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INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: GLOBAL eLEARNING: PERSPECTIVES FROM EUROPE, ASIA, AND THE UNITED STATESWednesday, January 10, 2001 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Open to the public.
The projections for global eLearning opportunities for the academic, government, and corporate sectors are speculated to growth tremendously over the next several years. The rise of the Knowledge-based economy, the eBusiness/eCommerce wave, and the development of Internet-related technologies provide the basis for this projected growth. What opportunities exist for these various sectors? Who is the enduser(s)? What solutions are currently available for deployment? What market needs are currently met and which one are not? Where are the new opportunities? How will eLearning opportunities be delivered to the enduser? How do cultural factors impact eLearning market opportunities? Is online learning different in Europe, Asia, and the United States? How do these cultural differences impact the methodology, the content, and delivery of of eLearning solutions? What about the corporate vs. residential infrastructure? What are the obstacles? Our panel of experts will discuss answers to these questions, focusing on what components of eLearning systems and solutions can be ‘global’ and which ones need to be customized to accommodate the ‘local’ cultural environment. Net-based infrastructure, technology, standards, methodology and delivery for content, and business models will also be discussed between the panelists and the audience participants. PANELISTS * Dr. Michihko Minoh, Center for Information and Multimedia Studies,
KYOTO UNIVERSITY Click here for Dr. Michihko Minoh's presentation in PDF format.Click here for Dr. J. Schaper's presentation in PDF format. |