About Us

J. Murray Richmond, Principal, e-training group™

For over 25 years I have been involved in planning, developing, delivering and evaluating a wide range of distance education applications including:

Tutor-assisted self-study courses
Television courses
Satellite-delivered interactive courses
Teleconferencing courses
Telidon videotex computer-based training
Videoconferencing workshops and seminars
Computer-based training (CBT)
CD-ROM-based training
E-training and e-learning (web-based training and learning)

Before founding e-training group™, I was Director, Instructional Design and Evaluation, Knowledge Connection Corporation. Prior to that, I was Assistant Director, Training, Education and Development, at the Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario.

During the 1980's, I was a founder and principal of the Alphatel group of companies, high technology firms specializing in research, development and application of videotext technologies for training, education and public access information systems. Our greatest success was the design and development of the CADIS interactive directory, a networked, 20-station, world-class, way-finding and public information system for West Edmonton Mall, the world's largest shopping centre.

As a senior staff member of Athabasca University during its formative years, I provided leadership in developing its distance education strategies and programs. Roles included Director, Instructional Development, Director of Planning, Learning Services and Secretary to the Governing Council / Administrative Assistant to the President.

Professional Qualifications

I'm a bit of an education junkie and have spent a large chunk of my life enrolled in one education program or another.

My highest formal credential is a M.Ed. in Educational Psychology. I also have a post-degree Quebec Class 1 Teaching Certificate and a B. Sc. I hold permanent professional teaching certificates in Quebec and Alberta. For some 10 years, I also maintained my registration as a Certified Psychologist.

I have two incomplete Ph.D. programs on my transcripts; one in Educational Administration (all requirements completed except thesis) and another in Educational Psychology (coursework only completed). I was honoured to be a Killam Fellowship holder.

I have taken specialized training, defined as training sessions of at least a week in duration, in:

· Project Management
· Advanced Project Management
· Designing Education and Training Systems
· Change Management
· Systems Thinking Workshop
· Self-Managing Work Teams
· Total Quality Management / Quality Enhancement

Professional Memberships

Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD)
- National Director

Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE)

Clients Speak

Murray Richmond, e-Training Group, was contracted by the Insurance Institute of Canada to assist with the development of an on-line tutorial service for student members. Our on-line tutorials are currently available for many of our courses in both English and French and feedback from students is consistently very positive. Murray deserves much of the credit for the successful implementation of this product. In addition, he has provided helpful insights that have assisted us as we implement our on-line learning strategies. Murray has been very professional and accommodating in all aspects of our business relationship and we are pleased to continue the association.

Ted Hellyer, FCIP, CRM
Vice-President, Programs
The Insurance Institute of Canada