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Laptop connected to brain

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…]

Resources for Member and Customer Learning

by Jeff Cobb on January 19, 2010

e-learning tools - tool belt photo

Just a heads up that we are starting to revamp and beef up the resources section here on the site. We’ll be adding a lot more over time, but there are already some good free resources – ranging from articles, to research summaries, to eBooks, to videos – that cover topics like selling e-learning, learning management systems, social media, and more. Check it out, and if it looks useful, be sure to bookmark it.

Jeff

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Interview with Ellen Behrens – Association eLearning

July 8, 2009

In June, Ellen Behrens, author of the aLearning blog, released a new book on association e-learning strategy call aLearning: A Trail Guide to Association eLearning.
Up until recently, Ellen was the director of education at the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS), where she implemented a very successful e-learning initiative. She also has [...]

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DC Association E-learning Networking Lunch

June 24, 2009

Yesterday we held the first e-learning networking lunch in the DC area at the offices of America’s Health Insurance Plans. This is something we hope to do on an ongoing basis in the DC and Chicago areas – and possibly other areas, depending upon interest.
The following bullets are from e-mails received from meeting attendees in [...]

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Tagoras Releases Association E-learning Report

March 31, 2009

After a lot of hard work, Tagoras has released its first major research report, Association E-learning: State of the Sector.  We used to do a similar sort of report back in the day at Isoph, but this one is several cuts above.
The core data in it is based on a survey we did in December [...]

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