E‐learning and how to survive it

L.P. Hartley said, “The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there”. This is taken to mean that nothing should be taken as read, that everything must be proven, not assumed. The same sentiment should be applied to new technologies in learning and their effect on the learning process. However, this cautious stance is easy to take – that of the manager who commissions a two‐year strategy review in an industry that changes its spots every six months and is unrecognisable in 12. How can or should one proceed and proceed effectively in this brave new world?