E-learnings Greatest Hits
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Who’s doing what?
According to a survey conducted in February 1999 by Epic Group, for Technologies for Training and the DfES, all three ways of sourcing content have a part to play:
| Doing now | Planning to | Expect to | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-house | 35% | 63% | 63% |
| Out-source | 26% | 44% | 50% |
| Off-the-shelf | 41% | 51% | 56% |
At an IITT e-learning seminar, delegates were asked which methods they were considering implementing or had already decided to implement in the next twelve months, for a variety of subject types:
| IT skills | Soft Skills | Mandated subjects* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-house | 65% | 65% | 94% |
| Out-source | 47% | 77% | 41% |
| Off-the-shelf | 53% | 65% | 41% |
| * Health & Safety, Data Protection Act, etc. | |||
What is interesting here is the way the balance shifts depending on the subject. It also looks like there’s a market opportunity for anyone developing new off-the-shelf products on health and safety and other mandated subjects!
Clearly all three methods – in, out and off – have their part to play, and most e-learning libraries will contain a mixture of content sourced in all three ways. With a little pragmatism, invention and plenty of hard work, you should be able to find content that’s ready when you need it, meet’s your organisation’s own, specific needs, won’t break the bank but will do the business. If not, your virtual university will be virtually useless and e-learning will never be given another chance.
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