I got here throughout an older weblog submit right this moment that jogged my memory concerning the yr 2001. That was after I left my university-based job on the Centre for Studying Applied sciences (which was closing) and joined a small native e-learning firm that had developed a studying administration system (LMS) the place I used to be the pinnacle {of professional} providers.
I joined in February of that yr and we attended a significant commerce present, On-line Studying 2001 in late September. This was just a few weeks after the 9/11 assaults. We flew via Newark airport and through our stopover had a transparent view of the smoking Twin Towers. It was eerie and quiet as few folks had been touring presently. Many different native studying corporations traveled to this occasion as our pavilion was hosted by the New Brunswick authorities. On arrival we attended a reception hosted by the Canadian consulate and every individual was given a lapel pin with crossed US and Canadian flags which all of us gladly wore in solidarity with our American neighbours.
Curt Bonk from Indiana was on the convention and wrote some observations a few years later. He had attended the identical convention in Denver the earlier yr, as had I. However now the state of affairs was a bit totally different.
Virtually everybody attending On-line Studying 2001 was within the room, but many seats remained open. Sadly, for the convention organizers, the annual On-line Studying convention had drastically shrunk in measurement from the yr earlier than in Denver. It was downsizing in a significant means. Suffice to say, I not heard folks bragging about their burn charges. The causes for this shrinkage included the 9/11 disaster, worries about journey, slashed journey budgets, and the implosion of most dot-com corporations; particularly these missing viable merchandise. Together with all this turmoil, it appeared to be the tip of an period the place magicians and males on stilts might distract folks from an absence of high quality e-learning merchandise. I positive miss these males on stilts and women within the cubicles making an attempt to outline the phrases “studying” and “collaboration” for me, not to mention “E-MindCollaboration” or “e-LearningBrain.”
—2016-07-28
The e-learning sector could have gotten older in 24 years however I’ve not seen a lot actual progress in selling studying aside from the truth that extra stuff is on-line. I’m additionally saddened that the US-Canada relationship has deteriorated given the present US Administration. I’ve famous earlier than that studying isn’t one thing to get and right this moment I really feel that studying isn’t one thing we received.
