E-Learning, Online software and website demos for visitors. Train your employees.

Why Choose e-Learning?

As companies become more global, time and location constraints have made utilizing instructor-led, classroom-based training less feasible. As a result, companies increasingly choose e-learning programs in order to train their employees.

Why is e-Learning more effective than classroom training and why is it a better training option for your company?  The following information should answer these questions, and help you convince others of the need for computer-based training at your company.  

A search on the World Wide Web for "e-Learning" results in a vast amount of information on the subject.  In order to help you understand the unique advantages of training with an e-Learning program, SmartCertify Direct has put together the following information, compiled from several reputable sources.  

Definition
Webopedia.com, an online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technologies, defines e-Learning (often called computer-based training) as a type of education in which a student learns by executing special training programs on a computer.  According to research conducted, e-Learning has a number of unique features that sets it apart from traditional training methods, features that are beneficial to a company training a large group of employees with diverse learning methods.

Features of e-Learning
According to an article published by the Royer Center for Learning and Academic Technologies at Penn State University, e-Learning is a powerful training tool for several reasons:

1. e-Learning Provides Immediate Feedback
Immediate feedback allows both instructors and trainees to monitor progress and adjust instruction accordingly.  This feature of e-Learning allows a student to decide how much time he or she needs to spend on a particular area, assuring that the student spends enough time on areas of weakness and not to much time on areas of proficiency.

2. e-Learning Provides Integration of Text, Graphics and Sound
e-Learning is an effective training option because it appeals to multiple senses - seeing, hearing and doing. According to the Royer Center article, people remember 10 percent of what they read, 20 percent of what they hear, 30 percent of what they see and 50 percent of what they hear and see.

e-Learning is effective for people with various learning styles, and receiving information through more than one sense increases the likelihood that the student will be able to recall the information in the future.

3. e-Learning is Cost Effective
After initial costs, you have a 24-hour per day trainer.  A trainer is able to teach any number of trainees at the same time using e-Learning.  Also, having an on-hand e-learning program eliminates the cost of hiring professional instructors, renting teaching facilities and travel expenses that may come when training employees with traditional training methods.

4. e-Learning is an Effective Training Option for the Adult Population
In some cases, adults who are required to attain additional training for employment purposes may feel threatened by the atmosphere of traditional classroom training.  With e-Learning, the student feels in control because the computer provides a non-threatening and non-judgmental learning environment.  e-Learning actively involves the student in the training process, providing for increased student satisfaction.

5. e-Learning is Self-paced, Flexible and Individualized
A student can work at his or her own pace using an e-learning program.  Plus, e-Learning can sequence training to match the needs of the student, and provides immediate feedback so a student can keep up with his or her own progress.

6. e-Learning is Tireless and Consistent
e-Learning is a superior training option because it never needs a break, is always available, can train greater numbers of students in a given time frame than other training methods and meets the need in today's workforce for continuous training.  It provides consistency of training in terms of the quality of information presented.

7. e-Learning Improves Job Performance
An e-learning program can help companies successfully train people in specific skills for specific performances while providing increased access to information tools for decision-making and general skills that effect overall employee performance.

PC Computing Magazine points out in their study that training has become more available to companies since the introduction of e-Learning.  The article even credits SmartCertify Direct, a division of SkillSoft (formally CBT Systems), saying that our company has had a direct hand in the growth of e-Learning, or computer-based training.

According to a study by the IDC, worldwide spending on e-Learning will surpass $23 billion by 2004.  And, non-IT related companies are expected to account for 54 percent of e-Learning content demand.  Here are some organizations that are already using our e-Learning courses to train employees:

United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps
United States Departments of State, Transportation and Energy
Deloitte and Touche
Carnival Cruise Line
Yahoo!
E*TRADE
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
DigitalMed
Lionbridge Technologies

As you can see, companies in all industries of the working world are using e-Learning to train employees - and they are choosing e-Learning programs from UWEB Inc.