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When I started an e-learning subject in an adult education masters, I hoped that the course would bring together the two aspects of what I believed e-learning is all about - content (from the Ad Ed subjects) and process (from the e-learning unit).

The effect has been quite unexpected. I have now discovered that to get the message out there is a presentation skills requirement - beyond use of the tools, and now I am coming to realise that the biggest concern is a psychological one.

Early in the course I was attracted to an on line discussion group, TR Dev at Yahoo groups. This is a closed group, but you can apply for membership through a button on the sidebar of this weblog.

The first discussion I encountered was about the mythical statistic that we recall 10% of what we hear, 20% of what we see, 30% of what we see and hear together, and an ever increasing proportion until you reach 90% for the type of communication medium that the salesman is trying to push. (more…)