YORK, UK, October 25, 2008
/24-7PressRelease/ -- The report is titled 'Learning at Work - e-learning evolution or revolution? Latest trends and blends in management and leadership', and it was officially launched at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Approximately eighty managers were present to hear how online learning is developing, and what leading organisations are doing to offer integrated blended learning to their employees.
MyKnowledgeMap is the Institute's e-learning development partner, and the only organisation to offer complete e-learning packages approved by the Chartered Management Institute. MKM is an e-learning provider and business developer across a range of sectors, and they have a rather unique insight into the ways e-learning and blended learning are being used by organisations in the workplace. As such, MKM has an excellent perspective on the areas covered in the research.
The Institute's report indicates an increased use of blended learning by organisations. For example, according to the report, in the past twelve months there has been a surprising surge in the use of some forms of new media. This has particularly been the case among directors, who are making increasing use of videos, discussion forums and social networking sites.
After a welcome from Ruth Spellman, the Institute's Chief Executive, and an overview of the key findings from Prof William Scott-Jackson, Rob gave his own insights into the research, including advice for training managers on how to build an effective blended learning solution.
About MyKnowledgeMap
Founded in 2000 by Rob Arntsen, who had previously held a range of senior management roles in IBM, MyKnowledgeMap is one of the UK's leading learning technology providers. They produce a comprehensive range of systems, services and courseware that allow organizations to improve the way they manage learning and development.
MyKnowledgeMap has worked with companies of all sizes across the public and private sectors, from the Nuclear industry's National Skills Academy to leading haircare company GHD, from Tesco to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Their focus is on integrating systems and working with large organisations to produce effective bespoke learning infrastructures. Their mission is to help companies to manage learning and course materials in a way that makes them personal to the needs of different learners, and flexible enough to meet the challenges of the future. They also have a range of off-the-shelf systems that can be "plugged in" to each other to create an end-to-end skills management and development platform:
• Talent management: MyKnowledgeMap's skills gap analysis platform, Capability Matrix, allows people to analyse what learning they need.
• Custom-friendly e-learning: MyKnowledgeMap produce libraries of e-learning materials and bespoke learning courseware that can easily be customised to suit the needs of particular learners.
• Custom learning tools: MyKnowledgeMap create a range of tools that make it easy to package up e-learning courses that conform to widely used technical standards (SCORM and IMS) while allowing non-technical teachers and trainers to be very creative. Tools include rapid authoring software, and Compendle, a web-based tool for customising, sequencing and rebranding your courses.
• Personal learning spaces: MyKnowledgeMap's personal learning environment, Multi-Port, offers social-networking—style support for teachers and learners on the web. It allows tutors to create courses and assessments that are supported by chatrooms and blogs which students can keep up-to-date, as well as offering facilities for more formal assessment. More recently, the Multi-Port Mobile plug-in has brought personal learning to students' mobile phones.
Further information from:
Tom Holland, MyKnowledgeMap +44 (0) 1904 659465
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