SUNNYVALE, Calif. – As the first big wave of e-learning washes past us, some are asking, “What’s next?”

Despite the promises of e-learning, many workers won’t voluntarily sign up for a course; some won’t sign up when participation is declared mandatory; and too many won’t ever finish the courses they start. Do these low participation statistics reflect an inherent weakness in the ideas behind e-learning, or is the dominant classroom-based model just too hard to break away from? Perhaps it’s all just a matter of finding the right delivery methods for learners.

To get at the newest and most promising trends in content delivery and infuse new thought into the drive toward “E-Learning 2.0,” Brandon Hall Research has released a new report, Emerging E-Learning: New Approaches to Delivering Engaging Online Learning Content.

Written by Dr. Gary Woodill, Ed.D., the report straddles the border between educational and corporate learning to delve into the 50 most promising ideas, innovations, and content formats in the field of e-learning.

The report includes an extensive collection of bibliographic information that everyone involved in learning can use as research material:

• 1,100+ hyperlinks illustrating innovative e-learning content formats
• 500+ bibliographic references
• Contact information of 275 innovative companies and organizations profiled
• Diverse topics: brain-based learning, competency-based learning, cybercartography, immersive environments, metacognitive learning, podcasting, social networking, WebQuests, wikis, workflow learning, and 40 more.
• Advice on how to go well beyond conventional approaches to e-learning as the field moves towards “multi-channel learning”

Without a focus on delivery methods, the good intentions and promised efficiencies of e-learning are hard to realize. This report shows how e-learning content can be delivered with thought, planning, and analysis of the learning process to move beyond page-turning and into the realm of real learning.

A complete copy of the report is available online at www.brandon-hall.com.

The independent analyst firm Brandon Hall Research provides insight and advice through their publications and consulting on best practices and learning technologies for companies both large and small. The company also sponsors the Excellence in Learning Awards, the first recognition program dedicated entirely to the learning industry.

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