MyNotes - eLearning Trends 2011
The following are the top 5 eLearning Trends by percentage among companies according to Learning Circuits as reported by ASTD:
- 39.2%
- IT (end user/desktop applications) 39.2%
- 35.4%
- Regulatory/compliance issue
- Task-specific skills
- 30.4%
- General business skills (leadership, sexual harassment, etc.)
- 34.2%
- Customer service training 34.2%
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20.3%
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External customers/clients
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Product updates and rollouts
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Salesforce training
How does that compare to education and the use of online learning there? Kinda neat to see that K-12 education was represented in the study at 3.1% of respondents, compared to 13.8% Higher Education followed by Insurance (9.2%), Finance/Investment (9.2%), then State/local government (6.2%). Imagine that. Who knew? If K-16 is taking a budget hit, maybe all online learning facilitators—and especially program managers—need to look for jobs in Insurance and/or Finance to take advantage of their skills.
Some nifty graphs they shared:
Please describe the types of learners using e-learning applications.
In-House vs Outsourced Jobs: I found this information fascinating, especially in light of Texas education budget cuts and what that means to destroying in-house talent, the need to “outsource” some of this work to increase efficiencies within the organization…
Concerns about eLearning:
Be sure to read the complete report; they have more graphs!
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