You're invited to participate in an eLearning Special Interest Group at the CHI 2001 Conference in Seattle on Tuesday, April 3, 2001, 2:30-4:00 p.m. organized by: Lisa Neal, EDS Ken Korman, ACM OVERVIEW OF TOPIC eLearning has experienced phenomenal growth in recent times, cutting across all sectors of society on a global scale. Those seeking to develop eLearning courses and programs must confront a variety of complex issues regarding planning, design, and implementation, as well as issues around selection and use of technologies. In the SIG, we propose to examine the following: h What makes an eLearning technology effective under what circumstances? h Can the design of current tools be improved from the perspective of teachers and students? h What are the factors influencing the design and delivery of a rich and compelling eLearning experience? h How has eLearning been used to teach HCI and what are the particular issues around teaching HCI effectively at a distance? All these questions tie-in closely with usability issues at the core of HCI research and theory. We welcome the eLearning and CHI communities to participate and to strengthen ties between practitioners in the two related fields. SIG FORMAT We will start by asking participants to identify themselves and state the major issues impacting them. We will then organize brief discussions around the topics on which there is the most consensus. We will document the discussion for publication in ACM's new online publication, eLearn magazine. The organizers are Editor-in-Chief and Executive Editor, respectively, of eLearn magazine. Lisa Neal EDS - Web Universities & Training 3 Valley Road Lexington, MA 02421 USA phone: +01-781-861-7373 mailto:[log in to unmask]