Tuesday
Jun062000
169 - President Clinton Appoints Advisory Committee on Expanding Training Opportunities; Higher Education and Private Sector Engagements Blend for e-Learning; Bluetooth Wireless this Summer?; Digital Collaboration Scan Great Place to Start
June 6, 2000
1. President Clinton Appoints Advisory Committee on Expanding Training
Opportunities: President Clinton appointed Elliott Masie and 13 others to
the Advisory Committee on Expanding Training Opportunities to provide an
independent assessment of how the federal government can encourage the
effective use of learning technology to provide more accessible and
cost-training for all Americans. It will study the progress made by the
Federal government in its use of technology in training programs. The
Committee will also provide an analysis of options for helping adult
Americans finance the training and post-secondary education needed to
upgrade skills and gain new knowledge, including grants, tax incentives, and
low-interest loans. The co-chairs are Ms. Christine Hemrick from Cisco and
Ms. Hilary C. Pennington, Jobs for the Future. Members include Dr. Anthony
P. Carnevale, Educational Testing Service and Jerry J. Jasinowski, National
Association of Manufacturers. I would love to receive ideas and input from
TechLearn TRENDS readers as input. Send notes and ideas to
advisory@masie.com
2. Higher Education and Private Sector Engagements Blend for e-Learning:
Keep a close eye on the exploding set of deals that are being cut between
higher education and private sector groups for content creation and delivery
in the e-learning arena. For example, the media baron Rupert Murdoch has
linked his giant News International company with the 18-member university
network Universitas 21 in a move designed to capture a large share of the
rapidly growing global market for online higher education. Our office has
received calls from several dozen new ventures that include higher education
institutions aiming to take their e-learning projects "private" or securing
partnerships with commercial groups. There are key issues that are
floating around the higher education community including:
* Do faculty members own the content of their on-line courses?
* Can a faculty member use the name of their "home" university when teaching e-learning courses
for another group?
* What does the commercialization of a brand name university do the asset value of the institution?
It makes sense that in the search for rapid and large amounts of content
buyers are turning to universities --- organizations in the business of
creating and disseminating content. Watch closely, this will get more and
more interesting in the next 12 months.
3. Bluetooth Wireless this Summer? There has been a long-awaited new
wireless technology called Bluetooth. It seems that you will finally see
Bluetooth enabled gadgets on the market this summer. Bluetooth uses the
2.45 GHz frequency and works with devices in a range up 25 to 100 feet.
Applications that are coming to market include: synchronize your laptop,
palm device and cell phone via wireless; keep your mobile phone in your
briefcase and use a Bluetooth wireless headset; and in-classroom
connectivity of all learners to a "class-net". IBM, Motorola and Ericsson
are all readying Bluetooth capabilities for summer and fall launches.
4. Digital Collaboration Scan Great Place to Start: One of the
conversations that came from our recent Digital Collaboration event was the
need to conduct a "Collaboration Scan" within your organization. It is
likely that there are several silo's of first wave experiments with digital
collaboration underway within any enterprise. The learning group may be
launching a virtual classroom. The sales group may be using NetMeeting for
sales events. The support center may be using a Business to Business
collaboration tool for adding video to the support process. It is a great
time to "SCAN" the organization and find these skunk works projects. The
results of this survey will give you a valuable map for how to build
cooperation and enterprise wide strategies for the future of Digital
Collaboration.
5. e-Learning 2000 Europe Briefing Grows: We are very excited about our
e-Learning 2000 Briefing that will be conducted in Dublin, Ireland on July
10 and 11th. We have added several additional speakers including:
* Charles Pritchard, Digital Media Centre, Ireland - Using Telematic Facilities for Remote Teaching
* Martyn Sloman, Ernst & Young, UK - Management Education in an e-Learning World
* Paula Young, PricewaterhouseCooper, UK - Simulations in Training
In addition, we will be presenting a major award to the Irish Government for
their leadership in growing the e-Learning field. There are 103 seats
available at this premier event. We even have a group of U.S. attendees
combining a trip to Ireland with a 2 day learning event. Go to
http://www.masie.com/dublin for information and on-line registration
MASIE Center Events and Services:
* TechLearn 2000 + The World e-Learning CONGRESS - November 12 to 15, 2000 -
Orlando, Florida (www.techlearn.com)
* Learning Decisions Interactive Newsletter - Monthly Research Based Newsletter from
Elliott Masie (www.learningdecisions.com)
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Opportunities: President Clinton appointed Elliott Masie and 13 others to
the Advisory Committee on Expanding Training Opportunities to provide an
independent assessment of how the federal government can encourage the
effective use of learning technology to provide more accessible and
cost-training for all Americans. It will study the progress made by the
Federal government in its use of technology in training programs. The
Committee will also provide an analysis of options for helping adult
Americans finance the training and post-secondary education needed to
upgrade skills and gain new knowledge, including grants, tax incentives, and
low-interest loans. The co-chairs are Ms. Christine Hemrick from Cisco and
Ms. Hilary C. Pennington, Jobs for the Future. Members include Dr. Anthony
P. Carnevale, Educational Testing Service and Jerry J. Jasinowski, National
Association of Manufacturers. I would love to receive ideas and input from
TechLearn TRENDS readers as input. Send notes and ideas to
advisory@masie.com
2. Higher Education and Private Sector Engagements Blend for e-Learning:
Keep a close eye on the exploding set of deals that are being cut between
higher education and private sector groups for content creation and delivery
in the e-learning arena. For example, the media baron Rupert Murdoch has
linked his giant News International company with the 18-member university
network Universitas 21 in a move designed to capture a large share of the
rapidly growing global market for online higher education. Our office has
received calls from several dozen new ventures that include higher education
institutions aiming to take their e-learning projects "private" or securing
partnerships with commercial groups. There are key issues that are
floating around the higher education community including:
* Do faculty members own the content of their on-line courses?
* Can a faculty member use the name of their "home" university when teaching e-learning courses
for another group?
* What does the commercialization of a brand name university do the asset value of the institution?
It makes sense that in the search for rapid and large amounts of content
buyers are turning to universities --- organizations in the business of
creating and disseminating content. Watch closely, this will get more and
more interesting in the next 12 months.
3. Bluetooth Wireless this Summer? There has been a long-awaited new
wireless technology called Bluetooth. It seems that you will finally see
Bluetooth enabled gadgets on the market this summer. Bluetooth uses the
2.45 GHz frequency and works with devices in a range up 25 to 100 feet.
Applications that are coming to market include: synchronize your laptop,
palm device and cell phone via wireless; keep your mobile phone in your
briefcase and use a Bluetooth wireless headset; and in-classroom
connectivity of all learners to a "class-net". IBM, Motorola and Ericsson
are all readying Bluetooth capabilities for summer and fall launches.
4. Digital Collaboration Scan Great Place to Start: One of the
conversations that came from our recent Digital Collaboration event was the
need to conduct a "Collaboration Scan" within your organization. It is
likely that there are several silo's of first wave experiments with digital
collaboration underway within any enterprise. The learning group may be
launching a virtual classroom. The sales group may be using NetMeeting for
sales events. The support center may be using a Business to Business
collaboration tool for adding video to the support process. It is a great
time to "SCAN" the organization and find these skunk works projects. The
results of this survey will give you a valuable map for how to build
cooperation and enterprise wide strategies for the future of Digital
Collaboration.
5. e-Learning 2000 Europe Briefing Grows: We are very excited about our
e-Learning 2000 Briefing that will be conducted in Dublin, Ireland on July
10 and 11th. We have added several additional speakers including:
* Charles Pritchard, Digital Media Centre, Ireland - Using Telematic Facilities for Remote Teaching
* Martyn Sloman, Ernst & Young, UK - Management Education in an e-Learning World
* Paula Young, PricewaterhouseCooper, UK - Simulations in Training
In addition, we will be presenting a major award to the Irish Government for
their leadership in growing the e-Learning field. There are 103 seats
available at this premier event. We even have a group of U.S. attendees
combining a trip to Ireland with a 2 day learning event. Go to
http://www.masie.com/dublin for information and on-line registration
MASIE Center Events and Services:
* TechLearn 2000 + The World e-Learning CONGRESS - November 12 to 15, 2000 -
Orlando, Florida (www.techlearn.com)
* Learning Decisions Interactive Newsletter - Monthly Research Based Newsletter from
Elliott Masie (www.learningdecisions.com)
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