E-Training Practices for Professional Organizations

"E-Training Practices for Professional Organizations" is an essential reference for anyone interested in the integration of e-business, e-work and e-learning processes. The book collects, for the first time, the proceedings from the 2003 IFIP eTrain Conference held in Pori, Finland.

The text serves as a multi-disciplinary resource for information on the research, development and applications of all topics related to e-Learning. The first half of the book discusses theories, paradigms and their applications in academia and industry. The last half of the book examines learning environments, design issues and collaboration among the corporate, governmental and academic sectors.

With academic and professional contributors, "E-Training Practices for Professional Organizations" reflects the multi-faceted and exciting nature of e-training studies. This volume presents the balanced view of past developments and current research necessary to truly reach the potential of this burgeoning field.

Theories and Paradigms.- Identifying Hypermedia Browsing Strategies.- Simulations as Mental Tools for Network-Based Group Learning.- E-training or E-learning?.- Pedagogical Models in Network-Based Education.- The Effects of IT-Based Training on Employees Uptake of New Technologies in the Work-Place.- Focus Group Report: Mobility and Education.- Programs and Curricula.- ‘Anybody Out There a Real Expert?’.- What Students Expect from E-Moderation.- A Model for Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Client-Centered IT Education.- Breaking New Ground in Professional IT-Training.- Taking the E-Train in University Education.- Industry Practices.- Competence Development Supported by Digital Means in a Knowledge-Intensive Company.- Electronic Mail Competitions.- Integrating Needs Assessment Within Next Generation E-learning Systems.- Cognition, Culture and Effective E-Praxis Guiding Principles.- The Teacher: From a Responsible Student’s Point-of-View.- The Virtual Office.- Introducing Organizational Characteristics in Learning Environments.- Digital Competence Development as Strategic Learning.- The Impact of the Implementation of Distance Education Systems in a Telecommunications Company.- The Performance of Virtual Teams.- Collaboration.- Managing Distributed University Courses.- Enabling Postgraduate Learning in the Workplace.- A Better E-Train.- Social Learning Within Electronic Environments.- Mobile Technologies and Education.- Towards Multilateral Co-Operation of University, ICT-Businesses and Public Organizations in the Rovaniemi Region.- Learning Environments.- Experimenting with Digital Television Learning Environments.- Printed Media, Hypertext and Chatterbots in Learning.- Developing International Leadership in Educational Technology.- Distance LearningApproaches in Teacher Training.- Building Technology-Based Training on Relevant Learning Perspectives.- Interactive 3D Virtual Hydraulics.- Accessibility and Mobile Learning.- Design.- Developing Time-Sensitive Hypertext Linking and Navigation Support.- Virtual Learning Modules for Trainees.- A New Spider on the Web.- Logistics for Learning Objects.- Implementing the Learner-Centered Design Paradigm for Web-Based Training Curricula.- Implementation and Use of a Web-Based Learning Environment.