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E-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring: Help for the Chronically Underfunded Trainer (Pfeiffer Essential Resources for Training and HR Professionals)

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The chronically under-funded HR department needs E-Learning Solutions On A Shoestring: Help For The Chronically Underfunded Trainer: its focus is how to incorporate e-learning into a company at minimal cost, and provides chapters on products, incorporation tools, and workplace strategies. Chapters cover all the resources available for this purpose, from creating games and simulation learning tools to creating low-cost collaboration and bartering for resources. An outstanding business resource.

This book is a great resource for the working trainer who doesn't want or need to spend thousands of dollars for training when the tools they have will do the job just as well. Thanks to Ms. Bozarth's advice, I have been able to create great training that is cost-effective and works even better than the more expensive solutions.

This book contains some great information on designing E=learning solutions on a limited budget, however a new addition needs an updated release as technology changes quickly.

The content is relevent and on target for development of affordable eLearning modules. The author is extremely knowledgeable and presents the material in an easy to use format. I will be referencing the material frequently as I move forward with projects for my organization.

This book spends a lot of time saying that this or that can be done for $0. Unfortunately e-learning is not only a function of content. The author gives some excellent examples of inexpensive and memorable e-leaning projects developed at minimum cost but then also includes items which should be called e-reference rather than e-learning. Perhaps, searching a Word or PDF document for a particular term, falls within her preferred definition of e-learning which is "anything designed to improve work performance delivered by any electronic means" but so also would threatening emails and abusive telephone calls. Effective e-leaning requires a cocktail of the memorable and the motivational and is unlikely to be just anything. However a lot of good resources and references but just a tad too much on the use of Word, Power Point (and similar) and nothing at all on inexpensive programs like Captivate

For years I've been trying to employ e-learning in my workplace, but the outrageous costs have always been a problem. The author shows absolutely dozens of ways to save money on e-learning projects, and offers very useful tips to use if you decide to work with vendors. I had no idea so much could be done with so little. This was an excellent investment!