Mandoza Mines was established 10 years ago as an affiliate of Polyus Gold, a Russian-based gold mining company. Mandoza mines was affected severely in the global financial crisis of 2007 and 2008 and is struggling to recover. Over the past five years, the mine has had to lay off about 2000 employees, and may have to lay off even more if the mine does not start producing a profit. The capital investment required to establish and run a gold mine is tremendous and the mine is currently struggling to show a profit. However, Polyus has offered Mandoza Mines a financial helpline, provided it reduces the number of accidents caused by mineworkers carelessness and ignoring safety mechanisms and safety requirements. On investigation, the management team has decided to invest in the infrastructure to develop and deliver online safety training courses to all mineworkers, as well as refresher courses every six months.

Questions

1. Given the financial situation at Mandoza Mines, would you recommend the use of an e-learning approach? 

2. Based on the needs analysis for e-learning design, what information do you need to collect before starting the e-learning design? 

3. Identify the members of the team that should be involved in the design of the e-learning programmed.

4. Develop a template for the design of the e-learning programmed. 

5. Indicate which rich media will be used to engage participant attention and ensure continued participation. 

6. Indicate how assessments will be used to track participant progress and how feedback will be provided to participants. 

7. In which phase of the adoption of e-learning is Mandoza Mines currently? Would you advise Mandoza Mines to move to one of the other phases?