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Posted by Piers Lea - January 5, 2012
Piers Lea, CEO, discusses the current and 2012 landscape for mobile learning.
It is nearly two years since I gave the opinion, on this blog, that it was time for organisations to embrace mobile learning. Now in 2012, demand for mobile services is growing, not just for learning, but throughout the enterprise.
A survey we conducted recently among learning professionals shows that 94% of organisations are between the stage of vesting interest in mobile technology and the full implementation stage.
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Posted by Piers Lea - March 17, 2010
Piers Lea, CEO of LINE Communications, gives the reasons why now is the moment for mobile learning and communications
To say that mobile delivery for learning and communications is a hot talking point at the moment is not to say a great deal. Mobile had been a hot talking point in e-learning circles for at least the last five years. And LINE has been designing and delivering mobile solutions since 2001. M-learning has had many false dawns. Read more…
Posted by Piers Lea - January 26, 2010
LINE is 21 this month. Piers Lea reviews 21 years at the helm.
LINE’s business today is about helping clients find their feet in a world where clever use of technology and learning innovation is critical to business success. Read more…
Posted by Piers Lea - November 16, 2009
Piers Lea explains why evaluation should be part of the strategy
In an earlier article published on the LINE website and in E-learning Age Magazine, we issued a call to action for organisations to contribute their stories and evidence of success. A call for our industry to focus on what has been achieved, and how it has been achieved, rather than solely on the efficacy or otherwise of particular technology tools and conceptual models.
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Posted by Piers Lea - July 31, 2009
Piers Lea, CEO of LINE Communications, gives a personal perspective on how the e-learning industry can respond to current economic gloom. It means working together, so even if you don’t read this whole article please go straight to the last paragraph and take action now!
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Posted by Piers Lea - March 10, 2009
Early adopters of e-learning faced many problems: poor uptake of courses, low completion rates, complaints about low levels of interactivity, difficulty of access to courses…While the situation has improved, there are still many challenges ahead.
Piers Lea and Patrick Dunn believe that for the e-learning industry to continue on its upward path, it must be more business-like: literally.
Early adopters of e-learning faced many problems: poor uptake of courses, low completion rates, complaints about low levels of interactivity, difficulty of access to courses…While the situation has improved, there are still many challenges ahead.
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Posted by Piers Lea - February 10, 2009
Piers Lea, CEO of LINE, on the importance of seeing e-learning within a vision of learning which fits a company’s culture.
It is becoming generally accepted that in order for an e-learning strategy to succeed there are five main success factors – the five Cs: content, capability, cost, clients – and most importantly, culture.
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Posted by Piers Lea - December 5, 2008
You might think that ‘business impact’ studies on learning interventions would be two-a-penny. We have private and public sector organisations investing in training interventions like never before, every manner of exhibition or conference with its pundits espousing the efficacy of technology, face-to-face, blended, mobile, etc – it should be easy to prove that training works! Not so.
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Posted by Piers Lea - September 4, 2008
As learning initiatives grapple with ever more complex challenges, the supplier-buyer relationship needs to change.
The role of e-learning is changing. And with this change of role, a number of assumptions about how e-learning is designed and produced, and who produces it, are being swept away.
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Posted by Piers Lea - September 4, 2008
Piers Lea reviews a new report analysing what it means to be “smart”
Have you ever wondered about IQ and what it means?
I don’t think anyone has ever suggested that a high IQ and success in the workplace go hand-in-hand. But if so, how would you measure IQ?
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Posted by Piers Lea - July 10, 2007
Piers Lea and Donald Clark on how our industry needs to be courageous in taking the next step and deft at encouraging those we work for to do the same.
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