Leaders in E-learning Share their Bugbears with Kineo
Summer may be winding down, but the temperature remains high on the Kineo website this month with a new ‘e-learning bugbears’ podcast, in which industry experts from Brighton to Berkeley explain what irritates them about e-learning and training.
[UKPRwire, Thu Aug 24 2006] Kineo, the leading rapid e-learning company, provides free podcasts each month to a global audience. From the beginning, Kineo has asked each expert for his or her e-learning bugbear. This month, Kineo brings those responses together, and some interesting themes emerge.
Stephen Walsh, partner with Kineo analysed the trends: “The industry influences who we’ve spoken to want change, and it’s reflected in the topics they identify as their bugbears. Several people spoke focused on responsibility. Charles Jennings, head of global learning at Reuters, thinks managers need to take more responsibility for solving performance problems, and trainers need to work better with managers and more from just training fulfilment. John Rogers, formerly of Barclays, thinks learners need to take more responsibility for shaping their careers. Clearly a shift in who’s accountable for what in terms of learning and performance is desired.”
Other e-learning bugbears? The formality of course-driven e-learning, and a desire to see organisations explore more informal, rapid responses to needs, was identified by Jane Knight. And, the use of e-learning jargon was lambasted by Kevin Kruse of ‘The e-learning guru’ website.
Walsh concluded: “The three biggest bugbears about e-learning are as old as the term itself: it costs too, much, takes too long, and uses up too much of my valuable people’s time. Rapid e-learning offers possibilities to improve on all three counts. Kineo will shortly announce a new set of services to help organisations secure these benefits.”
You can hear the e-learning bugbear podcasts in full on the Kineo website at
http://www.kineo.co.uk/audio-downloads/e-learning-bugbears.html
About Kineo
Kineo is a leading e-learning consultancy focused on accelerating performance through rapid e-learning.
Our services include: consultancy on how to incorporate rapid e-learning into organisations, rapid e-learning development to deliver effective e-learning in as little as three weeks, rapid capability building to bring design and development skills into teams, and rapid e-learning support services and hosting. Founded in November 2005 by Matthew Fox, Mark Harrison, Steve Rayson and Stephen Walsh, Kineo is a limited liability partnership with offices in Brighton. Our client list includes six FTSE 100 companies and some of the best public sector and voluntary organisations in the UK.
We have a press centre for journalists on our site and are always happy to help with stories and provide commentary on the latest developments in e-learning and blended learning. Our Knowledge Centre provides monthly updates on the latest in learning. More at www.kineo.co.uk
For further information, contact:
Stephen Walsh 07799 064026
Stephen.walsh@kineo.co.uk
Registered Office:
24 Bavant Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6RD
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