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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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