One of the great things about elearning is that it can develop with the needs of the organisation.
As it turns out, this blog is a perfect example. When we launched eLearning Lounge in May, we decided to take a general approach to the subject of elearning in the public sector. But over the intervening weeks, our interests have become more specific. In particular, two areas of interest have come to the fore: the role of social media in elearning and the growing impact of elearning in developing countries.
With regards to social media, we’ve started work on an exciting new project which we hope to ‘unveil’ before the end of the summer (more on that at a later date).
ELearning in Emerging Economies
Which leaves us with the growing importance of elearning in emerging economies and developing nations - we want this to be the focus of what we write here at Elearning Lounge.
In doing so, we hope not only to help promote great examples and case studies but also use these examples as tools for improving how elearning works in developed economies.
This might initially sound strange, but when it comes to technology there is often an unconcious desire to do what can be done technologically rather than what should be done in terms of efficacy and efficiency. Potentially, what’s being done overseas within the constraints of often miniscule budgets has a lot to teach us.
As always, we really want our growing readership to get involved in developing ELearning Lounge into a useful resource for everyone. If you would like to contribute an article or suggest a topic, please get in touch.
And of course, your comments are always very welcome.
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I’m loving the work of http://literacybridge.org/ right now. They’re trying to get rugged Talking Book devices out into communities with low literacy levels.
Audio books help learners get key health, education and business messages in their indigenous languages, and can also be used for recreation and enjoyment. I think this is a fantastic idea - I think there are a few others out there too.
Audio books shouldn’t be used as a quick fix to literacy problems - they’re not a replacement for teaching people to read. But audio books can not only spread vital information quickly, they can also speed up the process of learning to read.