OK, people, you all know how the song goes, so sing along with me usingthe familiar tune…
On the first day of Christmas (orHanukkah, or Kwanzaa), my true love (ormy boss, or my training director, or my company) gave to me:
Some virtual reality.
(A game-changer, just like the last game-changer.)
On the second day of… (you know the words):
Two Second Life logins
(Well, that certainly transformed the field.)
And some virtualreality.
On the third day of…
Three Google Glasses
(Jumped the shark on nerdiness.)
Two Second Life logins
And some virtualreality.
On the fourth day of…
Four LMSs
(When your first three just aren’t good enough.)
Three Google Glasses
Two Second Life logins
And some virtualreality.
On the fifth day of…
Five authoring tools
(Making it easier to create bad content as well as good.)
Four LMSs
Three Google Glasses
Two Second Life logins
And some virtualreality.
On the sixth day of…
Six slide decksmissing
(How will they learn without PowerPoint?)
Five authoring tools
Four LMSs
Three Google Glasses
Two Second Life logins
And some virtualreality.
On the seventh day of…
Seven websitesbreaking
(You mean they actually have to be monitored?)
Six slide decksmissing
Five authoring tools
Four LMSs
Three Google Glasses
Two Second Life logins
And some virtualreality.
On the eighth day of…
Eight SMEs hiding
(What’s not to like about working with instructional designers?)
Seven websitesbreakingSix slide decksmissing
Five authoring tools
Four LMSs
Three Google Glasses
Two Second Life logins
And some virtualreality.
On the ninth day of…
Nine budgetsshrinking
(And I thought training was important; silly me.)
Eight SMEs hiding
Seven websitesbreaking
Six slide decksmissing
Five authoring tools
Four LMSs
Three Google Glasses
Two Second Life logins
And some virtualreality.
On the tenth day of…
Ten networkscrashing
(What? You didn’t tell me we had to work with IT!)
Nine budgetsshrinking
Eight SMEs hiding
Seven websitesbreaking
Six slide decksmissing
Five authoring tools
Four LMSs
Three Google Glasses
Two Second Life logins
And some virtualreality.
On the eleventh day of…
Eleven coursesboring
(Hey, as long as they show up.)
Ten networkscrashing
Nine budgetsshrinking
Eight SMEs hiding
Seven websitesbreaking
Six slide decksmissing
Five authoring tools
Four LMSs
Three Google Glasses
Two Second Life logins
And some virtualreality.
On the twelfth day of…
Twelve trainingcenters closing
(In the age of tech, who needs classroom training anyway?)
Eleven courses boring
Ten networkscrashing
Nine budgetsshrinking
Eight SMEs hiding
Seven websitesbreaking
Six slide decksmissing
Five authoring tools
Four LMSs
Three Google Glasses
Two Second Life logins
And some virtualreality.
