I was reviewing some background documents for a client recently when I noticed that “risk diversification” was indicated as a reason for expanding the organization’s e-learning initiatives. I was struck by this because it marks only the third time in as many years that I have encountered an organization that mentioned “risk reduction” when talking about it’s e-learning strategy. [click to continue…]
From the category archives:
Association E-learning
In the run up to a session on e-learning that I participated in at the recent UnTech10 event, someone planning to attend the session asked about the state of “collaborative learning” in the world of e-learning. As this person put it, collaborative learning
…should be a particular strength of e-learning from the perspective of technological capabilities. Yet I feel we are still in the early stages of discovering how to move from “broadcasting” knowledge to collaborating in learning. Where are the collaborative learning successes in e-learning? What can we do to accelerate this shift?
I have tended to share the feeling that we are still in early stages in the association world, where I do most of my work. I am less tuned in to the worlds of corporate training and academic e-learning, but my general sense is that there is a good bit more hat than cattle in both of those arenas when it comes to discussions of collaborative learning or efforts to blend social media into traditional e-learning.
But then, before traveling too far down the road of feelings, I think it is important to step back and ask as pointedly as possible: What is e-learning? [click to continue…]
