From the monthly archives:

August 2009

New DLE service levels introduced

by Learning Pool on August 27, 2009

Since its roll out in 2008 we now have over 120 public sector organisations using a Learning Pool DLE to deliver training, corporate messages, collaborative working and networking amongst staff.
Some L&D professionals within those authorities are advanced users of their DLE’s and are confident and highly capable when it comes to administering their DLE’s. 
They’ve well [...]

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Come to our party!

by Learning Pool on August 26, 2009

We’re having a third birthday party and we’d love all Learning Pool customers - past, present and future - to come and celebrate with us!
It’s hard to believe that we’re a big, bold, three years old already.
It’s a huge source of pride to us that the Learning Pool community we’ve created gets bigger and stronger [...]

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New: Online tutorials for your DLE

by Learning Pool on August 26, 2009

Learning Pool’s in house trainer, Andy Houghton, has created a series of over 35 online tutorials to help DLE administrators create stimulating learning pathways.
These short audio/visual guides cover popular DLE administration activities in the following areas:
Introduction (3)
Working with courses (5)
Adding resources (4)
Adding activities (5)
Working with quizzes (10)
Working with questionnaires (9)
Ben Jones, Learning Pool’s DLE product manager [...]

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Sharing e-learning best practice

by Learning Pool on August 25, 2009

With over one in three local authorities in England and Wales now using a Learning Pool service we’ve put together a new series of modules to share best e-learning practice.
Our new e-learning guides aim to help you and your colleagues introduce e-learning and Learning Pool into your organisation.
If you’re brand new to Learning Pool (hello!) [...]

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What are the tangible benefits of online learning? … Show me the money ! !
According to Paul, local authorities and organizations have been throwing money away for years on face-to-face training and they don’t care because when it comes down to evaluation they only care about 3 things…

Was lunch any good?
Could I get parking?
Was there [...]

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Writing for Digital media

by Learning Pool on August 20, 2009

No matter how beautiful your writing is, bad web design will kill your copy.
It’s important to know what makes a web page work.  And it’s important to know what to avoid.
How we ‘read’ web pages
This real-time video shows how a user scans search results to find information.
The dot shows where the user looks on the [...]

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The Spirit of Giving Through E-Learning

by Learning Pool on August 17, 2009

Although the economic situation in the UK is hitting people hard, it never ceases to amaze me how many still find something to give for charity.
I thought this as I witnessed the generally successful efforts of some Rag Students at Victoria Station in fancy dress collecting for a children’s charity.
According to the Home Office over [...]

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Weird jobs I’ve had

by Learning Pool on August 13, 2009

I’ve had some weird jobs.
One of them was in a factory that made kit cars - they looked like Ford model Ts, but were based round a modern car. The company was having a bad time and had had to lay off some of their workers.
However, they managed to get a potential buyer, so they pulled [...]

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