| Incorporating Web 2.0 and speech technologies in | | | | considerable distraction. |
| Learning Management System could take it to the | | | | However, Web 2.0 has a whole lot of advantages |
| next level. These technologies come with their | | | | too. The learning experience is more interactive |
| own set of disadvantages. However, they lend a | | | | and dynamic, changing as per the user |
| new dimension to the learning management | | | | requirements. Most of these software programs |
| system. There are many tools which act as | | | | used by learning and management systems aim |
| technology solutions to improve the quality and | | | | to achieve maximum collaboration between users |
| user experience of a learning management | | | | and seamlessly integrating the training practices |
| system. Since the learning system has been | | | | across broader platforms. Interaction has been |
| mostly designed to benefit a global audience, and | | | | given a shot in the arm by newest technologies |
| teams spread across different regions, tools like | | | | like Speech recognition and text to speech. |
| blogs, VoIP, wikis and discussion boards help to | | | | Text to speech has been of great help to those |
| narrow down the gap created due to the distance | | | | users who are visually impaired. Even otherwise, |
| barrier. | | | | text to speech brings a lot of flexibility and |
| Most of the technology tools aim to counter | | | | removes dependency on the speaking skills of the |
| balance the disadvantage of trainers and trainees | | | | many users who use it. The dependency on |
| not present in the same place. Each of these | | | | users' communication skills causes the training to |
| tools, however, comes with its own set of | | | | be less effective, especially when comparing users |
| distractions. Podcasts and social networks are | | | | over various regions. |
| being used more and more by schools to for | | | | Google is investing more time and money in these |
| online training. However, advertisements which | | | | technologies. Google voice and translate would |
| become an important source of revenue, | | | | take speech recognition and converting text to |
| especially during the slowdown, are getting bigger | | | | speech, to a different level altogether. Enabling |
| and bigger. These ads could sometimes be so | | | | these technologies would start a new chapter in |
| distracting that the actual content of the site | | | | user collaboration across various regions. The |
| might lose most of its visibility. | | | | users would no more need to be well versed in |
| Some sites like Google maintain a moral | | | | English to communicate their ideas to each other |
| responsibility towards user experience and make | | | | or share their knowledge on discussion forums |
| sure that ads do no hog all the space on the | | | | etc. |
| screen. Facebook uses engagement ads. It buys | | | | Speech recognition would help the learning |
| up animation and virtual gifts and uses them as a | | | | management system to create a virtual platform |
| way to promote its message and offers. These | | | | to bring all users together and make them feel as |
| virtual gifts prompt users to comment on videos | | | | if they are part of the same program in the |
| or other events. Most web tools allow these ads | | | | same training room thus providing healthy |
| to grow too big and aggressive, causing | | | | collaboration of ideas. |