Here it was…

manage learning=managing “process of ” or “distribution of’” or manage “activities”. managing what people do. dunno.

Here it was…

manage learning=managing “process of ” or “distribution of’” or manage “activities”. managing what people do. dunno.

I saw your tweeted response to Bill, and I concur: especially within larger organizations, “managing learning” really means “keeping track of offerings, schedules, delivery, and records.” In the get-in-onto-one-page, then-into-one-sentence of corporations, that’s managing how and where (and, alas, to whom) the learning happens.

I’m not as opposed to that as I might sound. Managing is not about doing the actual work; it’s about what you do so people can get the work done. In a smart organization, the LMS helps figure out things like who should take the course (really, who needs this knowledge / these skills), is course X making any difference, where can I go to demonstrate I can do Y?

I saw your tweeted response to Bill, and I concur: especially within larger organizations, “managing learning” really means “keeping track of offerings, schedules, delivery, and records.” In the get-in-onto-one-page, then-into-one-sentence of corporations, that’s managing how and where (and, alas, to whom) the learning happens.

I’m not as opposed to that as I might sound. Managing is not about doing the actual work; it’s about what you do so people can get the work done. In a smart organization, the LMS helps figure out things like who should take the course (really, who needs this knowledge / these skills), is course X making any difference, where can I go to demonstrate I can do Y?

The only point I wish to make is that I can/could never understand, nor agree with, how LMS, LCMS or CMS manages to “manage learning”, prescribed or not. If someone can convince me, I’m open for that understanding.

These tools manage the processes we travel through in our quest for knowledge. I do agree that they manage the “portals” through which we pass and the fuel (content) stops in order to learn.

Ciao, Bill G…

The only point I wish to make is that I can/could never understand, nor agree with, how LMS, LCMS or CMS manages to “manage learning”, prescribed or not. If someone can convince me, I’m open for that understanding.

These tools manage the processes we travel through in our quest for knowledge. I do agree that they manage the “portals” through which we pass and the fuel (content) stops in order to learn.

Ciao, Bill G…