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Long Tail Learning - Size and Shape

Tony Karrer

a long tail? to my post Corporate Learning Long Tail and Attention Crisis. I'm not limiting that to the "traditional means" training topics, but I do limit that to things that are job-related, which is why I think the tail has a limit. So, even if there was a way to define my current tail, tomorrow there's more.

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Corporate Learning Long Tail and Attention Crisis

Tony Karrer

Adler's recent article - Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0 talks about the implications of the Long Tail on Education. Background If you are not familiar with the concept of the Long Tail, head over to take a look at the Long Tail article on Wikipedia.

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Learning, Long Tail, Needs Analysis, Web 2.0, & Creative Thinking

Big Dog, Little Dog

Long Tail Learning - Size and Shape - eLearning Technology. Long tail learning is effectively infinite. Trying to "keep up" and putting ourselves in the producer role is not going to work. There is no way for an individual to keep up much less learning and development.

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Are You Asking the Right Questions at Your Association?

Association eLearning

For example: • ASAE asked questions that led them to discover that their publications catalogue did not, as they had assumed, lead to “long tail” sales of older publications.

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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

One way to do that is to leverage MOOCs for content delivery and provide value-added instruction (discussion, Q&A, worked examples, role plays etc) to local students – who of course will pay a premium for the privilege. The role of the teacher will evolve. Content providers will wag the long tail.

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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

One way to do that is to leverage MOOCs for content delivery and provide value-added instruction (discussion, Q&A, worked examples, role plays etc) to local students – who of course will pay a premium for the privilege. The role of the teacher will evolve. Content providers will wag the long tail.

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Skimming and Learning Design

Tony Karrer

When we talk about the Long Tail Learning and Corporate Learning Long Tail and Attention Crisis , the focus is on how to help learners when you cannot possibly get in front of all the information. However, this is also where Learning Organizations can jump in to help by playing an aggregator role.

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