Are you involved in managing or producing e-Learning? Assess your skills with this self-discovery questionnaire from studioVerse.

We constantly rely on our previous knowledge, opinions and experience to process events in the world around us. And this is very much in evidence when we learn. The process of learning, not surprisngly, is a very individual process. When it comes to learning a new skill we immediately look for context. We are probably trying to decide on an ongoing basis...

vizMatch is a tool designed to engage your learners by helping them to profile their requirements and receive personalised recommendations.

How can you squeeze more from your online learning and communications? Mindful of the need to 'achieve more for less' here are 5 ideas that use technology to help you work smarter (not harder!).

• Transform your PowerPoint slideshows into dynamic multimedia episodes for business presentations and e-Learning
• Host online meetings or seminars and cut travel time
• Publish visitor polls (in less than 1 minute) and sample public opinion
• Help online visitors pinpoint their requirements fast with an easy-to-use profiling tool
• Use video to really connect with your audience

Video is a unique medium for conveying information quickly and effectively, and suits a wide range of learning styles. Training videos (on tape or disk) have been around for a couple of decades now and remain popular with learners. Despite this, only a relatively small proportion of online courses feature video. Why is this?

A visual polling tool (like vizVote) allows you to create a poll in under 60 seconds and embed it directly into your presentation or online course. A poll simply consists of a topic and a series of alternative options. When a visitor casts their vote it is recorded automatically in  an online database. Once the visitor has voted a summary of all votes is shown graphically. This simple tool can be used to great effect.

Rich Internet Applications (or RIAs) are smart web-based tools that are becoming increasingly common. But do you know what a RIA is or how they can be used?