As of 2005, E-learning has become a $66 billion industry. It's not hard to see why. To keep up with technological change, business trends, and new product roll-outs, people must be constantly engaged in learning. But when can they fit this in to their schedules?

Distance learning applications enable people to access training and study materials anytime, anyplace. They can tackle each assignment at their own pace and obtain critical materials at a moments notice.

Organizations equally benefit. Publishing instructional materials over the Internet significantly reduces printing and travel costs. Materials can be changed, reformatted, and added with a few simple clicks. And backend applications enable the organization to easily track and administer learning across disparate and geographically disperse groups.

However, challenges exist. The lack of bandwidth, interactive tools, and engaging content hamper the diffusion of e-learning applications. And organizations continue to grapple with cultural resistance. Although employees and students use the Internet daily, they still have not fully embraced learning over the Web.

Despite the fact learning management systems exist, many teachers and trainers cite the difficulty of creating new or adding current content to the new system. They are sometimes forced to ditch perfectly useable content because it doesn't fit the new model. Or the technology changes before the content can adapt.

Slate Technology supports these e-learning endeavors. Our Web-based technology offers organizations the ability to easily migrate existing paper-based content to online learning instruction. The markup and handwriting tools let students interact with content as if they we're holding a pen. The only functional difference is that the content is online.

Call us at 703-815-0298 or email Slate Technology today for more information.