The term ‘rapid elearning’ has befuddled me for some time. Beth's reference to "Rabid eLearning" in her recent blog post got me thinking about this topic once again. Rapid eLearning has seen a 7 or 8 year maturation that sometimes amuses me quite a bit. Interestingly, the findings are very similar (see below for details): the Given that I came from one of the pioneers in the industry (eHelp) which brought RoboDemo, now Adobe Captivate, to market (which btw we purchased from a guy selling the previous incarnation out of his garage in Australia), you would think that I am a true believer in the concept.

2002). culture (Conner & Clawson, 2004), implementing organizational change (Cross & Dublin, 2002), and determining 2002). 2002). eLearn Magazine.       Quinn, C. (2009). Populating the LearnScape: e?Learning as  Strategy.  In M. Allen, Ed. Michael Allen’s e­Learning Annual  2009.  Pfeiffer: San Francisco.    About Michael Allen's 2009 e­Learning Annual:  Alarming. Disquieting. Insightful. Constructive. Brazen. No rehash of the same old principles and  perspectives here. Michael Allen's Annuals probe and question common practices in search of solid  guidance for success with e?learning, and this edition is no exception!  As organizations universally turn to e?learning to reduce costs and meet their learning and  performance needs, they make many regrettable mistakes—mistakes that can be avoided but rarely  are because common sense leads to them. The 2009 Annual once again provides an important  collection of the most current insights and best practices that will help both educators and  workplace learning leaders create, purchase, and apply quality e?learning programs more  effectively. It provides a wealth of applicable examples and guidance for all persons contemplating  e?learning, from the student to the professional. It frankly and objectively presents lessons learned  and the critical steps to success.  Authors include Jay Cross, Karl Kapp, Lance Dublin, Ruth Clark, Bob Mosher, Betty Collis, and more.        While accurate for content, the formatting of the text and images of this chapter has minor revisions,  and is paginated slightly differently than in the book.  [link]

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