E-Learning is training provided using the Internet. E-learning means moving away from the traditional classroom learning experience and into the learner’s world. It means that participants can learn at any time and any place around the world.

Generally speaking, E-Learning refers to the use of the internet to deliver learning or training programmes. It means the participant can learn without geographical or scheduling barriers. It is learning that relies on the internet for accessing learning materials and interacting with experts and fellow learners. As a participant, you will be able to access our courses from any computer which has an internet connection (once you have registered in our LMS (Learning Management System). E-Learning offers a unique opportunity to interact with participants across the world, creating a network of experts with similar professional interests, from your computer.

IDLO has more than 20 years of experience in delivering training for adults around the world. IDLO provides lawyers, regulators and officials with practical skills for designing, maintaining and servicing market economies; improving legal frameworks; and building their professional capacity in commercial law and transactions, investment, development assistance and international trade.

In 2002, IDLO expanded into offering policy dialogues and training seminars using videoconference facilities, supported by self-study posted modules on the web. As a consequence, in 2003, IDLO became a member of the World Bank’s Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) which facilitates web-based learning and videoconference across nations and continents. In 2007, based on years of positive experiences with distance learning, IDLO has decided to broaden the Organization’s activities, introducing e-learning courses, i.e. courses offered via Internet. With robust e-learning offerings IDLO expects to effectively reach out and transfer IDLO’s substantive and skills training products to the wider legal community in developing and transition economy countries.

In its E-Learning offerings, IDLO keeps the main features of its training methodology, proved to be successful from the past 25 years of training. The role of the facilitator/moderator remains essential for the positive outcome of our courses.

IDLO’s E-Learning approach is based on four levels of interaction. At the first level, participants interact with the training content. At the second level, participants interact with other participants to share experiences, best practices and lessons learned. At the third level participants interact with an international expert who leads participants through various examples and practical case studies. At the forth and final level participants interact with an IDLO moderator who assists and guides them throughout the entire duration of the course.

IDLO E-Learning courses are designed to create a networked learning environment, in which participants have the flexibility to learn at their own convenience and pace but also are able to interact with peers and experts through the communication tools facility.

Participants will acquire substantive knowledge and practical skills in a structured online learning sequence through case studies, role plays (whenever possible), online simulated exercises and sharing in-country best practices.

The e-learning course will have:

• Weekly online discussions through asynchronous discussion boards;
• Secure e-mail exchanges within the course portal;
• Exchange of documents;
• Sharing of participant profiles for better networking;
• Online IDLO mentoring moderators.

The course will also involve mandatory quizzes at the end of each Module to test and review key points retained. These may include checking multiple answers to a question, selecting a diagram or flow chart or simply by typing in a word or a number to answer a question.
At the end of the course, participants will be given the opportunity to write a short development paper on how the course may assist in addressing issues in their respective countries with a realistic work plan. The best paper of the course will be published as a best practice article in IDLO’s publications.
Upon completion of the e-learning course the participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance.
The e-learning course will also provide participants with an excellent opportunity to become a member of an IDLO worldwide network of procurement experts and to enhance social networking skills gained through an online e-learning course.

IDLO recommends the following as a minimum in hardware and software requirements to follow our E-learning courses. Please consult your Network Administrator or Systems person to ensure that you have the following. 

• Operating System: Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, ME or XP; MacOS 9 or MacOS X
• Hardware: minimum 128 Mbytes of RAM preferably 256 MB, 1 GByte of free disk space
• Software: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel 2000 or higher Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 or higher (download for free , if you don't have it yet)
• Browser: Internet Explorer 5 or higher OR Netscape Navigator 5 or higher
• Modem: 56 K

IDLO has transferred itstraining expertise to its E-learning platform, extending availablity to additional audiences. Participants can finance their own training, or take advantage of government or donor-sponsored support. For additional information, please contact Ms. Joanne Fletcher at jfletcher@idlo.int.

Ms. Joanne Fletcher - E-learning Designer and Administrator. She coordinates IDLO’s E-Learning and Distance Learning Courses. Ms. Fletcher acts as IDLO’s liaison officer with the Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) services in Washington D.C. for all IDLO’s videoconference distance learning activities. She studied Business English and Commerce in the UK, and has completed a Diploma course at the International Training Centre in Italy on “Lifelong E-Learning Innovative Solutions."