tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post113960181463488939..comments2024-03-29T04:56:21.649-07:00Comments on eLearning Technology: eLearning 2.0Tony Karrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-56364664618333988212010-06-22T13:50:20.380-07:002010-06-22T13:50:20.380-07:00Tony,
I think eLearning 2.0 and even Learning 2.0...Tony,<br /><br />I think eLearning 2.0 and even Learning 2.0 starts with a great quote from Chris Collison and Geoff Parcell in their recently updated book and CD, “Learning to Fly”:<br /><br />“You can’t manage knowledge. Nobody can. What you can do is to manage the environment in which knowledge can be created, discovered, captured, shared, distilled, validated, transferred, adopted, adapted and applied.”<br /><br />The 2.0 represents a paradigm shift from being the gatekeepers of knowledge to providing a context for the content that can be easily and readily accessed by people who need to know and know-how. And a follow-up that improves the learner's ability to adopt and adapt what they came to learn.<br /><br />Our job in the 2.0 world of learning is to enable the learners to interact with the knowledge and with one another and be there as a knowledgeable Mentor or SME. <br /><br />Exactly, for example, as you suggested with your "Ask a Question" list built during the elearning sessions, and the follow-on WebEx session in which the "instructor" tries to answer the questions.David Grebowhttp://knowledgestarblog.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-83640208529257277012009-07-14T09:03:38.047-07:002009-07-14T09:03:38.047-07:00GRE has active forums(http://www.urch.com/forums/)...GRE has active forums(http://www.urch.com/forums/) and people study in community. The study patterns have changed considerably, we even see people collaborating over skype. number2.com has tried to provide a learning management system for it as well. <br />But the fact remains that such tests(knowledge based as you say it) are still like more tiresome a broswing(if you prefer online learning)than the study. With the varities of students coming into picture, study does not come out as smooth as to be.<br />What a student wants is a diagnostic test and a set of links to study, with a set of people to discuss based on where he stands. How can students of different fields of interst find a the same methods to study as good, add to this the culture of the person. Similar was the case with certification preperation.<br />What I suggest is, to have a portal where there is a defined set of milestones which defines a target score of a standardised test. Then each individual who takes the diagnostic, gets to follow a route based on it, gets a community as well as a set of links to study and rate. As he goes on to do his job, he gets a chance to add stuff or links for others, maybe write a few articles for the people of his background, or maybe set up a new route. The material gets sorted based on who it is suitable for. Everything is rated and compared based on who the learner is, so that he is satisfied that nothing is left behind and the methods he applies is the fastest for him.<br /><br />Say for example, I'm a gre student from the computers field. The LMS should provide me cs students to study with, ideally of the same level as mine. It is no use studying with an arts student who takes a double time as compared to me in maths, and has the english section as a flier. Nor can such a person guide me. Same is the case with the subject material and the tips. Its boring to read what u know. An intelligent LMS will give material that will be most useful for me first, bcoz that is when the interest is at a peak. And I never say the developer develop it in it. Open this to the community. Give me the freedom to change my course as per my experience, make the author of the material reconsider what he has written, maybe propose a better method. As people get involved with it, material, ratings, analysis, all is gonna come. Wikibooks(any present method) is dry and like any other book. It is community developed, too general for a community, not for a section where everything can be speeded up.<br />Similar is the case with IT cerifications. If say a person has been a network programmer, he skips those chapters as easy. Another person might do this with something else. If they make a mistake they say that but the words are lost as they are not relevant to the general public. An ideal LMS should bring it to the person of the same type. Otherwise I think, learning will be clustered and different as it presently is. If the best study companion which you can find (rest of the people of my type are lost among the thousands on web) lives next door, why use web for learning.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09488080141030631715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-57341235476258948602009-07-14T05:38:07.465-07:002009-07-14T05:38:07.465-07:00That's an interesting comment. I'm not su...That's an interesting comment. I'm not sure that studying for the GRE (a knowledge based examine) is where I would expend effort on eLearning 2.0. But that said - there must be online avenues to find other people who are studying and foster a sense of community, share studying techniques, pass around content?<br /><br />Isn't there a Cramster for the GRE?Tony Karrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-88870531336416420112009-07-13T21:36:52.635-07:002009-07-13T21:36:52.635-07:00So much said and done about e-learning 2.0, I thin...So much said and done about e-learning 2.0, I think something is still missing. I am student currently preparing for my GRE, and for me what e-learning 2.0 is is just a forum and a search engine. Where did the rest of it go? Similar was the case when I gave SCJP during March this year. I had to bookmarking site comprehensively providing all links, the wikibook was under construction and I was left to buy a printed book for paper specific studies, discussing the content on the forum, occasionally as the book had solutions as well.<br />If e-learning 2.0 has to offer me something more do mail me for GRE has a month to go. Otherwise, I think we need a solution where one could have everything one wants paper/course specific at one place. I have a lot more to discuss. Do send me a mail, sir, if you find my talks insightful...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09488080141030631715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-21788361047016030512008-06-08T15:19:00.000-07:002008-06-08T15:19:00.000-07:00Hi Tony - I'm recently smitten with blog and Web 2...Hi Tony - I'm recently smitten with blog and Web 2.0 fever. I started a blog about a month ago called - Knowledge Coach. As a learning needs analyst, I work with organizations to identify how to improve individual performance success with the goal toward organizational success. My mantra is around continuous learning and its value as competitive advantage. This week I attended a conference and heard a seminar on Web 2.0 and it fueled my new fire even more. Since then, I'm seeing the world in a new way -recognizing the changing environment and how social networking will be so much part of corporate learning. With the boomers retiring and Gen Ys coming onboard, I am convinced we in learning and development and organizational change must recognize this new trend as a turning point in how we do business and learn. <BR/><BR/>I look forward to reading, learning and commenting on your blog. Please visit my blog at http://learnforsuccess.blogspot.com<BR/>Thanks. RuthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-37068544939302649482008-03-17T00:33:00.000-07:002008-03-17T00:33:00.000-07:00This is amazing, I have been blogging since a year...This is amazing, I have been blogging since a year and a half but had never realised the potential of the blogs. As I read this wonderful article it is becoming clear how these shared pieces of information are revolutinizing the learning. I leave here my blog link,my blog is more about my observation and about communicating with people and understanding their feelings. Thanks for sharing.<BR/>http://au.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-KOxfltcifqizd1Pl300ZHcuBkQ--;_ylt=AvnA5jC1v95f.fie2BuZN5PkdeJ3?cq=1Rina Tripathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855126746398058962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-18254802938357560632007-11-14T16:11:00.000-08:002007-11-14T16:11:00.000-08:00Thanks for the really nice comment Jason. I've ju...Thanks for the really nice comment Jason. I've just subscribed to your blog. Look forward to future conversations.Tony Karrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-20181121522472054422007-11-14T15:55:00.000-08:002007-11-14T15:55:00.000-08:00WOW. I must say, in all of my blog searching on eL...WOW. I must say, in all of my blog searching on eLearning and the "training of the future," I must say this is one of the most impressive posts I have seen, AND one of the most outstanding blogs I have seen. Hitting the subscribe button now!<BR/><BR/>Personally, I am a corporate trainer for a Fortune 100 company here in the US. I have been in the "learning" field for almost 7 years now, as a developer and a facilitator. Along the way, I have used tools like Macromedia FX, Camtasia, and a few web design apps to develop, administer and promote eLearning. But now, the game is changing.<BR/><BR/>I am finding that in this new Web 2.0 world, many learning and development organizations are falling behind.<BR/><BR/>From blogging, to podcasting, to developing fully interactive web-based courses, companies must begin looking at these types of technologies or they will be left in the dust. I have recently taken lead on developing a podcasting strategy for our learning organization. And we are now using both Captivate and Articulate to develop much more interactive training courses. So, yes, I think we are headed in the right direction, but still have so far to go.<BR/><BR/>This post will be an excellent resource for me and my team going forward. Thank you for taking the time to educate us.<BR/><BR/>My blog:<BR/>http://blogs.training-to-go.netjasonbbaileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035387473845199050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-48287162779517540142007-09-27T11:46:00.000-07:002007-09-27T11:46:00.000-07:00Great post and excellent resource.As a former educ...Great post and excellent resource.<BR/><BR/>As a former educator with an M.Ed specialized in the online delivery of education, but now working for an e-recruitment company, the convergence of technology and education is fascinating to me.<BR/><BR/>Every day there are new technologies that emerge - and even if they are not intended specifically for educational contexts - that can be applied to education through the themes of collaboration, remote interaction, integrated information linking and overall connectivity.<BR/><BR/>My continual rumination is on the prospect of a package of "2.0" tools that is both educationally sound and financially feasible that educators can use with limited technological barriers to entry. This will encourage mass adoption and mass benefit.<BR/><BR/>visits are welcome to www.mrstuart.ca (contemplating the development of learning with technology)dan stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12194448268179154790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-28136630022320034862007-09-13T04:14:00.000-07:002007-09-13T04:14:00.000-07:00This blog post surely added to my knowledge pool a...This blog post surely added to my knowledge pool and experience as I was yet to discover much about elearning 2.0. Thanks for all the great links as well. Also, as instructed by one of your action items, I created my first blog on the subject close to my (our) heart – elearning! I can't help that. And, as you encouraged me to create a blog and (indirectly) to write my first post, I would like to invite you (and your readers) to visit my blog (http://creativeedgelearning.blogspot.com) and share your views. Thank you for introducing me to the world of blogging.Prerna Anshulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206362425638496650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-59123429612799752832007-09-13T03:30:00.000-07:002007-09-13T03:30:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Prerna Anshulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206362425638496650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-91156920656322284912007-08-30T23:42:00.000-07:002007-08-30T23:42:00.000-07:00Hi Tony and Readers,Just wanted to offer some thou...Hi Tony and Readers,<BR/><BR/>Just wanted to offer some thought on your comments about managing the shear mass of content creation with e-learning 2.0. <BR/><BR/>The internet, while clearly is one of the most profound innovations to date, is also a colossally complicated landscape to navigate with the volume of information. IT is the modern Wild West and when it comes to finding the right learning solution I have great sympathy for those out there shopping. Where to shop? What to buy? How much to spend? What can it do? What do we need it to do? Let’s do a search.<BR/><BR/>Google became such a popular tool because it finds anything and everything related to your key words. As we’re all adjusting to the concept of surfing endless information Google feels all inclusive because it uses the no stone unturned approach. A search for “e-learning technology” for example brings up 49,900,000 results. That’s incredibly thorough, but in a sea this vast how do we wade through all of that information? <BR/><BR/>People spend a ton of time and money figuring out how to be at the top of search results. What’s not paid a pay per click ranking comes down to networking ability and popularity. None of these characteristic guarantee quality but they do narrow the field. <BR/><BR/>Take your site for example; I came across it after a whim to start a blog led me to do some research. I followed Articulates top 25 blog sites on e-learning. Articulate is familiar product that represents quality to me so I immediately assigned trust in their recommendations. Based on your credentials, your ability to consistently and rapidly and produce your blog and the fact that you’re asking the same questions and addressing the same issues I might attempt, I say why reinvent the wheel when I can become part of it?<BR/><BR/>I don’t anticipate that this logic will prevent the explosion of content as web 2.0 and e-learning 2.0 become old hat. I do imagine though that quality, branding, usability, ease of access and cost will play the same role they have always played in weeding out competition. <BR/><BR/>Ranking by popularity and the ability to pay for it is a traditional “survival of the fittest” way to look at this. But developments in user-centric software are creating opportunities for a far more dramatic shift in the way we access knowledge. Using the Netflix and Amazon approach to learning their shoppers’ preferences is the same path educators and content developers should take for training and learning content. True value is what is perceived as value to the learner. So why not give them what they want.<BR/><BR/>If the boss asks me to take a course in Sales rather than just grab-bag one of the gazillion options let’s use a learner profile approach. Maybe it’s a data base or tags that recognizes my learning preference and offers suggestions. For example I might have a profile that shows I’m looking for content that is delivered by email M-F, under 5 minutes in length, that is scenario based or interactive, that’s applicable to my specific field, within X budget. Now we’re talking about sailing with a compass. With learner profiling learners get what they want with ease of accessibility and developers are directly connected with their market. That sounds like win-win to me.<BR/><BR/>Feel free to check out our website www.ChartLearningSolutions.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-56927310648476479192007-06-25T09:18:00.000-07:002007-06-25T09:18:00.000-07:00Picking up on Stephen Downes' comment... one of th...Picking up on Stephen Downes' comment... one of the things about all X 2.0 that tends to bug me is that those already inside the building are (you should pardon the expression) a-twitter, while those outside are wondering about the label, the apparent focus on technology, the newest and coolest factor...<BR/><BR/>Stephen's key phrase, in my opinion, is <B>"you step people through the 'aha' moments that lead them to see..."</B><BR/><BR/>In other words, you offer them the chance to make / experience the insight themselves. <BR/><BR/>Some of 'em will, some won't. But I don't think non-early-adopters get <I>talked</I> into things so much as <I>shown</I> into things. Or maybe even <I>solutioned</I> into things, as when they believe a problem/opportunity, similar to one they experience, has been addressed.<BR/><BR/>This is why lists and examples like the ones you post are so valuable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-41553790439901717662007-04-01T23:27:00.000-07:002007-04-01T23:27:00.000-07:00Great article! I'm looking forward to seeing it in...Great article! I'm looking forward to seeing it in my blog carnival at: <BR/><BR/>http://techloaf.com/index.php?/archives/23-Best-of-Web-2.0-Blog-Carnival-April-2,-2007-Edition.html<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work!<BR/>Randy<BR/>techloaf.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-77120439894607517392007-03-28T13:09:00.000-07:002007-03-28T13:09:00.000-07:00Great post Tony. I really like how you include ac...Great post Tony. I really like how you include action items in your post. Enabling your readers to experience the Web 2.0 landscape produces those "ah-ha" moments. Also, I am an Instructional Designer at Bowling Green State University in Ohio and I will be publishing an article for our Distance Learning newsletter titled "University 2.0 - Online Courses Enhance Universities." Currently I have a draft of it posted on my blog and I wanted to share it with you and your readers. One of our biggest challenges is getting professors to see that learning online can be extremely effective. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! <A HREF="http://terenceonline.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Click Here to view the University 2.0 article</A>Terence Armentano, M.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13804253187273405152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-20484081328287727752007-03-06T11:00:00.000-08:002007-03-06T11:00:00.000-08:00Great stuff! Now I can only hope that high-speed I...Great stuff! Now I can only hope that high-speed Internet reachers the rural areas of the US before we're all ready for Web 3.0! Our problem is that all the technology that would really help rural America is so far centered on high-density population areas. Web 1.0 barely works with dial-up. Web 2.0? Fageddaboutit!Brodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756863403064359511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-760052884391761182007-02-15T16:40:00.000-08:002007-02-15T16:40:00.000-08:00Great article! We are using web 2.0 technologies t...Great article! We are using web 2.0 technologies to build online courses here at the United Nations University. <BR/><BR/>Take a look here: http://www.onlinelearning.unu.edu/sea/index.html<BR/><BR/>Essentially, we played around with Wordpress and used various plug-ins. So in a sense, supporting your arguments, we don't really need authoring software anymore. <BR/><BR/>Even better, most of the stuff we use is absolutely free!<BR/><BR/>Regarding collaboration, our subject matter experts can be anywhere in the world and still access, edit and update their content. This is really exciting.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08933425723292462528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-27099567532527240522007-02-15T07:45:00.000-08:002007-02-15T07:45:00.000-08:00Nice article, and I like the way you step people t...Nice article, and I like the way you step people through the 'aha' moments that lead them to see that e-learning 2.0 isn't just some new type of technology but also a new way of thinking about technology.Stephen Downeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06140591903467372209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-41905370596186429082007-02-15T06:46:00.000-08:002007-02-15T06:46:00.000-08:00nice article Tony!My own "view" of e-Learning 2.0:...nice article Tony!<BR/><BR/>My own "view" of e-Learning 2.0: The freeform application of Web 2.0 concepts for learning.<BR/>You can see more about my thoughts on the same at my <A HREF="http://mohamedaminechatti.blogspot.com/2007/02/what-is-e-learning-20.html" REL="nofollow">blog</A>Prof. Dr. Mohamed Amine Chattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00553355699924587660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-1167758197799848942007-01-02T09:16:00.000-08:002007-01-02T09:16:00.000-08:00Hi - Great eLearning 2.0 summary!I am the manager ...Hi - Great eLearning 2.0 summary!<BR/><BR/>I am the manager of an Adobe Captivate Users Group in Seattle and would like to invite you to give a 30-45 mins remote presentation (via Adobe Connect) of 'What is eLearning 2.0'. Would you be interested? Our group would be really interested. <BR/><BR/>Here is our website:<BR/>http://captivateseattle.com/<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year!<BR/>MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-1140538107087339852006-02-21T08:08:00.000-08:002006-02-21T08:08:00.000-08:00Mix,Thanks for the comments.I understand what you ...Mix,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments.<BR/><BR/>I understand what you are saying about the limitations we face when you try to suggest solutions that don't fix inside the box of the expected form of the deliverables. On Friday, at a presentation, we were discussing exactly that issue and that the barrier is both management and learners (and their ability to be successful with something that's different).<BR/><BR/>I've been talking with lots of folks trying to collect the patterns they use and the related success stories to be able to combat some of this, but I think this is going to be tough in a lot of corporate environments for a while.<BR/><BR/>TonyTony Karrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.com