10 years of rewarding excellence
What do you remember about 2006? The year kicked off with a whale swimming up the Thames, the seven-tonne northern bottle nose’s journey ended as it died from multiple causes despite the best efforts of it would be-rescuers. Among the resignations in the year were Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy who admitted to a drinking problem, and England football manager Sven Göran Eriksson, the first non-English manager in charge – he was replaced by Steve McClaren after the June World Cup and the team went out in the quarter-final on penalties. The Senedd, the debating chamber of the
The Awards 2006-style
National Assembly for Wales was opened. Closures included Peugeot’s decision to shut a 60-year-old car factory at Ryton near Coventry and the BBC announced that Grandstand would be off air after nearly 50 years. Debuts in the year included Daniel Craig who starred as James Bond in Casino Royale. Alexander Litvinenko died in London poisoned by polonium-210. The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change was published by the British government and weeks later a tornado hit London, causing several injuries and £10m worth of damage.
Second time out the Awards had grown modestly from 10 categories to 11. Of the 11 awards, eight were technical and three focused on personality. The awards have always been prepared to adapt and innovate to reflect the changing priorities and concerns within the market and the industry. And 2006 embraced this trend: in this year there were two ‘innovative’ categories – there had only been one in 2005 and the introduction of the ‘Excellence in the production of learning content’ now a mainstay of the awards split into various groups. The personality awards survived intact from year one.
Most innovative product in e-learning Winner: Associated Board of the Royal School of Music Special mention: Safety Media
The most innovative application of learning technology Winner: BMW UK Special mention: XOR and the Department of Work and Pensions
Excellence in the production of learning content Winner: Relay Consultants and St Microelectronics Special mention: LINE Communications and the BBC Special mention: Epic & Virgin Atlantic
The best e-learning production on a low budget Special mention: London Borough of Brent Special mention: NHS Radiology Integrated Training Initiative
The best e-learning project securing widespread adoption Winner: Information Transfer and the Priory Group Special mention:
Doctors.Net.UK
The best example of supporting learners online Winner: South Yorkshire e-Learning Programme (SYeLP) with Sheffield College Special mention: Nord Anglia E-learning
Achieving inclusivity for learners of all aptitudes and abilities Special mention: The E-Learning Foundation Special mention: Fuel and BT
The most tangible project ROI Winner: ebc and Virgin Atlantic Airways
The e.learning age award for young e-learning professional of the year Winner: James Corbett, Academee
The e.learning age e-learning team of the year Winner: Radiology Integrated Training Initiative
The e.learning age award for outstanding achievement Winner: LINE Communications
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