Connectivity and mobile technology are changing the world of e-learning. As the consumption of information and potentially learning moves out of the office and into the pocket so corporate barriers are starting to break down. The absence of humour and playfulness in corporate e-learning, for example, looks increasingly out of sync with mobile ethos, where users chat, play games, share and comment and mix media without constraint.


What of the future?


We may all be mobile and online everywhere, but most of our clients aren’t. Mobile and social learning have been the hot topics for five years but are only now starting to trickle into corporate L&D consciousness and budgets.


We may have to drag some corporates kicking and screaming into this new world, but it is coming, and we as learning professionals have a duty, a mission, to encourage and champion the journey to a new age of learning.


Some things should never change though. Those early courses are laced with examples, case studies, intelligent questioning and invitations to explore. These remain essential pillars of sound instructional design today. Unicorn began life as a training provider not a technology company and that is what we remain at heart.


The technologies are just tools and for all the changes, one thing remains constant. We e-learning professionals should never lose sight of the fact our core business is creating effective learning experiences.


Apple’s vision for technology in education (1988) - Steve Wozniak, Ray Bradbury, Alvin Toffler and other great minds discuss how technology would motivate learners through interactive e-books, games and access to vast quantities of information.


They predict the World Wide Web, there are even some hand-held devices.


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