The new role of classroom training

With e- learning becoming a important part of your learning architecture, there will be a number of changes in classroom based learning strategies.

How the Web will Change the Classroom?

The classroom will no longer be the default delivery system

In the past, the development of classroom training was almost automatic action and it is a only way to continue our studies. As e-learning systems are established, the use of classroom learning is where more justification will be required.

The synergies between e-learning and classroom learning will become more refined.

As e-learning capabilities are organize, organizations will find new uses for classroom learning. This will cause the amount of classroom training decrease, but the importance of classroom experiences that still stay will certainly grow. The combination of the two will become central to a successful learning architecture, each contributing and perform its unique value.

There will be less teaching and more facilitating

As the classroom learning moves from teaching facts to applying concepts, from reviewing procedures to generating new ideas, the role of instructor willc hange from the all. In addition to the instructor, knowledge will come from a greater variety of sources, including exchange knowledge communities with learners via Web access, and outside experts ( either live or via technology).

Course start and end dates will become increasingly irrelevant

With Web access, learning can begin the previous class if they missed and continue long although the class is over. This is especially true for commnunity building among the students and for follow-up access to updated content and expertise. Furthermore, because of the increasing differences in the backgrounds, knowledge level, motivation, and availability of people, it will become increasingly difficult to find enough people who are ready at the same time for the same classroom course.

After this discussion, i felt that there is certain strengths and weaknesses of this topic. In my opinion, we have to maintain the quality in both sides to avoid the problems before it's happen,thx..:)

References: Marc j. Rosenberg (2001). e-Learning, McGraw-Hill, New York