You may remember a few weeks ago when I told you that I was involved in recording a video debate about the benefits of e-learning versus classroom-based learning. Well, the first part of the video is now available to view. http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.25708
Of course, the debate was very professional but we did disagree about some issues, with the e-learning side of the debate believing that almost anything that can be achieved face to face can be achieved via technology, whilst Samantha Kinstrey and I were, as you may imagine, just a bit more sceptical that it is possible for technology to replace human beings.
I will leave you to watch the first bit and let me have your thoughts before I pre-empt the other 'episodes' with more comment.
Just one thing - guess who got the last word? Well, on this episode anyway.
About the author
Jooli Atkins (FBCS, CITP, FIITT) has been involved in the IT profession for the past 25 years, mainly in IT training. She is the Chair of the BCS Information and Technology Training Specialist Group as well as being an active member of the IITT.
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Leave CommentMy guess was wrong: An interesting debate though: Highlighted a major issue though of who trains the trainers and how (no really picked up on as yet): My experience of E learning so far is in lots of cases that the presenters (or just their voices) are just reading a script and no real enthusiasm generated, hence messages not getting across properly and would probably laern more from just reading an instruction manual.
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I read somewhere that 70% of communication is via body language - I don't how you get that via a computer. I believe strongly what classroom based training is miles and miles better than computer based training. Billy Gee http://www.trainingconnection.com
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