EL7001+Embracing+E-learning


 * ** EL7001-8 ** ||  ||
 * ** Principals and Practices in e-Learning ** || ** 2 Embracing e-Learning ** ||
 * Excellent work Stephen! Great job on the PowerPoint presentation. **
 * Excellent work Stephen! Great job on the PowerPoint presentation. **

=A Reflection on Embracing E-Learning*= For- profit corporations have several motivators for the choices that they make, but in general, the major reason to implement a change in the organization is to maximize profit by either increasing revenue, or decreasing expenditures, or both. In my presentation to the executives and managers of XYZ Corporation (A pseudonym for an existing US-based Technology Company.) I focused on the benefits of implementing the different forms of e-learning within their institution, and on the ways this would also assist XYZ’s customers to meet their needs.

Reflection on Understanding the Four Types
The four types of e-learning represent different ways in which a learner can gain knowledge and new understanding about their environment, and in this instance represents different ways in which XYZ Corporation can better utilize resources to maximize benefits to their customers and consequently to their own bottom line. Currently, XYZ offers courses that cover their specific products, services, and technologies that are offered primarily in a traditional, physical setting for learning. By understanding that there are a variety of ways to convey information to learners, even if they don’t perceive themselves as learners, XYZ has the ability to identify and fulfill those needs, increasing customer satisfaction and loyalty with XYZ’s own products, services, and technologies. By recognizing that there are numerous avenues by which information can be disseminated, or from which learning can be consummated, the customer is served as is the bottom line. By providing arenas that customers can participate in informal and PST based learning, XYZ employees are freed up to further explore avenues in which XYZ can provide even more products and services for future customers. In addition these now centralized resources are available not only for customers but for consultants and employees as well. By understanding the four types of e-learning it is also important to be conscience of the varied learning styles of people. Some learners prefer to read the material, digest it, and then use it, which might suggest informal learning. Others prefer to hear the material, and visualize it, before using it, which may be best served by self-paced or leader-led learning. Still others may prefer to work with a technology hands-on, and learn as they do through leader-led, or PST. By producing learning products that are based on the four types of e-learning, it is more likely that one of XYZ’s learning products will best serve the needs of the all types of individual learners.

Preparing the Presentation
The concept types of e-Learning are rather abstract; informal, self-paced, leader-led, and performance support tools ( Broadbent, 2002 ). I felt that the means of presentation should reflect the purpose of the discussion. For example a brochure is an excellent means of presenting information on a single subject, while a web site can cover multiple subjects that need no specific order, and a podcast is beneficial in terms of presenting a subject where not only the information, but the personality of the seller is essential.

Why PowerPoint
I chose a PowerPoint presentation because of two factors. The first factor was that I have used the medium often, and it is a simple way of conveying a lot of data in a small number of slides. Of greater import is that* I felt that this presentation needed to be laid out in an orderly step-by-step fashion to best sell the material, and PowerPoint is an excellent medium through which to present information so that it builds upon itself to obvious conclusion.

Challenges
The greatest challenge of using PowerPoint was to choose how much or how little to include in the slides, and the logical order of the presentation. There was a fine line between meeting the perceived needs and wants of our customers, and the bottom line of the company itself.

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 * = Reference ||
 * * Broadbent, B. (2002). //ABCs of e-learning: Reaping the benefits and avoiding the pitfalls//. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer.

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