UK Training Industry Press Releases

At the eLearning Network (eLN)'s September conference, e-learning professionals will have a unique opportunity to see how live e-learning contributes to the overall blend. Live or ‘synchronous' e-learning delivery technologies and applications will be under discussion at the conference - which takes place at Holborn Bars, in London, from 9.30am on Friday 26^th September.

"Synchronous e-learning now constitutes a third of all e-learning activities in the USA - or ten per cent of the total learning activities in the whole of the USA," revealed the eLN's chairman, Clive Shepherd. "Moreover, the take-up of synchronous e-learning in Europe is accelerating as organisations seek to cut down on travel expenses and reduce their carbon emissions.

"Synchronous e-learning takes many forms, including instant messaging; Skype; virtual classrooms for small group sessions; webinars, as well as the increasing use of virtual worlds to provide immersive 3D experiences and simulation," he added.

Delegates' exploration of this subject will be led by Viv Cole, director of professional services at Academy Internet. Speakers include Ron Edwards, the CEO of Ambient Performance, one of the world's leading consultancies specialising in 3D, mobile and virtual world applications; Patricia Fitzgerald, who leads a team of sales and technical development professionals at Cisco, which the owner of Webex and the inventor of the futuristic videoconferencing system Telepresence; and the former radio journalist, Matthew James.