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Tuesday, November 02, 2004
An answer in the wind - when will they ever e-learn? - Eric Wilson, the Age
Online learning could help fix Australia's looming skills shortage or fill corporate knowledge gaps, but not without careful planning. Although e-learning proponents are quick to extol the technology's ability to provide the appropriate training at the right time and place, businesses often struggle to realise these promises. Imparting real learning is not as easy as installing software. The underlying challenge flagged by the watershed Cape Group research this column discussed last week concerns some people taking to e-learning like ducks to water, while others, without help, slowly sink. There's no doubt online learning can be more inclusive in its ability to provide training at the learner's convenience, but its virtual form presents obstacles that many in the training business prefer to ignore.
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