Steve Wheeler published a post about the new concept of e-Learning 3.0. He described four key drivers that will enable this change:
While he may be correct in technical terms, the question remains, will it be used. I am afraid that a new divide will be opened. A divide between the people who want to collaborate and who want to use mobile technology, etc. to learn, and the people who consider learning to be (hard) work interfering with their leisure time. I am afraid that updating e-Learning 2.0 to the next version does require also an upgrade of the previous mindset of the potential users to mindset 3.0, with its prominent features:
If these features are not widely available, a few (10/100?) million people globally will race ahead towards e-Learning 4.0 while the majority maunders behind. To upgrade the mindset will be a major task to be carried out by schools, parents, and society as a whole.
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cynan_sez (not verified)
Wed, 2009-04-15 17:57
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2/3/4
An "upgrade of the previous mindset of the potential users" ? Isn't this cart before the horse, requiring users to change in order to get with the latest technological wizzery?
If e-learning 2/3/4.0 doesn't demonstrably tackle problems at the top of the to-do list for major organisations and people they are trying to serve (eg academic students or enterprise staff), surely no one will have the time to get to grips with #4 on that list especially, regardless of any other fondness, eagerness, or desires...?
Rene (not verified)
Thu, 2009-04-16 11:15
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mindset 3.0 ?
History tells us something: we had management 1.0, “command & control”.
Over the centuries, people developed, became knowledgeable; we entered the information & knowledge era. We still have management 1.0 and it does not work.
In other words: we had low productivity but high motivation.
Today, the technological wizzery leads to better productivity but everyone is demotivated, … don’t want to play the game anymore (Gallup surveys). Isn’t this the proof for a divide somewhere ?
Emma (not verified)
Wed, 2009-04-15 18:02
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"To upgrade the mindset will
"To upgrade the mindset will be a major task to be carried out by schools, parents, and society as a whole."...
Yes,,, though another way of looking at it is that your average 3 year old very much fits the following:
1. Curiosity
2. Eagerness to learn
4. Embracing of change
5. Fondness of individual thinking
(I've omitted 3, as a lot aren't really good at collaboration yet ...) Perhaps we just need to help them learn
3. Desire for collaboration
And not forget 1,2,4&5.
Ulrich Schrader
Thu, 2009-04-16 07:19
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Thank you, Emma
Thank you Emma, important comment. I do agree, just looking at my two kids, I can see your point. But looking at adults, I often get the feeling they don't have this mindset anymore (I am exaggerating). Did they downgrade? What made them do that? Parents, educational system, employers, non-employers, development of the brain, ...? Might be an interesting research topic.
Ulrich Schrader
Thu, 2009-04-16 12:47
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First clarification
Thank you for your comments. You have raised some valuable points.
More food for thought! Thank you so far!
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