E-learning is content somebody works through independently on a digital device, usually with text, imagery, video, interactions and a closing assessment. The content is delivered through a learning platform and completion is recorded per person.
It makes training independent of schedules and locations, and produces records without manual work. For organisations with shift work, several sites or many contractors, that is often the only way to reach everybody.
The reputation of e-learning in industry is poor, and mostly it has earned that: too long, too generic, clicking through until the tick turns green. That is not a property of the format but of how it has been used. Modules that do work are short, deal with your own installation, show situations rather than rules, and assess decisions rather than definitions. The distinction between a module that can be ticked off and one that changes something sits entirely in the design.
How long may an e-learning module be?
Does e-learning replace classroom training?
Why do employees dislike it so much?
Want to apply E-learning in your own training programme?
We are happy to think along about the approach that fits your installation, your audience and your timeline.
Milan
Business development, STARK Learning