tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post7864684151084348005..comments2024-02-16T08:32:46.618+00:00Comments on Donald Clark Plan B: Gang-of-four’s Serious eLearning manifesto – all a bit melodramatic?Donald Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796341486328270474noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-70728985178374545792014-03-22T09:06:56.556+00:002014-03-22T09:06:56.556+00:00I 100% agree Donald: same old, same old is fine b...I 100% agree Donald: same old, same old is fine but when it is dressed up as radical and new it actually becomes a blocker. We need a Plan B here!Nigel Painehttp://www.nigelpaine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21077063.post-86773266281733645992014-03-17T16:36:18.777+00:002014-03-17T16:36:18.777+00:00Hi Donald,
Thanks for your blogs and for promptin...Hi Donald,<br /><br />Thanks for your blogs and for prompting debate around this.<br /><br />There are so many factors at play when it comes to thinking about quality learning experiences.<br /><br />From my experience, the biggest influence is the analysis of the learning gap, the relationships with the clients and the Subject Matter Experts. I do have to explain again and again why ppt+quizzes+fancy smancy graphics don't always cut it. Truth be told, I don't always succeed - but that doesn't make me a bad person, nor does it make my client bad!<br /><br />So what's to be done then? I think, a MOOC would be great. We could crowd source great examples of learning content, critique them together (without telling each other how useless we are!) and offer some basic evidence based practice for everyone.<br />There is enough freely available content to be able to curate great resources on this now.<br /><br />It was the top down nature of the manifesto that really got to me, so crowd sourcing 'industry improvements' would help I think. <br /><br />However, on the other hand, I do think it is ok to have basic content, depending on the learning gap. (And I am not a bad person for saying learning instead of performance!) <br /><br />I learned how to change a tyre from a very basic YouTube video, while standing in the rain at the side of the road in the middle of nowhere! Did it tick all 22 points of the manifesto? Probably not, but it worked and got me home safely.<br /><br />Different clients have different priorities and budgets. The analysis is important. There are a ton of ways to learn, with new technologies emerging steadily. I'm not even sure I can define what is meant by the 'eLearning industry' anymore. <br /><br />Yours - trying not to be too serious on St Paddy's day!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Fiona.Fiona Quigleynoreply@blogger.com