Elearning - June/July 2008 - (Page 49) PopQuiz Do You Make the 1 Results: 6 makes you Mensa material 4-5 means you are a skimmer – and can learn oh so much more! Less than 4 correct? This issue is your Sunday reading assignment. Try again! Grade? “Software as a Service” (SaaS) revenue was poised to pass what sales milestone in 2007? a) $800 million b) $2.3 billion c) $5.1 billion 4 2 3 What is the difference between learning quality achieved from real classrooms versus virtual classrooms, according to the “Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks”? a) virtual classrooms are 15 percent more effective b) there is no difference c) real classrooms are 15 percent more effective How many IBM employees will be involved in virtual worlds by year’s end? a) 600 to 750 b) 2,000 to 3,000 c) 15,000 to 20,000 According to the University of Houston, which students score better on tests? a) those enrolled in a hybrid (online/traditional) class b) those enrolled in a traditional class only c) neither 5 6 What is the main goal of the Cooper Project? a) building a platform that addresses project-based e-learning b) installing e-learning computers in European automobiles c) organizing a global network of Internet providers What are the approximate annual lost-productivity costs of malware, viruses, identity theft and spyware? a) $10 billion b) $50 billion c) $1 trillion Editorial Index Software Information Industry Association ww.siia.net American Society for Training & Development www.astd.org The Whetstone Edge www.thewhetstoneedge.com DMG Consulting www.dmgconsult.com Society for Human Resource Management www.shrm.org Bersin & Associates www.bersin.com Brandon Hall Research www.brandon-hall.com The Masie Center www.masie.com GeoLearning www.geolearning.com Auralog www.auralog.com iLinc www.ilinc.com WebEx www.webex.com Advertisers Adobe www.adobe.com Auralog www.auralog.com pg 3 pg 29 Blackboard pg 5 www.blackboard.com Elearning! Subscription pg 51 www.elearning.b2bmediaco.com/subscription.php Elearning! Summit pg 9,17 www.elearning.b2bmediaco.com GeoLearning www.geolearning.com iLinc Conferencing www.ilinc.com Learning Systems ’08 www.masie.com SkillSoft www.skillsoft.com/blendedlearning/ pg 52 pg 26 7 pg 2 Elearning! magazine is published quarterly by B2B Media Company, PO Box 77694 Corona, Ca 92877. Application to mail Standard Class is filed with Sheppardville, KY Post Office. POSTMASTER: Send all address changes to: Elearning! PO Box 77694, Corona, CA 92877. Subscriptions are free to qualified professionals in the USA. All international or non-qualified subscriptions can receive Elearning! e-zine complimentary by ordering at http://www.elearning.b2bmediaco.com/subscription.php. Elearning! magazine is a trademark of B2B Media Company. All rights are reserved. Answers: (1) c; (2) b; (3) c; (4) a; (5) a; (6) b; Elearning! June/July 2008 49 http://ww.siia.net http://www.masie.com http://www.blackboard.com http://www.geolearning.com http://www.elearning.b2bmediaco.com/subscription.php http://www.astd.org http://www.auralog.com http://www.elearning.b2bmediaco.com http://www.thewhetstoneedge.com http://www.ilinc.com http://www.geolearning.com http://www.dmgconsult.com http://www.webex.com http://www.ilinc.com http://www.shrm.org http://www.bersin.com http://www.masie.com http://www.adobe.com http://www.brandon-hall.com http://www.auralog.com http://www.skillsoft.com/blendedlearning/ http://www.elearning.b2bmediaco.com/subscription.php
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