The 21st Century eLearning
Professional
Penina Mungania Lam, Ph.D.
Talents Coaching & Consulting
30 July, 2014
Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:
• Identify drivers of change in the profession
• Impact on organizational strategy & processes
• Evaluate the impact on you as a professional
Global eLearning Market
Global Industry Analysis & Docebo Reports; eLearning Industry.com
1997: $197
million
2001: $1.2
billion
2002: $5.5
billion
2003: $7
billion
2005: $18
billion
2009: $27.1 billion
2011: $35.6 billion
2013: $56.2 billion
Mobile Learning: Fastest
Growing Markets
4. North America
3. Middle East & Africa (50%)
2. Latin America(54%)
1. Asia-Pacific (54%)
4. Latin America (14.6%)
3. Middle East & Africa (15.2%)
2. Eastern Europe (16.9%)
1. Asia-Pacific (17.3%)
eLearning Stats
http://www.docebo.com/landing/contactform/elearning-market-trends-and-forecast-2014-2016-docebo-report.pdf
eLearning: Global Stats
Worldwide – fast and significant growth
of eLearning market
through 2017
– 5-year compound annual
growth rate is estimated at
around 7.6%
Africa– Africa's compound annual
growth rate for self-paced
e-Learning is 15.4%
– 2016: Revenues (Africa)
are expected to reach
$512.8 M
Source: Sofia Zab on Jun 28, 2013
Why? Strategic Drivers
Profits
PlanetProductivity
People
Professional Impact
#1 eLearning Support Services
Growing Adoption of eLearning
• About 4.6 college students are taking at least 1 course
online (2014)
• By 2019, roughly half of all college classes will be
eLearning-based!
• 69% of US university leaders consider online learning
as being critical to their strategy– Allen and Seaman (2013)
http://elearningindustry.com/top-10-e-learning-statistics-for-2014-you-need-to-know
Professional Impact
• Demand for support professionals to serve
eLearners & stakeholders
• Student Success Services
Best practice:
• Student support
Professional Impact
• Some popular areas of expertise
– Curriculum Designer
– eLearning Developer
– Media Specialist
– Authoring Specialist
– Learning Management Specialist
– Project Manager
– Coaches
– Consultants
Professional Trend #2:
Accountability & ROI
www.proofhq.com
ROI
• Heavy investment in Talent Development
– Corporate: $100 - $500 per employee/p.a. …
• Companies who utilize e-Learning tools and strategies
have the potential to boost productivity by up to 50%.» – IBM report
• For every $1 that a company spends, it's estimated that
they can receive $30 worth of productivity.• IBM report
Professional Impact
• Analysts
• Evaluators
• Quality Assurance specialists
• Content developers
• Consultants
• Investment in analytics applications
Professional Impact
Trend #3 Dynamic Technologies
www.websense.com
Dynamic
Technologies
• By 2017– PCs will fall from 28.7% of the device market in 2013 to 13%
– Tablets will increase from 11.8% in 2013 to 16.5%
– Smartphones will increase from 59.5% to 70.5%
» IDC
PCs
Tablets
Smart phones
Professional Impact
• Professional development to keep up with new
innovations
• Professions:
– Authoring Specialists
• Mobile app developers
• Learning Management Specialists
– ICT auditors
Professional Impact #4
Professionalization of eLearning
Changing & Thriving Profession
• 65% of today’s primary school students will work in jobs
yet to be created
• 90% of the fastest growing jobs require technology
competencies
• Non-traditional careers are emerging
• Traditional roles are fast changing
• Adoption by all sectors & fields of study
http://elmezine.epubxp.com/title/55545/28
Who’s Hiring eLearning Professionals?
– K-12
– Industries - all
– Courseware developers
– Colleges & universities
– Hardware & Software companies
– NGO, Govt. & Corporate training depts.
Employers
Entrepreneurs
Lots of Opportunities!
Professionalization
• Education
– occupation requiring extensive education
– specialized training
• Persons engaged in an occupation or calling
• “the social process by which any trade or occupation
transforms itself into a true profession of the highest
integrity and competence.”» Wikipedia
Professionalization
• Professional Attributes – Community/“Membership”
– Associations/Consortia
– Credentials
– Scholarship
– Defined competencies
ProfessionalizationQuality Assurance
• External
– Professional bodies
– Government-set standards
– Integration of standards
– International benchmarking
Professional Trend #5 Dynamic Changes Demand New Competencies
Competencies
• What are essential competencies?
Attitudes Skills Knowledge
ON-THE-JOB
PERFORMANCE
TALENTS’ eLearning Certification (TEC)
Senior Leaders & Managers
•Chief Learning Officers
•VP OD/Learning and Development
•HRM Directors/Managers
•eLearning Directors, Managers & Coordinators
•OD/HRD Directors
•IT Directors/Managers
•CIOs
Support Staff•Curriculum Developers
•Instructional designers
•Marketing staff
•Virtual coaches/assistants
Educators or Facilitators
•Faculty/Professors
•Trainers
•Teachers (K-12)
•Subject Matter Experts•Consultants
•Coaches
eLearners• Young professionals or
students (all levels)
TECTarget
Audience
TEC Certification for Professionals
Self-Awareness
External Leadership Team
Leadership
Institutional Leadership
TEC Blended Learning Strategies
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Mentorship
Webinars
Web-based
Experience
Guest speakers
ConsultationsIndividual Leadership
External Leadership Team
Leadership
WebinarsWorkshops
Case StudiesOn-the-Job ApplicationsConsultations
Coaching
Group & Peer CoachingSelf-Assessments
Quiz
Diverse Network
Coaching
CommunityPractice
Training
TEC BlendedLearning
Blended Learning Strategies for Multiple Learning Styles!
ContentCoaching• eLearning Groups
• Executive
ConferencingeLearning Innovations Conference & Webinars
ConsultingeROI Leading Change & Performance Improvement
TALENTS eLearning Certification (TEC)™
Custom Design & Blended Facilitation
Deep Learning
High Performance
We foster excellence in blended- & eLearning
Overview of eLearning Profession
• eLearning profession
• Dynamic
• Opportunities and growing pains
• Keep Learning!
Contact Us
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