Albert Einstein said, "Once you stop learning, you start dying." This prolific, yet unpretentious statement is simple in form, but the depth of meaning is indeed thought provoking when a literal translation is applied. Now that you have that graphic image in your mind, think about this all-too-common phrase, "I'm too old to learn." So, if we are too old to learn, apparently we should just wait for the alternative to transpire? I should certainly hope not. So, what is the real meaning behind the phrase, "I'm too old to learn?" While I may not be an expert in psychology, to me this statement is code for, "the process of learning is too difficult, so I would rather not."
The process to learning has changed considerably over the years. We have come a long way from the time when children of all ages would congregate in one school house with one teacher. We still have brick and mortar classrooms, but toss technology in the mix and you get into the e-learning arena.
The options to learn explode with purely self-paced, online, streamed audio, mobile learning, apps, massive open online courses, blogs, newsfeeds, blended learning, synchronous, asynchronous, web-based, CD-ROM and video. Not only must the learner know what they want to take, they need to figure out how to take it.
The sheer number of options available for learning today are enough to qualify why the process of learning has become so difficult. ICC is going to change all that — and simplify the learning experience — with the new ICC University. |
