E-learning in Business? - "A"

This article isn’t what I thought it was going to be about, but I still learned about technology as it relates to training employees. In the UK, e-learning has become the main way of training future staff of many IT firms. The article goes on to say that while most instruction can be taught through the computer, the need for the classroom still remains strong. When it comes to firsthand experience, the classroom is needed and it also provides the one-on-one a teacher can provide. It says that economically, the e-learning makes the most sense.
I didn’t particularly like this article, mostly because it strayed to a more business type setting. I did find one part really interesting and it answered the question I had about ensuring all my students education. It was that e-learning provided the chance for shy students or students who would feel too uncomfortable in a classroom to ask questions to their teachers. I really liked that, because it made me think about all the types of students I will have and how they may not want to participate in class.

VNU Business Publications (2007). E-learning versus the classroom. IT Week (UK), 18. Retrieved April 2, 2007, from InfoTrac OneFile database via Thompson Gale.

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