465 - Cell Phones on Planes?; Academic Dialogues for Learning!

Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - Sept 6, 2007.
#465 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
53,714 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Host of Learning 2007 - Oct 21-24 - Orlando, Florida, USA.
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1. Cell Phones on the Airplane?
2. Academic Dialogues for Learning Field!

1. Cell Phones on the Airplane? I’ve been involved in a very heated task force looking at the impact of Cell Phone use in the air. They reached out to me, since I was involved in a debate years ago about whether people should be able to use laptops. The technology is there. Is the desire?

The discussions are fierce and fascinating, including these key issues:

* Do people want to be trapped on an airplane, next to a person talking loudly for 4 hours?
* Does the ambient noise on the airplane, actually drown out a lot of cell phone “noise”?
* Should people be allowed to text message but not talk?
* Will there be a push for a “Quiet Zone” on the plane?
* Is this a generational dividing issue?

One funny note came to me from a colleague who said: “I am in favor of people using their cell phones on the plane, as long as they step out on the wing to use them.”

I am asking Learning TRENDS readers for input that we can pass along to the panels working on this issue. Please send me a note to emasie@masie.com and I’ll also publish a summary in a future edition of TRENDS.

2. Academic Dialogues for Learning Field! It is time to build a stronger bridge between the world of Academic Research and the Learning field. I am pleased to announce that the faculty from the new program on learning at Wharton School of Business & U of Penn Graduate School of Education will play a key role at Learning 2007. They will be structuring two major segments for our keynotes sessions:

Vice-Dean Doug Lynch: Economics of Learning & Evidence-Based Decisions (Beyond ROI) Professor Stanton E.F. Wortham: What is Your Theory of Learning?
(Behaviorist or Cognitivist)

They will take the 2,500 participants through an academic deep dive on these two topics, followed by discussion sessions. They will also bring a number of Ph.D. students from this program to lead dialogues on key issues in learning. This will be a very engaging and rich experience for the attendees. Register now at http://www.learning2007.com

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* Performance Support LAB: Sept 10 to 12 - Saratoga Springs.
* Learning 2007: Oct 21 to 24 - Orlando, Florida.
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