5 August Calculated Obsolescence (...prevent...)

[Paul Terlemezian]

One of the challenges created by the introduction of traditonal elearning has been the cost of development as well as the time of development. The product has to be completey built before it can be released. In contrast I know that many an instructor was working hard to stay " a day ahead" of the learner when the material was new (e.g. being piloted.)

 

The ability of the training organization to shift its investment from cost of creation to cost of assimilation will allow for measurable impact to be the focus of the training investment. Innovation with methods of assimilation will be designed to be flexible and increasingly effective/efficient.

 

Technology will support assimilation and this will virtually guarantee the rapid obsolescence of assimilation methods. This is good.