Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - (Page 3) DECEMBER 2007 / JANUARY 2008 VOLUME 3 NUMBER 5 >> Best of Elearning! Awards PG 14 Voters in Elearning! Magazine’s “Best of 2007” Awards value customer service. Not surprisingly, then, GeoLearning’s Maestro 5.0 ran away with the “Best On-Demand LMS” category. >> Essentials 8 11 45 News Trendline New Products >> Features 20 Happy Birthday to Us The “e” in e-learning has expanded and exploded since its inception in 1997. We have gone way beyond behavioral CBT and are entering an era of collaboration, knowledge and connected learning. By Elliott Masie 26 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 Eileen Cunningham Sales Manager eileen@b2bmediaco.com Jerry Roche Editorial Director editor@b2bmediaco.com JW Upton Vice President, Operations jw@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 Learning Leaders: Innovation, Excellence The 2007 Learning Leaders, judged by Bersin & Associates, represent a wide variety of organizations. All demonstrate innovation, business impact and excellence in corporate learning. 32 The Business Case for E-learning There seems to be much confusion about measuring the ROI of e-learning methods. But the process of calculating ROI for e-learning is the same, regardless of the delivery method. By Dr. Jack Phillips and Holly Burkett 23 Virtual Worlds for Learning IBM believes that virtual-world technology will make a global impact and change the way business (and learning) is done. One technology being piloted at IBM is Immersive Environments. By Ross C. McKerlich 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 Elearning! December 2007 / January 2008 3 http://www.elearning.b2bmediaco.com http://www.elearning.b2bmediaco.com/subscription.php http://www.elearning.b2bmediaco.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 Contents Editor’s Note News Google Tops List Learning Hours Increase Web 2.0 Whitepaper Available Listing World-Class Learners Kick Your Career in High Gear Trendline Best of Elearning! Awards Happy Birthday to Us Virtual Worlds for Learning Learning Leaders: Innovation, Excellence Learning Leaders Case Studies The Business Case of E-learning The Business Case for E-learning Case Study: Adecco Case Study: GlaxoSmithKline Case Study: Williams Scotsman New Products Collaboration Tools Content Pop Quiz Last Word Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - (Page Intro) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 (Page Cover1) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 (Page Cover2) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Editor’s Note (Page 6) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Editor’s Note (Page 7) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Learning Hours Increase (Page 8) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Web 2.0 Whitepaper Available (Page 9) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Kick Your Career in High Gear (Page 10) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Trendline (Page 11) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Trendline (Page 12) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Trendline (Page 13) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Best of Elearning! Awards (Page 14) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Best of Elearning! Awards (Page 15) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Best of Elearning! Awards (Page 16) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Best of Elearning! Awards (Page 17) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Best of Elearning! Awards (Page 18) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Best of Elearning! Awards (Page 19) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Happy Birthday to Us (Page 20) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Happy Birthday to Us (Page 21) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Happy Birthday to Us (Page 22) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Virtual Worlds for Learning (Page 23) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Virtual Worlds for Learning (Page 24) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Virtual Worlds for Learning (Page 25) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Learning Leaders: Innovation, Excellence (Page 26) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Learning Leaders Case Studies (Page 27) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Learning Leaders Case Studies (Page 28) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Learning Leaders Case Studies (Page 29) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - The Business Case of E-learning (Page 30) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - The Business Case of E-learning (Page 31) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - The Business Case for E-learning (Page 32) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - The Business Case for E-learning (Page 33) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - The Business Case for E-learning (Page 34) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - The Business Case for E-learning (Page 35) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - The Business Case for E-learning (Page 36) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - The Business Case for E-learning (Page 37) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Case Study: Adecco (Page 38) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Case Study: Adecco (Page 39) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Case Study: Adecco (Page 40) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Case Study: GlaxoSmithKline (Page 41) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Case Study: GlaxoSmithKline (Page 42) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Case Study: Williams Scotsman (Page 43) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Case Study: Williams Scotsman (Page 44) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Collaboration (Page 45) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Tools (Page 46) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Tools (Page 47) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Content (Page 48) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Pop Quiz (Page 49) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Last Word (Page 50) Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - Last Word (Page Cover4)
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