HIGHLIGHTS
* e-Learning
& Global Positioning
*
E-learning is Dead?
* Where I'm at
Future View: e-Learning & Global Positioning
One of the five major technology trends I see is the increase
in global positioning technology (GPS). First only used by
the military, it's now accurate enough and cheap enough to
be found in Honda Accords, cell phones, and increasingly computers.
The
commercial application of positioning systems has long been
speculated. For example, Starbucks could automatically send
you a coupon to your cell phone or PDA when you are within
a block of one of its stores (although that would mean we'd
be getting a hundred coupons a day, right?).
But
what about GPS for learning? Perhaps sales representatives
will get just-in-time opportunity-specific coaching as they
pull up to their customer's office. As I was brainstorming
further I imagined a world where our handheld or tablet
computers beep to life with virtual tour guides as we move
past historic monuments or buildings. Or perhaps we'd turn
on our"architecture filter" as we stroll through
New York or Chicago and pass so many amazing buildings.
Turns
out I wasn't the only one thinking about this kind of stuff.
Check out the historic-adventure Los Angeles walking tour
offered by the folks at 34
North 118 West (http://34n118w.net/).
E-learning
is Dead?!
Just
as I was trying to accentuate the positive we learn from
Jay Cross that e-learning is dead (http://www.meta-time.com/blog/).
And the publishing powerhouse Advanstar seems to agree,
as they've changed the name of their magazine e-learning
to Learning & Training Innovations. While Jay's
change comes from pure observation and analysis, I suspect
Advanstar will sell more advertising pages if they aren't
limited just to the e-learning vendors. All of this should
come as no surprise. Elliott Masie has predicted for awhile
now that the "e-" would drop off the term relatively
soon.
So am
I changing the name of this newsletter? Should I register
a new URL for the website? Nah, not yet.
I agree
that with the ubiquity of blended training, growth in related
fields like knowledge management, and a focus on learners-not-technology
the term "e-learning" is becoming a bit dated.
But what's in a name? And if we're going to adopt new terminology
let's get the word "Performance" into it since
that's ultimately what we're supposed to be getting to.
For
now, I'm sticking with the familiar term "e-learning"
and defining it very broadly.
Where
I'm Speaking...
Hope
to meet you at these upcoming events:
Here's
to living and learning,
-- Kevin
Kevin Kruse is the e-learning columnist for CLO,
Chief Learning Officer magazine, and principal
with Kenexa. He can be reached at
kkruse@e-learningguru.com.
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