Online, Distance Learning or E-Learning    Whatever it's called, the advantages can be enormous!!! This is a complete listing of our online course catalog

We know the many benefits of online or distance learning: Work from a comfortable setting, making it easier to digest the information Learn at a time that's convenient for the student Spare the costs of travel to training, training rooms, trainers The ability to blend distance learning with classroom learning Use an online course as prework to the classroom or as post-class reinforcement Courses available cover a wide range of topics Eliminates the need to bring a group of people to a central location Provides an opportunity for point-of-need development for individuals or groups People can receive the training immediately, not have to wait for a scheduled class  A full year access is available to all students for refresher training on all courses You can cover a large population in a short period of time  The PowerPoint presentation, Five Easy Pieces to Effective Online Learning, contains Tips for Success in five areas of consideration in successfully delivering online training

Why these courses?

ALD has chosen the courses below because of their professional design, the practical, useful skills they teach & reinforce and their ability to be engaging - there's nothing worse than struggling through a boring course on your own! Many students begin handling multiple tasks when they're bored with the online lessons; this undermines the learning and ultimately costs more. That's why we have a list of courses that cover the basics of interpersonal and management effectiveness -they're easy to recommend. Publishers we partner with are  Inscape Publishing (IP) Vital Learning Corp (VL) CRKInteractive, Inc (CRKI)  Each course below indicates the publisher