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EDT Learning Wins a Silver Award in the Excellence in E-Learning Program
- Brandon Hall and Online Learning Magazine Bestow Honor -
LOS ANGELES (October 3, 2001) - EDT Learning announced today at the Online Learning Conference that its series e-Business: Competing in the New Digital Economy has been awarded an Excellence in E-learning Silver Award by brandon-hall.com and Online Learning magazine in the category of Innovative Technology.
The e-Business Series provides the foundation that employees need to help their companies adapt quickly to the Web culture and develop the best practices—in strategy, marketing, technology, and other areas—that enable them to succeed in this environment. Six 3-hour courses engage learners with stimulating content and thought-provoking activities, raising their awareness of e-business issues and equipping them with skills that will help them take advantage of e-business opportunities. The seventh course, a sophisticated simulation, lets learners work through a real-world situation as they make decisions for a fictitious company's new e-business venture.
"We are honored to receive this award," said George Weathersby, CEO of EDT Learning, when accepting the award. "It emphasizes EDT Learning's strength of helping companies implement their new business strategies by providing one-on-one experiences to their employees. The e-Business Series enables employees to gain a deeper understanding and skill set to effectively implement their company's goals."
Now in its fifth year, the Excellence in E-Learning program (formerly the Brandon Hall of Fame Awards) showcases exceptional work in the e-learning industry by providing feedback and benchmarking to entrants in an overall effort to help advance the industry.
As they have each year, the winning entries pushed the bar higher than in the year before. This year, 103 entries were submitted in the Custom Content and Innovative Technology categories, and they were evaluated by more than 90 judges with expertise in instructional design and online or multimedia training. In the Innovative Technology category there were 3 Gold Award winners, 8 Silver Award winners and 13 Worthy of Note Award winners. Other contest categories were Authoring Tools, IT Course Content Providers, Learning Management Systems and Live E-Learning Tools.
"We're excited about the depth of the award winners this year," says Brandon Hall, Ph.D., lead researcher for brandon-hall.com and chairman of the Excellence in E-learning Awards Program. "These companies are making huge strides in advancing e-learning, and we're really starting to see some high-quality content being created with the tools that are out there."
About EDT Learning
EDT Learning designs and develops online solution sets that help individuals perform and organizations excel. For companies looking to boost employees' productivity and efficiency, EDT Learning provides easy-to-implement, cost-effective solutions targeted at specific business needs. For companies looking to drive change deep within their organizations, EDT Learning provides implementation components that complement the strategic planning expertise of EDT Learning's top-tier consultancy partners, which include Andersen and the Strategos Institute.
More than 800,000 employees in leading organizations worldwide have benefited from EDT Learning solutions, and the company has earned more than 50 industry awards. Key corporate clients include Toyota, Lexus, United Airlines, and Cisco. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles and has business development offices in Chicago, Atlanta, New Jersey, and Boston. Find out more about EDT Learning at www.edtlearning.com.
About brandon-hall.com
The awards program is chaired by the leading authority on e-learning, Brandon Hall, Ph.D.
Dr. Hall is the CEO of brandon-hall.com and author of the groundbreaking Web-Based Training Cookbook. Since 1992, brandon-hall.com has been providing independent expert advice in the form of published reports and phone consultations on the tools of e-learning: LMS, LCMS, authoring tools, content providers, and any other tool that helps organizations develop successful e-learning solutions. Dr. Hall participates regularly as a featured speaker in conferences such as ASTD and Online Learning. He earned his doctorate in educational psychology and has served on the faculty of San Francisco State University's Multimedia Studies Program.
About VNU Business Media and VNU, N.V.
Online Learning 2001 is produced by VNU Business Media and VNU Expositions and is presented by Online Learning magazine, Training magazine, Presentations magazine, Creative Training Techniques newsletter, and OnLine Learning News and OnLine Learning Reviews e-newsletters.
VNU Business Media Inc. is the world's authority in business publishing, trade shows, conferences and information-based Internet sites. It includes VNU Business Publications USA (formerly Bill Communications and BPI Communications), publisher of many influential business magazines, including Billboard, Adweek, Brandweek, Mediaweek, The Hollywood Reporter, Progressive Grocer, Beverage World, Convenience Store News, National Jeweler, Sales & Marketing Management, Successful Meetings, Incentive, Architecture, Hospitality Design and approximately 60 other successful titles.
VNU Business Media is a subsidiary of VNU, one of the world's leading media and information companies. Its core activities are marketing and media information, business information, and directories. VNU is active in more than 100 countries around the world. The company employs more than 35,000 people and has annual revenues of approximately $4 billion.
Media Contact:
Lori Escalante
EDT Learning
310-305-4290
lori.escalante@edtlearning.com
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