In search of meaning…

As I was writing my last post “The Sound of Silence”, I decided to seek a definition of  “webinar” as I understand the term. Surprisingly, this proved a difficult task. Most definitions seemed to limit webinars to information conveyence, some made reference to interactivity, and a surprisingly large amount suggested that interactive features be disabled [...]

Transactional Trainers and Web2.0

A dilemma I came across recently was that of the transactional trainer in an e-Learning 2.0 environment. Do transactional trainers fit in this landscape? My answer after being subjected to an online lecture is, well, no not really. Can a “banking” concept of learning fit in what is essentially a collaborative environment? [...]