In Search of eLearning’s Magic Bullet
In my daily interactions with people in the eLearning field, I get the sense that many are looking for the “magic bullet” – that one thing that will solve all their challenges and help them meet all their goals for their eLearning. And, more often than not, they are looking to technology (e.g. authoring software,…
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Learning is a Process, Not a Thing
The eLearning field is prone to hype, and one of the most hyped things I have come across in the last five years is the promise of learning objects. It is difficult to go to an eLearning conference or read an eLearning journal without hearing about the wonders of these self-contained electronic learning widgets that…
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Dancing with Vendors
I have written a lot lately about understanding your organization’s core competencies with respect to producing eLearning, and knowing when to “contract in” needed help as necessary. Sometimes it will be necessary to bring in learning design expertise, or programming expertise, or you may have to buy or lease some learning technologies to help you…
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We Need More Talented Jugglers
When we talk with organizations that are having difficulties meeting their eLearning goals, it always seems to me that they are missing a key ingredient for success: a talented juggler. By this, I mean there doesn’t seem to be someone on hand who can bring all the disparate elements together – organizational goals, learning design,…
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Taking Compliance Seriously
The Masie Center reported that 60% of all new learning initiatives in large organizations are driven by legal compliance regulations. They are scrambling to meet the demands for training in a wide range of areas, including health and safety, environmental regulation, privacy, financial reporting, and human rights. And many see the advantage of reaching a…
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Engage or Enrage
Marc Prensky, author of Digital Game-based Learning, delivered a keynote address at the Desire2Learn Users Conference titled “Engage Me or Enrage Me.” He talked about the great divide between digital natives (the kids who have grown up in the digital age) and the digital immigrants (folks like me who came of age well before the…
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