Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 - (Page 22)

happybirthdaytoyou NEWEST DEVELOPMENTS In the last five years, e-learning has evolved quite a bit. It is almost difficult to really use that term to accurately describe a set of content. We are seeing innovations that include these hybrids of e-learning: >>Podcasting: The use of an audio segment to tell a story, deliver a perspective, distribute an update or even a component of a course. Podcasting clearly can be leveraged as an instructional resource, but it also can be used for corporate communication, customer support, and as part of a blended learning experience. >>Performance support: While this term was coined and developed by Gloria Geary more than 20 years ago, we are now seeing a rise in performance support technology that provides learning “at the moment of need” rather than in anticipation of need. Organizations are shifting a percentage of their e-learning assets to performance support assets. >>Gaming and simulation: The ability to leverage 3-D capabilities, gaming models and immersive simulations is rapidly evolving some e-learning offerings. We are experimenting with virtual worlds like Second Life, alternate-reality games where content is created by “players,” and on-going immersive simulations. >>Search and Google: A large percentage of the workforce turns to Google-like search engines as its first step in learning. Many employees do a search on internal or external resources to launch their e-learning efforts on a given topic. In,” asked a very specific question, and I responded with an e-mail followed by a phone call. It was all that this person needed, yet he found me through a social networking system in which I was a friend of one of his friends. In a nutshell, the “e” in e-learning has expanded and exploded. Some would say that we have shifted from “e” standing for electronic learning to the “e” meaning empowered or effective learning. We have gone way beyond behavioral CBT and are entering an era of collaboration, knowledge and connected learning. Three years ago, our e-Learning Consortium voted to change its name to the Learning Consortium. Are we still doing e-learning? Yes. But, do we care if that term is used? Not really. Learners and learning professionals will continue to leverage new technologies and methodologies that afford us the ability to learn better, faster and more effectively. Elliott Masie is the founder and chair of the Masie Center’s Learning Consortium and the host of Learning 2008. For more information, visit www.masie.com. >>Social networking systems: Sometimes, our e-learning is focused on finding the right person rather than the right content. If I can locate a colleague with applicable experience, that may be all I need to gain mastery of a topic. Just yesterday, a colleague found me on “Linked 22 December 2007 / January 2008 Elearning! http://www.masie.com http://www.salt.org http://www.salt.org

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Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008 Contents Editor’s Note News Google Tops List Learning Hours Increase Web 2.0 Whitepaper Available Listing World-Class Learners Kick Your Career in High Gear Trendline Best of Elearning! Awards Happy Birthday to Us Virtual Worlds for Learning Learning Leaders: Innovation, Excellence Learning Leaders Case Studies The Business Case of E-learning The Business Case for E-learning Case Study: Adecco Case Study: GlaxoSmithKline Case Study: Williams Scotsman New Products Collaboration Tools Content Pop Quiz Last Word

Elearning! - December 2007/January 2008

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