their business goals.

To be successful as a franchisor, you need to be certain that your franchisees succeed. Success begets success. Successful franchisees increase your royalties and help sell other franchises. So stop procrastinating and delaying important activities such as improving your training program or developing new products ideas. Define which activities are important to your franchise, and allocate the majority of your time to completing those activities.

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Excellent article on presentations

2010-08-08T01:38:00Z

Most people get the value of slide-casting (slides+audio). But for those who don't, here's an excellent article that discusses presentations in general. While the article itself is not related to slide-casting specifically, it makes a strong point that "Presentations = Speech + Slides", not just slides.

http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2008/presentation-speech-slides/

Slide-cast Plug-in for Moodle

2010-07-23T04:29:00Z

Dual Code has just released a slide-cast plug-in for Moodle. Once installed, the plug-in allows you to view slide-casts directly in Moodle, without ever leaving your Moodle site. Here's how it works.

1. Download the plug-in from www.slide-casts.com/moodle
2. Install the plug-in on your Moodle server. (Detailed instructions can be found here.)
3. Display "public" slide-casts (e.g. slide-casts created by other authors that are available to anyone), OR
4. Create a "Learning Management System" channel in slide-casts.com and link to your slide-casts from your Moodle server using a security key.

See www.slide-casts.com/moodle for more details.

Slide-casting Made Easy

2010-07-19T14:33:00Z

Dual Code has just released a new online service at www.slide-casts.com

This free service allows you to:

Share your Powerpoint, Keynote and Impress presentations online.
Add audio narrations to your slideshows to make them even more effective.
Limit access to your employees, co-workers, students or friends.

Try it for free at http://www.slide-casts.com

Moodle Event in Ottawa

2009-12-18T20:38:00Z

Blindside Networks (www.blindsidenetworks.com) is hosting a monthly Moodle user group in Ottawa. The meetings are held on the 4th Thursday of each month. The next event will be on January 28 , 2010, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at the Code Factory (246 Queen street).

This meeting will have Steven Muegge, Associate Professor, Carleton University, giving a talk entitled "Use of Moodle for distance education within the Technology Innovation Management program at Carleton University".

There is no cost for this event, but the Code Factory asks that attendees make a $5 donation at the end of the meeting. Please register at Eventbrite (http://ottawamoodle.eventbrite.com/).

Do Your Employees Want to Learn?

2009-12-17T01:20:00Z

You can't teach someone who doesn't want to learn. To help your employees get the most from your training program, try the following:

Before: When enrolling an employee in a course, tell him/her specifically which skills he/she needs to learn and why. Provide concrete examples and real-life situations where certain skills would have helped improve his/her performance.
During: Make sure the timing is convenient. Many employees do not want to learn if it means they're going to have to stay late and work overtime to make up for the time "lost" spent learning.
After: Put the employee in a situation where he/she can immediately apply the newly acquired skills. Showing them how the stuff they just learned helped them perform better sets the tone for the next training session.

These concepts are not new, but many organizations tend to forget these steps.

Top 7 Ways eLearning Saves Money for Small to Medium Size Franchisors

2009-11-19T15:40:00Z

E-Learning provides franchisors many benefits. Notably:

· E-Learning strengthens a franchisor's brand by standardizing their training program across the franchise system and ensuring the message is consistent for all learners, regardless of their location.

· E-Learning eliminates logistical problems associated with conventional, face-to-face training by allowing participants to learn at their convenience, without the presence of an instructor.

E-Learning also provides franchisors with another major benefit: it saves them money! To be precise, it saves franchise systems anywhere between 40% and 80% on their annual training budget.

How exactly does eLearning save money for a small to medium size franchisor?

Reduce the Time Managers Spend Training Employees

Thanks to pre-recorded online training courses, employees can learn at their convenience, without the presence of an instructor. This means that managers can spend less time training employees and more time on other revenue-generating activities. Considering that your managers are your best-paid employees, freeing up their time can have a significant impact on your bottom line.

Reduce the Time Employees Spend Learning

E-Learning is proven to shorten training sessions by 20% to 60%. Because a lot more instructional design goes into each and every online training course, the student gets to maximize his/her time and learn much faster. This, once again, means employees can spend less time learning and more time focusing on the activities they were hired to do.

Increase Productivity

A new hire cannot be effective until he/she has learned a basic set of skills. Unfortunately, managers don't always have time to train new hires as soon as they walk in the door. This leads to remunerated, yet non-productive employees. Worst however is the fact that these employees who are eager to learn end up sucking other people's time, which temporarily leads to a decrease in the productivity of the entire team.

Online training allows new hires to learn at their own pace, without the presence of an instructor (or other peers). It enables them to become as productive as possible, as quickly as possible, and contribute to the productivity of the team from day 1.

Enable Learning During Downtime

Every retail business has peak hours followed by downtime. What do you employees do in between rushes?

Instead of having them read a magazine or go 3 cigarette breaks in a row, why not take this opportunity to train them on your latest products, services, equipment or operational procedures?

Thanks to the anytime, anywhere nature of eLearning, employees can learn at their convenience in small chunks, say 10 to 20 minute increments. And because courses can be paused at the click of a button, employees can briefly suspend their learning to attend clients or more pressing activities should they arise.

Eliminate Travel and Living Expenses

Many franchisors spend countless hours visiting their locations on a regular basis. Others fly their store owners and managers to head office for week-long training. How else are you going to ensure that your franchises operate in a consistent manner?

E-Learning allows you to standardize your training program across the franchise system and ensure the message is consistent for all employees, regardless of their location. It also allows you to track your employees’ participation and progress in your program. A centralized, online Corporate University eliminates, or at least significantly reduces, the need to physically travel to each and every franchised location to check up on your franchisors. It allows you to significantly reduce travel and living expenses, which for most franchise systems, represent 40% to 60% of their annual training budget.

Eliminate Printing & Mailing Costs

All instructor-led courses I've ever attended included training manuals. That's because once the instructor is gone, the information is gone - with the exception of course of what you managed to retain following a marathon cramming session, which is typically very little! In the franchise world, those training manuals are sometimes referred to as Operation Manuals.

Printing manuals with hundreds of pages isn't only bad for the environment; it's bad for your wallet. The printing and shipping costs especially add up when errors or omissions are found in the pre-printed copies, requiring you to throw them all out and print a new batch. Thanks to your learning environment however, you can easily update training courses or PDF operation manuals and make them immediately available to all of your employees. You'll very quickly realize that employees no longer need printed material now that it is available anytime, anywhere, at the click of a mouse.

Eliminate Facilities and Equipment

Most franchised locations don't have separate training facilities to train their employees, but some do in fact rent facilities to train a large group of employees all at once. By offering courses over the Web, you no longer need such classrooms, projectors, etc. Students can learn anytime, anywhere, including from home. And because learning environments allows you to track the amount of time students spend learning, it's easy to tell whether or not your employees are being productive or simply surfing the net.

Egypt Schools Fight H1N1 with eLearning

2009-10-08T01:44:00Z

The owners of private schools in Egypt are developing their own measures to prevent the spread of H1N1 flu, also known as swine flu, when the academic year resumes on October 3rd. Possible courses of action include, amongst other things, shortening the time spent in classrooms and replacing it with eLearning, thereby allowing students to learn from home.

The full article can be read online on the Egypt News Web site.

Free Whitepaper - Online Training for Technology Companies

2009-09-29T12:18:00Z

Dual Code has just released a white paper titled "Online Training for Technology Companies". This white paper presents best practices and "how to" information to help technology companies develop a successful online training program.

Although this paper focuses on training your employees, many of the principles such as the benefits of an online Corporate University and characteristics of adult learners also apply to training other stakeholders such as your clients and partners.

This eLearning white paper is available as a free download here: www.dualcode.com/whitepaper.htm. No registration or email address is required!

Student of eLearning

2009-09-28T03:05:00Z

There is constant buzz of how beneficial eLearning can be and the advantages it has over conventional learning. This type of learning has many attractive features for companies as it saves time and money as well as gives the most flexibility for learning as it can be done almost anywhere, anytime! There have been many articles and options from the pros on this kind of technology however this article deals with a student’s perspective of eLearning. Recently I was able to sit down with a fellow named Robert who was utilizing a corporate university in order to train for a new employment position.

Robert gained a position with a company in Ottawa which manages client care for other companies. AT&T is one of the many contracts that it handles. Representatives in Ottawa deal with billing issues as well as technical ones that the customers may have. To learn how to deal with these issues and how to best resolve them, employees undergo five weeks of training through AT&T’s Corporate University. Prior to his training through AT&T, Robert only had basic knowledge of what eLearning was and how it could be applied. Here are the questions we had for Robert and his experience:

Did you have any knowledge of eLearning prior to dealing with AT&T’s Corporate University?

I was aware of eLearning but I had never experienced it firsthand. I didn’t really know anything too specific about the technology or how it was really used but I understood the idea behind it. I thought that it sounded like an interesting way to have people learning.

Were you apprehensive to take such an innovate approach to learning?

Honestly, I wasn't too sure about it. I'm more of a pen, paper and textbook kind of guy so I wasn't positive that reading materials on a computer screen was going to be effective in helping me learn what I needed to for my job. I sometimes find that computers can be a distraction when I am trying to really concentrate on something and focus.

After completing the training through the corporate university did you still have reservations about eLearning?

Actually, it was the best way to learn the materials that we needed to know. The material that we were dealing with was rather dry, however it was nice to be able to have the interactive online quizzes and scenarios to help understand and learn the material. There were a few chalkboard lessons along with what we did but it was only to reinforce what we had previously learned, more of a review than actually learning new material.

Were you engaged with the learning?

As I said before, the material was rather dry, however there were many mediums used to relay the information. PowerPoint’s, online quizzes, mock scenarios, program tutorials as well as the conventional handouts were used to teach the methods and techniques that we were going to have to utilize once we were taking calls and dealing with clients. Because there were so many ways that we were able to learn about the information it made it more interesting than if we would have been reading from handouts and chalkboards and textbooks while in training.

What did you enjoy the most about the online learning experience?

I enjoyed the fact that I was able to go at my own pace, that things were explained clearly in the tutorials and that I was able to follow along with them as I completed the sections. The modules also allowed you the ability to go back and look over something if you were not able to grasp it the first time. It was nice knowing that I wasn’t holding any of my colleagues back with a question. It was a very comfortable way of learning.

The tutorials were also nice because it was nice to have it explained and then be able to put it into practice. The online quizzes were also beneficial as it allowed you to track your progress and informed you of where you would be able to make improvements. The learning was organized in modules which flowed logically from one section to the next. Sometimes I find that learning from a textbook and lectures can be unorganized, jumping from one topic to the next and not connecting the two together.

How would you rate your corporate university experience?

Overall I was extremely satisfied with the corporate university experience and the eLearning involved with it. I was sceptical at first but it was the best way that I would have been able to learn the material that I needed for my job. It is a great way to teach many people at one time. It allows all students to learn at their own pace which seemed to really work for the other employees who were in the same training group as I was.

I would certainly be open to learning again through a corporate university or training for a new job with eLearning tools. I think that it is a positive move forward for any company that aligns themselves with this kind of technology. It makes training and learning so much more enjoyable and easier.

E-Learning Article in Epoch Times

2009-09-25T18:47:00Z

The Epoch Times has published an interesting article on eLearning in their early September edition. You can read the full article here, but I wanted to highlight a few key points I found interesting.

(University) professors went from just posting a course syllabus to podcasting lectures and now 85 percent of students (at the University of Cincinnati) use it in at least one of their courses.
The renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) offers 1900 courses on everything from Chinese to the Aerodynamics of Viscous Fluids through MIT Open Courseware.
In the 2007-2008 school year, 23,000 (Ontario) students registered in online classes.
Patricia MacNeil, a spokesperson for the Ontario Ministry of Education which funds e-Learning Ontario, says the province will be investing $6 million in e-learning for K-12 in the 2009-2010 school year.
Tanya Blazina, a spokesperson for the Ontario's Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities says the province will invest $2.5 million this year to open 12 new e-learning network centres and to support five centres already up and running in southern and eastern Ontario.

Another interesting comment was that "some software can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to license and support. [...] There are free, open-source alternatives like Moodle that can fill the role for a fraction of the price for schools willing to roll up their sleeves and read the self-help tech forums." Haven't these guys ever heard of Dual Code Inc.?

The Most Common Complaint Among Franchisees Is...

2009-09-05T00:21:00Z

I recently found an interesting article from Black Enterprise explaining that "lack of adequate training and ongoing support is the most common complaint among franchisees". I thought this article would be of high interest to franchisors or business owners considering franchising their business.

Long story short: invest in an online Corporate University. It could go a long way to convincing your potential franchisees that you invest in your most important resource: THEM!

Survey Finds 90% of Respondents Expect to Maintain or Grow Usage of SaaS

2009-08-20T14:35:00Z

Many organizations are torn between hosting their online Corporate University themselves, or getting someone else to host it for them.

A survey conducted by Gartner Inc. in late 2008 concluded that nearly 90 percent of organizations expect to maintain or grow their usage of software as a service (SaaS), citing cost-effectiveness and ease/speed of deployment as primary reasons for adoption. In fact, more than one-third of respondents indicated plans to transition from on-premises to SaaS, citing total cost of ownership (TCO) and unmet performance expectations with on-premises solutions as key decision factors.

“Use of SaaS has been evolving during the past decade and the SaaS model has become increasingly popular over the past three or four years,” said Sharon Mertz, research director at Gartner. “Our survey indicates that more than 40 percent of organizations have used SaaS for more than three years, implying a growing fluency with the model within the end-user base. Users are demanding higher levels of functionality, sometimes prompting organizations to renegotiate their contracts early to opt for more feature-rich solutions, or to add more users as the organizational footprint expands.”

"SaaS especially makes sense in the eLearning market" stated Luc Richard, President & CEO of Dual Code Inc., a leading eLearning solutions provider that offers a turnkey Corporate University solution under a SaaS model. "There are so many changes taking place in the eLearning industry right now that trying to keep pace with change is nearly impossible for a small to medium size company's IT department. Letting an eLearning provider manage your Corporate University means you're solution will remain leading edge without you ever having to worry about it or invest large capital sums."

Additional information is available in the Gartner report “User Survey Analysis: Software as a Service, Enterprise Application Markets, Worldwide, 2008.” The report is available on Gartner’s Web site at www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?ref=g_search&id=802221&subref=simplesearch.

Additional information is available on Dual Code's Corporate University solution by visiting http://www.dualcode.com/elearning/index.htm.

Canadian Franchise Association

2009-08-19T11:52:00Z

For those of you thinking about franchising your business, I wanted to point out a "Franchising 101" tutorial on the CFA (Canadian Franchise Association) Web site.

http://www.cfa.ca/Publications_Research/Tutorials/

From an online training perspective, this tutorial would probably get a 1 out of 10 - at best! It's basically 20 mini-chapters of text. No images, multimedia, or even the ability to search through it. That being said, if you can manage to read through the entire CFA tutorial, you can find some very valuable information.

Two sections of this "Franchising 101" tutorial are related to training. Section 7 is related to initial franchisor training and section 8 deals with ongoing training. Section 9 additionally provides you with an introduction to Operations Manuals.

I'm a bit disappointed that the Canadian Franchise Association barely touches on the subject of online training. An online Corporate University is such a great tool, especially for small to medium size franchisors, that it probably deserves an entire section in this tutorial.

A company trying to franchise has enough things to worry about. The more you can automate, the better. Especially if you can find a good, reliable service provider to outsource the administration of your Corporate University (e.g. hardware maintenance, software upgrades, network administration, etc.)

The Advantages of High Quality eLearning Software

2009-08-17T13:08:00Z

By Fred Green

We've come a long way in a short amount of time. The internet's remarkable growth and the increased affordability of technology and access have combined to usher in the age of elearning. Today, the idea of sharing information and conducting educational projects online isn't exotic or futuristic. It's commonplace. Elearning is now a key component in the educational and business worlds.

The ability to connect to the Internet in an efficient and affordable way was a necessary precondition for the elearning explosion, but it wasn't sufficient. One missing link remained. The right software. Hardware will only get you so far! Without the right programming, elearning wouldn't have become the force it now is.

Fortunately, developers filled that gap with some quality products. It quickly became possible to conduct multiparty webinars online, providing live training opportunities that rivaled their traditional offline counterparts. Meanwhile, other educational software tools made it possible to conduct asynchronous online education, as well. These LMS systems represented a significant leap forward in the realm of online educational software.

Today, things are getting even more interesting-and powerful. The right elearning software can handle both of those tasks readily with one set of tools. In the business training sector, we're also witnessing the development and implementation of high-quality blended elearning programs that go even farther in terms of their potential use, creating a seamless top to bottom training and education system that has outward-facing benefits in terms of customer loyalty and service.

Gains in the elearning field have made the process incredibly popular. Entire university-level courses of study are now available online. Businesses are using blended elearning software to replace traditional training methods. Analysts maintain that elearning is now a $35 billion per year industry and there's no reason to think that number will do anything but go up. The efficiency and efficacy of elearning makes it a growing area of interest even in a recessionary economy.

Are you using elearning software to improve your educational efforts or business training? If not, now is the time to jump on the bandwagon. Elearning software is now capable of performing all necessary functions effectively and inexpensively.

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eLearning or e-Learning

2009-08-14T10:36:00Z

Is it eLearning or e-Learning?

A recent (August 12, 2009) search on Google Trends shows that worldwide, eLearning (without the hyphen) took the lead on e-Learning in late 2008. Seems like people are dropping the dash.

Figure 1. Worldwide search volume for eLearning and e-Learning.

The same search in Canada indicates that we've had a preference for eLearning for quite a while. I guess Canadians are ahead of the times.

Figure 2. Canadian search volume for eLearning and e-Learning.

Free eBooks from the eLearning Guild

2009-08-13T14:16:00Z

The eLearning Guild has a collection of free eBooks available for download. More importantly, you can download these eBooks without registering to their Web site or newsletter. Some sample titles include:

The eLearning Guild's Handbook of e-Learning Strategy
The eLearning Guild's Handbook on Synchronous e-Learning
65 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your e-Learning Budget

You can access these eBooks at the following address: http://www.elearningguild.com/content.cfm?selection=doc.545

Enjoy

Moddle

2009-08-13T03:07:00Z

Did you come across this article searching for the term Moddle but really meant Moodle?

If you did, then chances are you've heard of Moodle and are trying to figure out what the heck it is. And while doing so, you misspelled it as Moddle. If you want to learn more about Moodle, you can visit their Web site OR BETTER YET, you can stop searching and contact Dual Code.

Dual Code hosts Moodle and has packages starting at $89/month. Their fully hosted solution is provided to you as a subscription-based service (SaaS), which alleviates your burden of purchasing, installing, configuring and maintaining the hardware equipment or software application. All of Dual Code's packages include a free 14-day trial and:

Free installation and configuration
No-charge ongoing maintenance
Secure, private database
Technical support
Daily backups
24/7 monitoring
99% uptime guarantee
Risk-free cancellation policy

So, instead of spending countless hours trying to download, install, and learn how Moddle works, visit Dual Code's Web site at www.dualcode.com and sign up for your free trial.

CSTD Webinar on eLearning

2009-08-12T17:36:00Z

The CSTD (Canadian Society for Training and Development) is hosting a 1-hour Webinar on Thursday, September 24, 1:00pm titled "Maybe You Shouldn't Do That! Research-Validated Practices for Designing eLearning".

The cost is $25 for CSTD members and $40 for non-members (plus GST).

Abstract: Do digital natives and immigrants really exist? Should you convert all of your online learning to games? In what types of learning situations is eLearning likely to be effective? What personnel challenges does eLearning present? Should you feel guilty about not measuring the ROI of your learning program? Academic and third-party research on learning suggest answers—and they might surprise you. This fast-paced session presents a number of research-validated answers in the context of your on-the-job challenges—and suggests ways that you can seek out similar information on your own.

For more information or to register, click here.