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Hello Friends,

Welcome to this edition of Wavelength.

November has been quite nice. In fact, it’s been slightly chilly, slightly busy, and very very interesting. I couldn’t have been anything else with the India-Pak ODIs and Test Matches…right? Speaking of cricket, the 20-20s were an excellent variation that introduced a new strain of cricket virus in our country. If you ask me, I am still a fan of the ODIs. The reason is simple. The ODIs and I grew up together!

I can still recall the India vs. West Indies ODI played at Lord’s in London, when India won the match and the world cup by 43 runs! It was a hot summer night in Ajmer, when we beat the June heat magnified many times over by the absence of electricity, by listening to the commentary on our transistor radio. In a colony situated in the suburbs of Ajmer, I saw the match that was held in London, through my mind’s eyes; and I jumped and danced when the Indian team won!

The ODI bug then and the 20-20s bug now have some degree of similarity with another bug that has recently become very active. Organizations bitten by this bug feel the need for immediate attention, and they often find their concern being addressed by the wrong doctor! This bug is the eLearning bug! Just the way the ODIs and 20-20s bugs result in a fever that is contagious, so does the eLearning bug. Just the way we feel great about winning the ODIs and the 20-20s, we feel like winners when the eLearning solution works…and when it doesn’t? Well!

This month, we have a list of some excellent preventive measures, which will help all those organization, which have recently been bitten by the eLearning bug. Read “Outsourcing eLearning Development” to discover the main issues that affect eLearning outsourcing in India. The article lists and describes some preventive measures, which if taken by organizations wishing to outsource content development, would lead to a good outsourcing experience.

From the Wavelength Newsroom:

The first session of the IDSP Online is already underway, with course participants from all over India. The depth of thoughts and the strength of expression displayed by the course participants of the IDSP Online make me feel proud of being a part of this industry. With such thought-leaders at the helm, I see a great future for the Indian eLearning and training industry. I thank them and the participants of IDCWC Online for being with us and inspiring us to do our best.

If you have four or more years of experience in a learning-related area, and if you want to learn instructional design for applying it to your area of expertise, you are welcome to apply for the IDSP Online.

The next sessions for the IDSP Online as well as the IDCWC Online are scheduled to begin on January 01, 2008. We are currently receiving applications for both the courses.

• 5-Day Instructional Design & Content Writing Training Workshop
  (5-Days - Monday to Friday) – Jan. 14 to 18, 2008

  Those who contacted us for our 5-Day Instructional Design & Content Writing Training Workshop will be happy to know that we are organizing this workshop again in January (January 14-18, 2008). If you are interested in either attending or sponsoring participants for this workshop, please write to us at connect[at]vibrantwavelength[dot]com

The IDCWC Contact session and the ActionScript 2.0 Developer Certificate (ASDC) (for which classes are conducted at Wavelength, Noida) shall begin on December 23, 2007. If you wish to enroll for any of our contact courses, please call us at 9810324284.

I hope that you will find time to go through the newsletter, even though the next test match between India and Pakistan is beginning on November 30! I wish India the best – in cricket, in eLearning, in IT, in everything!

Thanks and Warm Regards,
Shafali


Shafali R. Anand.
(Editor & Publisher - Wavelength)

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