Learning on Demand: How the Evolution of the Web Is Shaping the Future of Learning

Learning on Demand presents new ideas around the topic of web-enabled instruction, challenging long-held beliefs about proper ‘design’ and the methods for engaging students. Drawing on technology trends, this book shows that accessibility of information on demand overshadows ‘interactive design’ for creating effective web-based instruction. In addition, the trends that are evident outside of the training and development industry are ones that could empower and bring training and development professionals into vital roles within an organization.

Learning on Demand showcases fascinating examples of web and mobile technologies that are based on an increasingly open web platform. Right now, technology innovations are moving faster than innovations in learning. The showcase of technologies presented in this book can create a baseline of innovation to use for comparison in the future. We must continue to look at new, developing technologies, and assess whether training and development trends are taking advantage of these technologies. If they are not, we need to examine how we can do so moving forward. This book will discuss new ways of measuring the effectiveness of web-enabled instructional solutions based on the success of business intelligence and web analytic technologies.

Reuben Tozman is the founder and chief learning officer of edCetra Training. Reuben obtained his master's degree in educational technology from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec in 1998 and has worked in the field of technology-based training since. An instructional designer, Reuben managed production teams and product development and founded edCetra Training in 2002. Reuben constantly tests new theories for applying latest technologies to learning interventions; he has been an active member of standards committees such as DITA for Learning, an active contributor to industry publications, and a speaker at industry events. Reuben is the author of Learning on Demand: How the Evolution of Technology Is Shaping the Future of Learning. He is also a motorcycle enthusiast and can be found riding the roads of southern Ontario any chance he can get.