Chrisp’s e-learning expriences

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I have a strong preference for a visual style of learning.

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It can be useful for online learning platforms. As the online world is a visual world.  Sometimes the material is quite text heavy however when combined with visual cues  i find it does work well. Graphs, diagrams and other visually based tools are also my choice when delivering training online also. I find it combines well power point presentations and similar formats. These formats a the preferred method for face to face training but they can also convert to the online platform.

Some of what Watkins suggests has a special relevance to me and my experience as a trainer. In my work we are just beginning to introduce or relatively recently have introduced various forms of e-learning platforms. They have generally proven effective however, they have not been with out challenges.  As Watkins suggests these technologies have ‘created new demands on both learners and instructors’. Introducing these methods to groups who in the past may have been more accustomed to the age old classroom/face to face methods can be arduous and at times time consuming. But as Watkins suggests a little planning and preliminarily work in bringing the students ‘up to speed’ with the new technologies may be effective. I find that fear of the unknown seems to underpin some of the resistance that is encountered. The student will quite often see the new technologies as completely alien to what they know or what they have exprienced in the past. It is interesting to note however and Watkins does make the point that ‘e-learning typically takes many of the study habits from the traditional classroom’. If the student can quickly adapt their already developed study skills to the new platform confinence with the technology can build equally quickly.