Read Write Web has posted a nice piece on the topic of E-learning 2.0 all you need to know which is a sub topic of learning 2.0? which is a sub topic of Web 2.0? To my best understanding 2.0 is a tag to mean A.) Better faster cheaper than before B.) Socially enabled where the individual is empowered to be more self directed.Harold Jarche has some interesting things to say about the juxtaposition of learning vs. non-learning oriented tools to say that the intended purpose is not as important as how we relate to the tools for learning. I also agree with his statement that RSS is the glue to tie all of the disparate information together into a cohesive whole.
As always there is this question rattling in my head (voices?) how do we get there from here. "Here" in many organizations is the way it's always been done...where top down intiatives flourish, politics is power and power is control. If I want to spread the gospel of 2.0 and enable people to be empowered to learn, yet with the intent of making the organization a better place to work, then where would YOU start?
For me, if you are in a top down, control oriented organization then you have to start at the top and let executives experience the power of the 2.0 environment for themselves. I also think that executives need see the results that a switched on, engaged work force can produce through the use of pilots and prototypes. Are there any other suggestions from the people whose picture appear on the left side of the page?
2 comments:
How? No easy answers. You can try to incorporate some subversion, such as using blogs to replace e-mail, and then see what happens. On the other hand, you could spend time convincing the CEO that this stuff is a good idea. Top down or bottom up - each has its pros and cons.
For sure, you need to start talking about change and showing examples of how well things can work. Jay Cross' book on informal learning gives some good case studies. I've been at this for several years, and change is slow.
Mark, I think it is challenging. I have had struggles trying to get adoption within established cultures. But stay the course, make it work!
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