tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post3592578958508741667..comments2024-03-28T08:36:29.053-07:00Comments on eLearning Technology: Training SpecialistTony Karrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-52280094488653645622008-10-04T02:30:00.000-07:002008-10-04T02:30:00.000-07:00I just went thru the above conversation and i woul...I just went thru the above conversation and i would like to link you guys to a new approach which is totally based on technology which can make learning easier.<BR/><BR/>http://el-easylearning.blogspot.com/2008/08/learning-made-easy.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-80080212556893135962008-10-02T20:30:00.000-07:002008-10-02T20:30:00.000-07:00Tony,I am not sure it is a technology issue at all...Tony,<BR/><BR/>I am not sure it is a technology issue at all. I think it is a philosophical issue. Matthew is looking at e-learning or training as a single event. Something that happens once and then it is over. <BR/><BR/>Learning professionals need to expand the concept to a learning process. Learning professionals must be responsible for the learning process, not a learning event. Web 2.0 tools support a learning process.<BR/><BR/>E-Learning development tools support a learning event. Event oriented professionals tend to box-in tools and see them only from the event perspective.<BR/><BR/>The debate should be widened to discuss learning event vs learning processes and not Web 2.0 tools vs "traditional" e-learning development tools. <BR/><BR/>KarlKarl Kapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10586071112339563727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-4750746555379427842008-10-02T08:34:00.000-07:002008-10-02T08:34:00.000-07:00I wonder if the problem is that many organizations...I wonder if the problem is that many organizations seem to fixate on the tool rather than the learning.<BR/><BR/>I have seen this over and over again in marketing. Companies will launch a marketing campaign using a new "tool" without really developing the message or marketing plan. Just because it is online will not mean it works, especially if your target market does not have access or does not trust the internet!<BR/><BR/>What Gary is talking about is making sure the training and learning is developed around what you want to accomplish (then choosing the tool). If the focus is on the training, then a new tool might be considered "cool" but only if it accomplishes what you set out to do. Sometimes, face to face training, for example, or using listservs are just more effective. Once everyone is on board, you slowly introduce new tools that may more effectively help learners accomplish their goals.V Yonkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910904367068063554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-26938789504856720832008-10-02T05:37:00.000-07:002008-10-02T05:37:00.000-07:00Tony,Matthew's post and yours highlight both sides...Tony,<BR/><BR/>Matthew's post and yours highlight both sides of the growing significance in learning professionals down-playing the "visible" technology at the root of Learning 2.0. Our task is one of "selling" and the object of the "sale" is the practical application of said technology in the context of a knowledge worker's work. <BR/><BR/>I can see the validity of asking why wikis and blogs and RSS and...and... are included in Learning 2.0, but I'm not sure the myriad answers possible are of any consequence. I think the larger more relevant question is "What are the applications of these technologies in the context of the work to be accomplished?" <BR/><BR/>I've found it more palitable to "hide the pill in the cheese" when introducing a new technology. As an example...instead of having a formal launch of the first Wiki in the organization, send folks to the Wiki with a link and a few instructions to access something resident on the Wiki...maybe even have them add a comment...do something Wiki-ish while they're there. <BR/><BR/>And THEN, after they've used the wiki (eaten the cheese) tell'em about the pill. Have the formal launch (the grand opening gala) with clowns, balloons, face-painting and three-bite shrimp. <BR/><BR/>I actually launched a new LMS in a previous life the same way. Who woulda thunk it...introduce six thousand users to a new LMS and not a whimper. This approach is not always guaranteed, because some just don't like cheese.<BR/><BR/>In practice we're leading with the application of learning...it's wrapped in the context of relevant work and has tanigle benefits...and, oh by the way, you just used a virtual classroom tool to participate. <BR/><BR/>I'm convinced it's an easier "sell" when no one knows you're selling.<BR/><BR/>...and that would be my $.02<BR/><BR/>GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com