When Abraham Lincoln delivered Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, he probably wished to honour the brave union soldiers who had been killed in the battle and lend solace to those who were left behind. 155 years later the words that he spoke, including the very famous quote, “Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth”, still echoes through nations, strengthening democracies across the globe.
A powerful notion indeed, considering the fact that when all the components and the heart is at right place, what is created by people (the product designers/developers etc.) carries a humanistic influence that is delivered to the people (the consumers). Stands true for eLearning too. But, does eLearning essentially end up being ‘for the people’? While the answer often comes in terms of learner participation, engagement, knowledge retention and behavioural change, the learner- centered label often appears only in theory.
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