Objective : Objective To Develop—
Your overall professional performance
Specific job skills
Short term and long term goals : Short term and long term goals Do self assessment to identify short-term and long-term goals
Case Study (Susan) : Case Study (Susan) Susan was an imports specialist with a multinational mining and manufacturing company. There are many opportunities for travel and work abroad, something that appeals to Susan.
Case Study (Susan) : Case Study (Susan) Although she is confident that her job skills are among the best in the department, she correctly assumes that her inexperience might limit her chances for the highly sought-after international assignments.
Case Study (Susan) : Case Study (Susan) Susan knows that one of the best ways to demonstrate maturity and commitment to the organization is to improve her level of professionalism.
eLearning courses that focus on helping her improve her level of professionalism are referred to as “soft skill” courses.
Case Study (Mike) : Case Study (Mike) Mike is a communications technician for a telecommunications company. He enjoys the challenge of working in a technical field in which innovation takes place daily. He understands training is a constant part of this job.
Case Study (Mike) : Case Study (Mike) Mike developed an eLearning table.
Mike considers four characteristics and ranks the value of each on a scale of 0 to 5. He will not select any course that falls below 2 and tries to avoid selecting courses in which the ranking falls below 3 in any category.
Differentiating Purpose : Differentiating Purpose You’ve learned how to differentiate between eLearning that benefits your immediate job training needs and eLearning that benefits your career development. Balancing the two will lead to increased job satisfaction.
Evaluation : Evaluation As you select eLearning activities for yourself, you will benefit from looking carefully for examples of the following forms of evaluation embedded right in the learning.
Documentation : Documentation Create an eLearning transcript classified by topic
Develop one-paragraph description of completed eLearning activities
Complete a table that correlates eLearning courses with specific job roles.
Transcript : Transcript A good eLearning transcript should have the following:
Course name
Content provider
Length of course
Relationship to job
Performance indicators
Linking job skills with eLearning : Linking job skills with eLearning
eLearning Recognition : eLearning Recognition Identify the various forms of recognition you will receive for the successful completion of a course:
Professional certification
Continuing education units
Academic credit
eLearning Recognition : eLearning Recognition Before you enroll in any course, consider these topics:
Eligibility
Prerequisites
Content
Format