| Technology has launched new dimensions in learning. A now-wired world coupled with ubiquitous mobility opens e-learning to innovation in ways unavailable to its PC software and corporate training origins. Globally connecting our planet means that everyone can be taught by anyone, anywhere, anytime. Seminars available from afar maximize both the audience and substantive breadth while minimizing student commute and provider costs. Mobile apps open the door to as-needed content, pacing and augmented reality as part of training. Less developed countries can accelerate education of large and dispersed populations with striking efficiencies. Tutoring by subject experts and native speakers is becoming available to more than the privileged few. All of this is going to have major impact on education and knowledge work. Today's speakers bring varied perspectives about the impact of technology on learning, where investment is flowing, and where there's great entrepreneurial opportunity. See http://entforum.caltech.edu/march2011.html |
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