More Lies About Learning: Leading Executives Separate Truth From Fiction

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Lies About Learning Pronouncements

Larry Israelite

I started my career in the field of learning and development in the early 1980s, working for a company that produced a high-end computer-based training system. At the time, we were one of several commercial enterprises that spawned from considerable investments in advanced research and development funded by the National Science Foundation and the military. The goal was to use computer technology to supplement (replace) classroom instruction.

Even in those days there was plenty of hype about the potential for computer-based training. Articles were written, papers were presented, and pronouncements were made—computer-based training will revolutionize classroom learning as we know it. Sound familiar? ...