The Norwegian eLearning Landscape: Implications for eLearning 2.0

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The Norwegian eLearning Landscape Implications
for eLearning 2.0

• Kristian Folkman
• 180 Grader AS
• www.180grader.no

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Some issues

• Vendors fear hype
• Users fear hype
• Third party fear hype

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Implications of change

• Static content
• Static content production
• Lack of business models
• Content and collaborations are drivers
• LMS terminal stage

• Interest in games and simulations.
• Collaboration, SMEs
• Increased focus on property rights/ DRM.
• Simple, low cost tools for collaborative content
  production.
• Willingness to pay for services?
• Renewed interest in content creation?

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Some trends

• Increased focus on GS better learning.
• Growing interest in IPR/DRM issues who dare
  not?
• Growing interest in mLearning- we will eventually
  get there.
• Vendors slowly integrating collaborative
  technologies informal learning tools.
• Technology convergence broadband, wireless,
  digital TV, web conferencing, etc. bandwidth is
  not an issue.

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Obstacles to change

• Hard earned business models
• ERP/CRM integration.
• Who drives this market?

• Clients will have to initiate and pay to see
  change.
• (How) will large clients make (any) moves?
  Patching?
• What do they think about eLearning 2.0?
• Will we follow the media path or take active
  steps to lead the evolution?

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Some issues

• eLearning 2.0 and IPR/DRM issues does not
  neccessarily work well together.
• Media is driving collaborative software/ P2P etc.
  Use revenue.
• Does (business) models for media work out for
  eLearning needs?
• MA has not taken place as expected in the
  Norwegian marketplace. Lack of financial sources/
  drivers. Few newcommers.
• Increased globalization eLearning 2.0 is not a
  local issue.

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