E-Learn Vancouver, Day 3
Like the days before it, Day 3 of E-Learn carried a few interesting presentations with it – including working examples of social networks and virtual worlds (Second Life) in classrooms.
Category: training
E-Learn Vancouver, Day 1
The first day of E-Learn is over, and I wanted to share my thoughts on the many presentations I saw today.
Mentoring as an Alternative to Training?
Instead of considering mentoring to be a cheap, undesirable alternative to formal training when the money dries up, why not take advantage of it? Why not design a mentoring system to get the absolute most out of the instructional resources you already have – your more experienced employees!
Woman Fired Over a “Confrontational” E-mail
A financial controller was fired for sending confrontational e-mails to her coworkers. One such email, written in capitals and highlighted in bold blue, reads: “To ensure your staff claim is processed and paid, please do follow the below checklist.”
Attention Soldier: Your Page Needs Editing
Members of the US Army are being asked to update army field manuals in a wiki format, so that any soldier anywhere in the organization can help write Army doctrine.