Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review recent developments in educational informatics relating to the provision by information systems of pedagogical support to web‐based learners, and to propose further investigation of the feasibility and potential value of web‐based...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is introducing the concept of a “semantic learning organization” (SLO) as an extension of the concept of “learning organization” in the technological domain. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes existing definitions and conceptualizations of...

Purpose – This paper proposes solutions to problems related to the maintenance and update of already existing e‐learning courseware. Design/methodology/approach – A structured approach in form of a reference model for the re‐engineering of existing educational material is presented. In...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is discussing about the similarities between the life cycle of knowledge management and the processes in which learning objects are created, evaluated and used. Design/methodology/approach – The paper describes LO and learning designs and depicts their...

Bibliographic instruction has evolved from classroom sessions to present‐day online tutorials that range from brief Web pages to fully‐functional distance‐learning modules. Though libraries use a variety of tools (video clips, games, built‐in quizzes, guided screen capture, cross links,...

How does a fast‐growing company with a regional structure, resulting from the rapid coming together of between 20 and 30 separate businesses, shift the focus to a national corporate culture that emphasizes common best practice and drives quality through consistent messages? That was the...

Within the majority of organisations, e‐learning is now an accepted means of increasing skills and knowledge across the enterprise. Early adopters no longer think of themselves and their organisations as pioneers of a new and unproven method of training. For the most part they have seamlessly...

This article describes how Hyundai Motor Company is successfully developing its high‐potential managers in Korea through an innovative blended learning program. Since 2003, Hyundai has worked in partnership with Educasia to integrate instructor‐led online learning into a program that was...