Is E-learning Really the Future or a Risk?
Sarah-Jane Gray,
Ubiquity,
Apr 29, 2003
This essay has a catchy title, but the PDF document (the HTML link supplied by ACM wasn't working) that follows is not a good read. This raises a dilemma: should I include such resources in OLDaily, or simply let them slide into oblivion. Usually I opt for the latter, but this one is glaring, especially coming as it does from a publication of some repute. The problem with this paper is two-fold: first, it doesn't really tell us anything new (organizations will opt for blended learning - now that's a surprise!); and second, it uses outdated and discredited resources (such as the thoroughly debunked 'modes of learning' graph, or two-year old (and thoroughly revised) IDC projections. I don't blame the authors, who, because they apparently do not use online resources (check the references), may simply have been unaware of the list server discussions or the reports carried in OLDaily. But the editors have a responsibility to catch stuff like this.
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