tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post5793924826125942995..comments2024-03-19T04:37:04.138-07:00Comments on eLearning Technology: Ten Predictions for eLearning 2008Tony Karrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-62318223956807528582008-01-09T18:19:00.000-08:002008-01-09T18:19:00.000-08:00On mobile use - if I was a teacher, I'd be afraid ...On mobile use - if I was a teacher, I'd be afraid of it as well. Likely would be more headaches than value. It will be great in ten years when every student has mobile web access so they could be doing a polling interaction in the classroom or able to do some quick tool/interaction.<BR/><BR/>Today that would be a nightmare. So, would trying to get them to use mobile outside the classroom.<BR/><BR/>Stick with small, focused audiences for now. Good stuff is happening.<BR/><BR/>There are also some really interesting start-ups in this area, but again, it's not going to be all that mainstream.Tony Karrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-87744863705298149082008-01-09T03:54:00.000-08:002008-01-09T03:54:00.000-08:00Tony, I really believe that mobile technology is a...Tony, I really believe that mobile technology is amazingly growing if you consider the fact that most important e-learning environments have some kind of mobile support. Actually, almost all initiatives on mobile learning are focused on specific objectives and small targets. These are only the first steps of these technology. Because of that teachers are still afraid of trying new stuff. Althought, amazingly, all the comunities I´ve used the mobile technology the feedback was positive. I also can´t see the mobile learning as THE platform of learning, but I really believe that we´ll see some platforms initiatives been created this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-30150402895374393382008-01-06T12:15:00.000-08:002008-01-06T12:15:00.000-08:00Sarah - I'm lost. Where is the link?Sarah - I'm lost. Where is the link?Tony Karrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-82708595567003140502008-01-05T19:11:00.000-08:002008-01-05T19:11:00.000-08:00Tony, if you do indeed start a niche discussion on...Tony, if you do indeed start a niche discussion on onboarding, please include me. What I think is so great about all this new use of technology is the opportunity to be a real part of it rather than a recipient. I have been an active member of the AwareList for Authorware for over 10 years. I'm well known to that audience and have shared in many active discussion of learning and technology. The new technology makes it easier to find a more disperse group to pull together for specific topicsJennifer Zapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217131924763376613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-69865900006574577432008-01-05T18:33:00.000-08:002008-01-05T18:33:00.000-08:00Hi Tony, please could you do me a favor - please c...Hi Tony, please could you do me a favor - please could remove the link I made to my blog entitled " Ten Predictions for eLearning 2008 : eLearning Technology". I don't know what I did and ended up with two links, this link does not work. The link entitled <A HREF="http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com/2008/01/big-brother-recording-online.html" REL="nofollow"> "Big Brother? Recording online discussions"</A> does work - cheers SarahSarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-68594619404311536862008-01-04T20:06:00.000-08:002008-01-04T20:06:00.000-08:00Gee, Tony, did you wake up on the wrong side of th...Gee, Tony, did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? You are a voice of cheery optimism with this post ;). <BR/><BR/>Seriously, not that I don't agree with a lot of what you say, but mobile has taken a big step this year. I may be an optimist, but having been on the stump (along with others) for quite a while, it really feels like the interest has firmed up. That doesn't necessarily mean things will become concrete this coming year, but there're already a number of experiments, so I'm expecting many more, and success stories (which we're already seeing).<BR/><BR/>Also on serious games, if we can break the hype around the requirement for $2M budgets, and realize that meaningful outcomes can be generated by games with a budget of $200K, or even less, people don't have to be sitting on the outside. It's just that they have to penetrate the smokescreen by those who have a vested interest in such budgets.... And branching scenarios are a worthwhile approximation with much of the value for less of the investment (you too can do branching scenarios in your own home!).<BR/><BR/>I agree with you on much (e.g. LMS), but I'd like to believe that there more reasons for optimism than I hear here.Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07822235162664957878noreply@blogger.com