Elearning - June/July 2008 - (Page 6) JUNE/JULY 2008 VOLUME 4 NUMBER 3 >> H.R. & Training: A Perfect Marriage? PG 18 More than ever, the Human Resources Department is likely to entail training and personnel development at large corporations. But is that good or bad? By Jerry Roche >> Essentials 10 14 47 News Trendlines New Products >> Features 21 LMS-HRMS Interface A key criterion in LMS procurement for Luxottica Retail was the ease with which the system would interface with its human resource management system (HRMS). By Valerie Norvell 24 Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century Though virtual classrooms are currently making larger inroads in the education field, it will not be long before corporate trainers realize their full potential. By Jerry Roche www.elearning.b2bmediaco.com Post Office Box 77694, Corona, CA 92877 888-201-2841 CD Davis President Cddavis@b2bmediaco.com Catherine Upton Publishing Advisor Cupton@b2bmediaco.com JW Upton Vice President, Operations jw@b2bmediaco.com Jerry Roche Editorial Director editor@b2bmediaco.com Sarah Chapman Editor schapman@b2bmediaco.com Thomas Davis Web Editor tdavis@b2bmediaco.com Sinta Tan Webmaster webmaster@b2bmediaco.com Art & Production Department production@b2bmediaco.com Kathryn McAllister Vice President, Sales kma@b2bmediaco.com David Upton Sales Executive, West david@b2bmediaco.com Robert Bruce Event Sales events@b2bmediaco.com 6 June/July 2008 Elearning! 28 Games for Learning? Despite the rise of game-based learning, many businesses are still skeptical that games can actually teach, and learners are skeptical that learning can ever be fun or engaging. 31 Today’s Water Cooler Corporate e-learning goes high-tech with Web-based social networking platforms that bring together learners from all over the world. By Jerry Roche 34 Into Another World To improve its culturally diverse project teams, Learning Leader SAP AG developed a series of online courses based on an imaginary virtual world. By Linda Galloway Reader Services To subscribe: Visit http://www.elearning.b2bmediaco.com/subscription.php to qualify. Letters to the editor: Please send comments & suggestions to Editor@b2bmediaco.com Contact us at: Phone 888-201-2841, email: Editor@b2bmediaco.com, or Sales@b2bmediaco.com Find the latest info at www.elearning.b2bmediaco.com http://www.elearning.b2bmediaco.com http://www.elearning.b2bmediaco.com/subscription.php http://www.elearning.b2bmediaco.com
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