Clive Shepherd reviews ChinesePod

June 14th, 2007 · 1:36 pm  →  E learning

Clive Shepherd is a UK e-learning consultant who writes a great blog. He has 30 years experience in the field and I find his insights engaging and readable – recommended.
Yesterday, he did a short review if ChinesePod. I was delighted to see his expert observations. Unfortunately, Blogspot is blocked in China, so I couldn’t [...]

Beyond E Learning interviews Jay Cross

May 14th, 2007 · 6:41 pm  →  E learning

second Here’s the second in the Beyond E Learning series. This time I talk with Jay Cross about the learning revolution and how he sees the future. As the man who is credited with coining the term ‘e-learning’ I think Jay has some worthwhile insights into what might come next.
The context here is [...]

Can Software Replace Teachers?

May 7th, 2007 · 11:58 am  →  E learning

Preamble
First of all, I don’t mean our beloved academics Ken, Jenny and John with this question. I am referring to teachers who use published learning materials and have a direct, two-way relationship with students. They could be language teachers, grade school teachers, or even university professors. The motive behind my question stems from how we [...]

The learning revolution

April 28th, 2007 · 4:29 pm  →  E learning  Learning

Here Here is the first in a a series of podcasts that I want to call ‘Beyond E Learning’. In this recording I took an impromptu approach to share ideas that have been on my mind.
I believe we’re at the early stages of a learning revolution, the likes of which haven’t been [...]