E-Learning Beyond the Workplace
Wadi D. Haddad, Editor

The growing knowledge economy is transforming the dynamics of the workplace. New trends are creating new realities; new realities are requiring new tools; and new tools are giving birth to new possibilities.

E-Learning Growth and Promise for the Developing World
Joanne Capper, World Links for Development, The World Bank

A growing number of organizations are now delivering training and education over the Internet. This article gives an overview of e-learning, its current status, its benefits, what the future holds, and what it promises for the developing world.

What Isn't E-Learning
Cher Ping Lim, Ph.D., National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

This article dispels four common myths about what e-learning is by discussing what e-learning is NOT. In doing so, this article establishes what e-learning must be about and what questions corporations should ask when evaluating e-learning.

The Role of E-Learning in Training and Development
Kurt D. Moses, Vice President, Academy for Educational Development

E-learning offers a powerful alternative to a traditional form of training that has worked for many centuries. Here we see what factors are driving corporations to make e-learning a priority.

How Information Technology Can Help Development: Opportunities and Obstacles
Mary Fontaine, The LearnLink Project, Academy for Educational Development

This article explains the connection between IT and development, describes some of the "e-opportunities" and entry points to developing countries, and identifies some of the conditions that must be in place for participation.

TechKnowNews

� India and Brazil Are Bringing Computers to the Masses � Legislation Introduced in USA to Encourage IT Training in the Workplace � Latin America's Widest Reaching E-Learning Solution is Launched � Virtual Cell Site Wins Pirelli `INTERNET`ional Award � University Libraries in Developing Countries Gaining Greater Access to Academic Journals

The Rio Salado Experience: Partnerships � An Essential Ingredient for E-Learning in the Workforce
Dr. Linda M. Thor, President, Rio Salado College

When you don�t have a campus, you tend to get rather creative about delivery formats. The Rio Salado College serves 50,000 students annually through customized, unique programs and partnerships, accelerated formats and distance learning.

India: How NIIT Brings People and Computers Together�Successfully!
C.N. Madhusudan, President, Strategic Alliances, NIIT USA Inc.

Since 1982, NIIT has been bringing quality computer education to vast numbers throughout India despite almost insurmountable obstacles. Now, with the power of online learning, even geographical constraints have disappeared. This is the story of how India is joining the Information Technology revolution.

Corporate E-Training: Three Examples from Across the World
Sonia Jurich

Corporations are adopting e-learning to train and re-train their workforce. This article summarizes solutions found by corporations located in three different parts of the globe, to meet their training needs.

Higher Education and Enterprise Training in Latin America: The Case of the Virtual Campus of Peru�s Higher Technological Institute
Laurence Wolff and Norma Garcia, Inter-American Development Bank

Higher education institutions in Latin America are only beginning to realize the potential of working with and supporting industry and commerce through Internet based learning opportunities for technical and professional workers. This article describes a rapidly expanding program being undertaken by Peru�s Higher Technological Institute (TECSUP).

Honduras: Solar Energy Bridges the Digital Divide
Aimee Verdisco, Education Unit, Inter-American Development Bank, and Analyda Melara de Fanconi, Minister, Honduran Council for Science and Technology

San Ram�n, a remote village located in the hills of Honduras, is proof of the power of technological leapfrogging over traditional barriers to development. This community has become the world's first solar powered community hooked up to the Internet.

Distance Learning in Developing Countries: Is Anyone Measuring Cost-Benefits?
Stephen Ruth and Min Shi, George Mason University

This article reviews distance learning in the context of developing countries and examines how to determine its value, cost and yield. The author also suggests some implementation approaches through a case study in China.

The Power of the Internet for Learning: Moving from Promise to Practice
Kathleen Fulton, former Project Director, Web-based Education Commission

This article highlights the Report of the US Congressional Web-based Education Commission, which studied the use and impact of the Internet in enhancing learning opportunities for all in schools, universities, and the workplace.

Business, Corporate Universities and E-Learning
John Y. Jones, Master�s Degree Student, George Washington University

A corporate university today is in a favorable position in relation to traditional universities. Some companies are even creating entire degree programs in cooperation with traditional universities.

The Role of the Instructor in E-Learning Collaborative Environments
Lucio Teles, Stacy Ashton, Tracy Roberts, Irina Tzoneva, Simon Fraser University

This article summarizes the results of research that evaluated the role of instructors in e-learning environments.

E-Learning Buyer�s Guide
Gregg B. Jackson, Associate Professor and Coordinator, Education Policy Program, George Washington University

It is essential that when shopping for e-learning, both corporate training officers and individual students do so with caution. Here are four guiding steps.

Development of a Skilled I.T. Workforce: Strategies, Standards and Resources
Joanne Capper, World Links for Development Program, The World Bank

There are a number of strategies that various countries are taking to support and enhance the development of skilled IT personnel. This article discusses five such strategies.

Digital Divide or Digital Bridge? Exploring Threats and Opportunities to Participation in Telecenter Initiatives
Raul Roman and Royal D. Colle, Development Communication Research Group, Cornell University

This article identifies the main obstacles to community and individual participation in telecenter initiatives and the strategies to overcome them.

E-Learning Solutions
Editorial Staff

This article describes fora such as chat rooms, webcasts, email and videoconferences that are being used as e-learning tools in a wide variety of educational and corporate settings.

WorthWhileWebs
John Y. Jones, Master�s Degree Student, George Washington University

There are multitudes of resources found on the web related to e-learning in the workplace. Here you will find a handful of these e-learning resources, both for the corporation interested in starting a corporate e-learning program, and for the student interested in enhancing workplace skills individually.

Hearing the Sights: Seeing the Sounds!
Tressa Steffen Gipe

Remarkable progress has been made in the field of 3-D computer-generated animation, which can help people with autism, profound deafness, stroke-related aphasia and linguistic learning disabilities improve pronunciation, lip-reading, vocabulary, language fluency or other linguistic skills.

African Global Information Infrastructure Gateway Project: The Leland Initiative
Academy for Educational Development Staff

In recognition of the power of the Internet and its potential as an important development tool in the African context, the African Global Information Infrastructure (GII) Gateway Project � more commonly known as the Leland Initiative, was launched in February of 1995 and was designed to extend full Internet connectivity to a minimum of 20 sub-Saharan African nations.

Country Profile: Distance Education in Poland
Miroslaw J. Kubiak, Polish Association of Teachers of Computer Science

This article profiles four institutions that offer distance education in Poland: Distance Education Center at Technical University of Gdansk; Kielce University of Technology; The Distance Education Certificate Program at the University of Lodz; and Virtual University at the Institute for Vocational Training in Warsaw.