‘e-Learning’ Survey to Improve Workplace Training Efficiency
Contacts: Matt Graham, 207-333-7139; Nory Jones, 581-1971
ORONO — Faculty from the University of Maine’s Maine Business School have launched an online survey of Maine businesses to assess the role of “e-learning” as an employee-training tool in the workplace, along with current trends, emerging technologies and the value they provide to organizations.
In a fiercely competitive world with new technologies now a big part of everyday life, the results of the study should provide Maine businesses with a clearer understanding of what e-learning products are available, which are free, and how businesses can efficiently find the best platforms for their specific needs, says Christian “Matt” Graham, a lecturer in information systems management with Nory Jones, an associate professor in the field.
“We see this as a contribution to Maine businesses in that we can share our results to make Maine businesses more competitive as learning organizations,” Jones says.
Business owners, managers and human resource managers are invited to complete an eight-question survey, which can be found on the Maine Department of Labor’s Career Center website at http://www.mainecareercenter.com/.
Jones and Graham will look at e-learning in the workplace specifically from a Maine perspective, exploring different technologies that support e-learning and make recommendations on their applications for the workplace.
The recommendations are expected to improve employee-training efficiency and help employers better understand what businesses in Maine need today to take full advantage of the benefits of e-learning technologies for workplace training.
The University of Maine, founded in 1865, is the state’s premier public university, located in the town of Orono. It is among the most comprehensive higher education institutions in the Northeast and attracts students from across the U.S. and more than 60 countries. It currently enrolls 12,000 total undergraduate and graduate students who can directly participate in groundbreaking research working with world-class scholars. Students are offered 88 bachelor’s degree programs, 64 master’s degree programs, 25 doctoral programs and one of the oldest and most prestigious honors programs in the U.S. The university promotes environmental stewardship on its campus, with substantial efforts aimed at conserving energy, recycling and adhering to green building standards in new construction. For more information about the University of Maine visit http://www.umaine.edu