Thanks for this Matty.
As I said, the definition has been evolving mostly in corporate-oriented
meetings. The words towards the end ('and to integrate learning with
performance and individual with organisational goals') are meant to encapsulate
some of the issues you mention.
It seems to me that there are two main potential qualities in 'eLearning' that
I'd like to find ways of promoting - integration is one (the sense of breaking
down barriers around 'learning', or between 'learning' and 'work' or learning
and the rest of life). The other potential quality is systematicity - which in
part resonates with this learning<>work<>life connectedness, but is also meant
to conjure up images of taking principled and systemic/holistic approaches to
understanding and designing learning systems, learning environments, etc.
I think there's a real possibility that if we just use eLearning to mean 'all
that CAL/CAI/CBT stuff we've been doing for years plus what we can do now on
the Web' then the whole field will actually move back rather than forward (just
as it did with the introduction of the PC in the early 80's, he said,
contentiously).
Peter
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: RE: what is elearning
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> There is another perspective on the term 'e-learning' - perhaps the more
> popularly driven one as it is the way the term is being used within the
> corporate environment and amongst those organisations seeking a commercial
> entry in to the e-learning market.
> That definition has as it's focus the ways in which technology can be used
> to provide the prospective learner with access to things such as diagnostic
> tools, competency frameworks and skill sets related to job functions. In
> addition corporate e-learning enables that prospective learner to map
> personal learning/training needs to those of the organisation. Finally it
> presents an access point to a variety of learning/training opportunities,
> both traditionally delivered and/or technology facilitated, whilst
> maintaining a training/learning record for that individual learner.
> Thus e-learning on the corporate intranet is about using technology to
> facilitate the process of accessing what are deemed to be appropriate
> learning opportunities.
> As the IBM's of this world roll out their e-learning solutions it will be
> interesting to see how the term 'e-learning' develops - is it being
> hi-jacked?
> Thanks
> Matty Smith
>
> Learning & Teaching Services Manager
> Henley Management College
>
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