tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post116611984761632426..comments2024-03-27T21:10:10.606-07:00Comments on eLearning Technology: Where Will the Change Come From?Tony Karrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-1166223904288243262006-12-15T15:05:00.000-08:002006-12-15T15:05:00.000-08:00Two fantastic comments. But, I'm maybe having a b...Two fantastic comments. But, I'm maybe having a bad day because it makes me feel somewhat like I need to sit back, wait for the learners to figure it out and then try to take the best. That's probably right, but feels like something that you can't help move forward. Stephen Downes will probably come in here in a second and talk about my issues with control. :)Tony Karrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-1166152647575912002006-12-14T19:17:00.000-08:002006-12-14T19:17:00.000-08:00I believe the change will come from - is coming fr...I believe the change will come from - is coming from - learners themselves. Learners who are no longer satisfied with being 'consumers' of content that the 'authors' are dishing out. Learners who take learning into our own hands, create our own content, evolve our own processes, learning together using web2.0 tools to discover strategic meta-patterns hidden in our collective experience. Learning for the purpose - as Nancy White puts it - to "get things done." (not for a grade or a raise). I have been frustrated for some time by the fact that 'support' for learning and knowledge management is confined to the silos of schools/colleges/universities on the one hand and corporate training on the other. There's a whole big market out here of folks who want to learn and manage knowledge to get things done. And now we can afford to take charge of our own learning because so many technology tools we can use to connect with each other are free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-1166130268494294802006-12-14T13:04:00.000-08:002006-12-14T13:04:00.000-08:00I came to the same conclusion last week as I devel...I came to the same conclusion last week as I developed my forecast for the LCB December question. The consumers/prosumers will provide far more evolutionary pressure than instructional designers or their managers/clients. I like Marc Prensky’s distinction between “digital natives and immigrants” which suggests that those raised on these new technologies will be the early adopters naturally. I also think that technology/software advances will explain how the changes come about. The advent of Web 2.0 and the proliferation of social networking sites are partly explained by the plummeting cost and innovations in server hardware and server-side software. I’ve had lots to say about why college professors are the last to change on my College Blues blog that agrees with your assessment.<BR/><BR/>I have several insights into why the gurus are not blogging or addressing how the changes will happen. I worked with three different high profile authors during my decade as a management consultant. None of them could work with the team they had assembled. Their “say on the subject” was sacrosanct and non-negotiable. More recently, it’s obvious that the “author mentality” cannot blog with links to other bloggers, offer useful comments on other blogs or rethink their own stance in public view. Naked Conversations suggests that this author mentality gets rejected in the blogosphere for being manipulative, self-promotional and deceptive. An “evangelist mentality” (think Guy Kawasaki) is widely accepted in the blogosphere because it’s the opposite of the author mentality. Evangelists can encourage those changes that gurus cannot do more than give bullet points on screen.<BR/><BR/>Gurus have a symbiotic relationship with conference promoters. Most conference attendees are looking for new ideas, fresh approaches and entertaining presentations. They are not looking to make a change, take the lead, envision the adoption or nurture the change process. It’s too soon for them. They are late adopters, laggards, or “the worst learners” as you’ve said. They work in silos and don’t get out much. Their work setting is driven by a backlog of tasks to accomplish, budget overruns and talent shortages. There’s no time to ponder alternative methods, read blogs or books, join in the conversations like ours, or change their approach at work. Attending the conference is a perk -- a trip that does not use up vacation time. It needs to be business related without putting more tasks on their overcrowded plate back in the silo. Gurus fill that bill superbly. Conference enrollment soars and the promoters are very happy. <BR/><BR/>Great post BTW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com