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Corporate e-learning makes training available anytime, anywhere
by Rob Eure (only a portion of this article may be read here)

There's a new lesson being learned at Motorola University these days - by the faculty.

It's a pretty basic equation, and it boils down to this: Using Web-based education tools in the corporate-training division is making Motorola Inc. more efficient. More training in less time means smarter workers, faster adoption of new technology and someday, strategically speaking, the ability to turn the company on a dime.

Motorola U has be come one of the many converts to corporate e-learning, which simply means employee training delivered over the Internet. The approach has become a hot topic among business executives. Delivery through the Web makes training available whenever it's needed, eliminating a lot of lost time, as well as travel and administrative costs. It can distribute live training instantly for groups or "self-paced" learning for individuals. And some courses have interactive features that make them more engaging than everyday classwork.

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An article by Scott Price, CEO of CustomerCentrix,
as published in the Webmasters Corner

What is XML?
The eXtensible Markup Language (XML) is officially one of the top 10 tech buzzwords of the new millenium. It promises to revolutionize the Web, impact all aspects of computing, and eliminate world hunger. There is obviously too much hype concerning XML. That said, however, XML is a tremendous addition to the arsenal of technologies available to Web developers.

I intend to outline some of the basic benefits and features of XML in this column. My material must remain high-level due to the limitation of space, but I welcome feedback and questions to my email address.

Winning Approaches to Corporate Learning on Internet Time
by Jay Cross, www.internettime.com
(only a portion of this article may be read here)

Who needs it?
Business people are so consumed with the day-to-day that they have little time to think about the future. They are "too busy chopping down trees to sharpen their ax." But in a scant three years, what we're calling eLearning will be a survival skill for corporations and individuals alike.

eLearning (circa 2002)
As Charles Handy points out, "Real learning is not what most of us grew up thinking it was." Information is not instruction, telling is not teaching, schools are dysfunctional. Learning isn't pouring knowledge into heads; it's igniting a fire. A true learning organization is foremost a doing organization. eLearning rests upon solid evidence, old and new, about how people learn. Hearts, heads, and hands learn differently - using different parts of the brain, so they require different sorts of schooling. The "soft stuff" is the hard stuff but it is also generates the greatest return.

Get on the E-train.

By:Dylan Tweney Issue: January 2001
From www.brandon-hall.net

Companies have been caught in a bind when it comes to training. Teaching new skills is critical to keeping employees motivated and productive. But classroom instruction is often expensive, slow, and ineffective. Besides, it takes people away from their jobs: Every minute your salespeople are sitting in a classroom listening to someone teach effective selling techniques is a minute they're not out there selling. How do you provide effective professional education without sticking people in mind-deadening classrooms for days at a time? E-training may be just the ticket.

Here is a picture from a company picnic of several years ago.