In the early days of Hollywood, following the invention of the movie camera, pioneering film makers began to film existing plays. They simply applied the technology to what was already there. It took some time before they began to realise the full potential of the medium.

Something similar happened with e-learning. When computerbased training started in the 1980s, it was essentially a way of disseminating information that had been published elsewhere, using simple text pages. However, as technology developed – and with the advent of the Internet, web browsers and more powerful PCs – ‘technology-based training’ began to emerge.

The concept of e-learning struck a chord in the training industry, not only because it offered a costeffective way of training large numbers of people but also because it cut down travel time and meant people spent less time away from their desks or workplace. The selfpaced aspect offered convenience and flexibility to learners, allowing them to revisit aspects of a course, to top up their skills or pick up key refresher points, as and when they needed to.

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