ICTATechnology Briefing

2000

eLearningDoug Donzelli, Chairman, Pensare, Inc.

donzelli@best.com

eLearning…really?• “It isn’t as interactive”

– “Over 80% of higher education classroom time is spent in lecture format”

(DOE)

• “It isn’t as effective”– “85% of what is taught in the classroom is

lost within 3 weeks unless it is applied”(ASTD)

• “There is a role for the traditional classroom”– “Yes” (Donzelli)

Agenda

• Market Observations• eLearning Ecosystem• Best Practices• Getting Started• The Future

“any-time, any-place, any-device learning capable of uniting best-of-breed thinking and mentorship

with learners across the globe ---a global eLearning network.”

The eLearning Goal

Why not eLearning?

• Quality is expensive• Greater pressure on the instructor• Bandwidth is a problem• Best practices are dramatically different• Technology is unstable• Maintenance is a bear• Learners are empowered to disconnect

eLearning Ecosystem

ContentProviders

Off-the-shelf content Content syndication Courses

eLearning Ecosystem

TechnologyProviders

ContentProviders

Off-the-shelf content Content syndication Courses Management Systems

(LMS) Synchronous Delivery Asynchronous Delivery Tool Vendors Community Systems Performance

Systems (EPS)

eLearning Ecosystem

ServiceProviders

TechnologyProviders

ContentProviders

Off-the-shelf content Content syndication Courses Management Systems

(LMS) Synchronous Delivery Asynchronous Delivery Tool Vendors Community Systems Performance

Systems (EPS)

Content Production System Integration Hosting ASP’s

eLearning Ecosystem

ServiceProviders

TechnologyProviders

ContentProviders

Off-the-shelf content Content syndication Courses Management Systems

(LMS) Synchronous Delivery Asynchronous Delivery Tool Vendors Community Systems Performance

Systems (EPS)

Content Production System Integration Hosting ASP’s

LearningManagement

SystemsSabaSoftwar

eDocentLotus

Pensare

VerticalLearning Service

Providers

…see the conference

guide…

Tools Vendors

Macromedia Asymetrix Microsoft

Lotus

ContentProviders

uNextPensareSkillSoft

SmartForceNETg

Synchronous Technology

CentraPlaceware

IlincPensare

Vertical Content

Providers

Christianity.comgospelnet

LearningService

ProvidersIBM

EY Intellinex IXLPWCKU

eLearning Ecosystem

CommunitySystems

CommuniSpace

MSN Communty

eGroup/YahooBlackBoard

Pensare

Asynchronous

TechnologyLotus

PensareSmartForcearsDigitaBuzzCo

Best Practices• Basics First: email, newsgroups, chat, & list-servs• Content: 80-20 rule• Customization (ownership)• Storytelling• People & Teams• Events, Calendars, & Programs• Web Management• Content Syndication & Research Tools• Content Workflow & Rating• Knowledge Management• Active Learning Tools & Simulations

Getting Started

• Team first• Homework second• Buy, don’t make• Rent, don’t buy• Borrow, don’t rent• Share the risk• Information->Community->Content

The Future

• 140+ vendors become 4• Wireless• Broadband & convergence• Peer-to-peer networking• Technology as commodity

ICTATechnology Briefing

2000

eLearningDoug Donzelli, Chairman, Pensare, Inc.

donzelli@best.com