March 31, 2003

elearning is dead

eLearning is dead
Quote: "Two weeks ago at the eLearning 2003 Conference in Manchester, UK, I announced that eLearning was dead."
Comment: Very short post...but makes the point well: elearning as it was envisioned over the last several years is dead...it's not viable, and it's not practical. My bet: over the next year/two, organizations will fall over themselves promoting the "business value" of elearning - terms like metrics, ROI, strategies, solutions, innovations will abound. Sad thing is - they'll all still be missing the mark. Elearning (or whatever people will start calling it soon) is needed because the undercurrent of what drives society has changed - it's a digital world...and original elearning initiatives sought to place a template over traditional education and call it "new". In reality, the industrial model is largely out of date...and anything built on it is outdated before it begins...

Posted by gsiemens at March 31, 2003 9:42 PM