Summary
It was four years ago that the author wrote her first column for e-learning age, spurred on by Peter Williams to share some of the findings of the Linking Learning to Business research that had just been published in conjunction with the magazine. Over the past four years, a number of things have changed. Firstly the take up and acceptance of learning technology has shifted. Naturally, the technology landscape is also changing. There is also increasing recognition that learning takes place outside of a company's control. However it is also fair to say that quite a bit has not changed over the last few years. The HRD and learning function, by and large, is still perceived as a cost center to business to ensure that it meets it obligations and complies with regulations. Another thing that hasn't changed is the vocal enthusiasm of a few that the next round of technology will solve all problems of learning and development professionals.
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Four Years On
It was four years ago that I wrote my first column for e-learning age, spurred on by Peter Williams to share some of the findings of the Linking Learning to Business research that had just been published in conjunction with the magazine.
At the time, as people reflected on their dot com experiences, e-learning was starting to be perceived as just another flash in the pan - all hype and no substance. We conducted our original research because we kne...See the full content of this document
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