Instructor-led training has the advantage of being immediate and interactive. Employees can ask SMEs questions in real-time and the answer will benefit the whole group, not just the person who asked the question. Classroom training has been a preference among learners for a long time.
On the cons side though, instructor-led training can be too rigid and expensive.
Self-paced learning, on the other hand, is much more flexible. Learners will usually watch videos and complete training sessions on their own time. This way, they get to create a learning schedule that works best for them.
Self-paced learning is cost-effective, too. People can rewatch videos as many times as they need at no extra cost, whereas if you’ve booked an SME for a webinar you’ve paid them for that one appearance. Everything else would probably be charged extra. Yet, self-paced learning doesn’t provide structure to learners, making it difficult for people who struggle with self-discipline to hit their training goals.
Wouldn’t it be great to have the structure and interactive aspect of instructor-led training and the flexibility and cost-effectiveness of self-paced training?
With blended learning, you can have the best of both worlds.
Blended learning means that you can still invite SMEs for webinars, and, at the same time, offer training material people can revisit at their own pace. It provides just enough structure, while still allowing for flexibility. Plus, with blended training, you have more chances of keeping learners engaged, as different people learn in different ways.
No. Your course cannot be transferred to anyone else.
No, you can visit it at anytime, wherever you are. Each course is made up of a number of individual modules which enables you to complete it in your own time and at times convenient to you.
e-Learning is reusable, cost effective training process, where content is prepared and paid for once but used again and again. It can be deployed rapidly and it is totally flexible to meet the needs of an organization. Once created, the material can be delivered anywhere and anytime with virtually no additional cost. Since e-learning is primarily self-directed, there is no need for individuals to resolve the typical conflicts between their ongoing work projects and required training; the courses are available to meet each individual’s schedule. And since the training is computer based, it can be scaled very effectively…delivering the same training to large numbers of employees at multiple locations at virtually the same time…or at any time at all.