E-learning Debate becomes less formal, more social

Epic’s third E-learning Debate ended in a defeat for the motion ‘This house believes that technology-based informal learning is more style than substance’. Despite some strong arguments that informal learning lacks rigour, only 33% of participants at elearningdebate.com voted for style over substance. Just as in the live event hosted last October at the Oxford Union, there was clearly a strong belief that informal learning has an important role to play in training and education. And technology is heightening its impact. So what does the future hold for traditional training departments in