Casting the Net over Global Learning: New Developments in Workforce and Online Psychologies - Softcover

Dr. Bernard J. Luskin

9781580001069: Casting the Net over Global Learning: New Developments in Workforce and Online Psychologies

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580001068 ISBN 13: 9781580001069

Publisher: UNKNO, 2002

Casting the Net Over Global Learning presents an overview of what is happening now in education and corporate training to provide a basis for executives, trainers, investors, and administrators and learners to make intelligent choices for the future. This book analyzes trends in K-12, higher, adult higher, and corporate education in the context of new literacies, the emerging learning psychologies, the Internet, and workforce training and education. It amplifies and explains key trends central to comprehensive global development of new dimensions in workforce training, corporate education, and e-learning. There are hundreds of examples presented in this book, including companies, projects, and people. Obviously, the world is changing, especially now after the terrorism, the new war, the recession, and the economy. The examples are relevant and predictive and the book explains and documenting trends. It is designed to create perspective, historical memory, a frame of reference and an understanding of global education trends central to the success of individuals and companies.

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About the Author:

DR. BERNARD J. LUSKIN has had distinguished careers in the corporate world, education, entertainment, and psychology. University Business Magazine selected him as one who has had exceptional careers in both education and corporate life. He has made recognized major contributions to both digital media and learning and is a licensed therapist, with Degrees in Business and a UCLA Doctorate in Education, Psychology, and Technology. Dr. Luskin has been president and CEO of divisions of major Fortune 50 and 500 companies. He has authored best-seller economics, technology, and education books, television series, and CDs. He is presently Director of the Media Studies, and Community College Leadership and Change programs at the Fielding Graduate Institute, Visiting Professor at Claremont Graduate University, and Chairman and CEO of Luskin International.

Introduction

Secrets of Success: Implementing Global Learning in the Communications Age

In the past decade, there has been as much progress in learning psychology as in digital media, medicine, or biotechnology. Progress in using what we now know about learning and, especially the use of media in learning, has been slow. Casting the Net Over Global Learning is about what is happening now to provide a basis for executives, trainers, investors, administrators and learners to make intelligent choices for their futures. Casting the Net Over Global Learning examines:

� How human capital is replacing physical capital.

� How education is the difference between corporate success and failure.

� How the education and training industry is using new knowledge in psychology and advances in digital media in meeting the growing education challenge.

This book examines corporate, higher, adult, and K�12 education. It amplifies and explains key trends central to the comprehensive global development of new dimensions in workforce training, corporate education, and e-learning. This book will teach you:

� The ways in which knowledge and communications are changing competition.

� How to develop strategic education and training programs.

� How to apply emerging theories of learning to media.

Each chapter heading is self-explanatory and each chapter may be read individually. You will gain an overview of the content by reviewing the chapter headings.

Chapter One

ShapingGlobal Learning: Everything Changes Everything

It has become common to hear that, �the Internet is changing everything.� However, to be more accurate and complete, in today�s world, �everything is changing everything.� With respect to technology, the Web obviously changes a great deal. Digital technology, advances in DVD technology, including �Learning on the go� through PDA�s and other emerging devices, internal computer digital processing speeds and capacities, and wireless technologies continue to rapidly alter the concept of the Web and the nature and context of global communications. Wired and wireless advances will change the concept of what we now think of as the Internet and the net that is being cast over global learning.

The many advances in telecommunications are revolutionizing the technical and behavioral nature of communications. Broad global initiatives, including many corporate mergers and acquisitions, are now creating truly linked global workforces, serving worldwide markets that are changing the nature of competition. Multinational companies are spawning entirely new sets of strategies for addressing the diverse needs in corporate education and training. Technology has changed how we think about and use geography. With the �death of distance,� the need for common learning and common understanding is here.

With the concept of the Web changing and evolving, pundits are stumped as to what modalities will look like twenty years from now. The way we watch television, listen to radio, read and publish books and newspapers, and use computers and personal devices is changing. Personal preference networks in health, food, private lessons, discovery, and sports (from football to equestrian) programming have emerged. More than ever before, viewers follow their own interests in choosing what to watch. In addition, personal preference, �living cable� networks and many personal preference books and newspapers are now online, and print-on-demand, speech recognition, and new PCPDATV combinations are already on the market. Moreover, the nature of the print on demand, speech recognition and PCPDA combinations is rapidly advancing in each case.

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