ELearning's movers and shakers

Letter from UK

ELearning's movers and shakers

London (UK), February 2010 - (by Bob Little) Traditionally, this is the time of year for awards and accolades - think of the New Year's Honours List in the UK, as well as the USA's Golden Globes and the Academy Awards (Oscars). Recently, a list of the "Top Ten" most influential people in the corporate e-learning sector emerged. There were three lists covering the world, Europe and the UK. Such a list is bound to be controversial but, in the interests of information and informed debate, here are some of the highlights.

He's had this position sewn up for many years and seems impervious to challenges.

Fabrizio Cardinali. CEO of Giunti Labs, chair of ELIG and a member of the board of directors for the IMS Global Learning Consortium. Operating probably the largest learning technologies R&D laboratory in Europe, Giunti Labs is at the forefront of systems software and standards development.

Nigel Paine. Formerly head of training and development at the BBC and now much in demand around the world as a speaker.

Europe List

Richard Straub

. The Secretary of ELIG, where he oversees ELIG's role as advisor to the EU on all things to do with eLearning.

Fabrizio Cardinali. (see World list).

Thea Payome. Editor and publisher of the Germany-based CHECK.point eLearning ezine and website.

UK List

Donald H Taylor. Not just the power behind the success of the Learning Technologies conference (identifying the 'right' topics and booking the 'right' speakers) but also rumoured to be the real editor of Learning Technologies magazine. Unlike many commentators and bloggers in this sector, people tend to read what he writes.
Clive Snell. The publisher of E-Learning Age magazine (now the UK's leading - some would say only - eLearning title) and the man behind the eLearning Awards which, in only a few years, seem to have captured the imagination of everyone in the UK's eLearning sector.
Nigel Paine. (see World list).

For over 20 years, Bob Little has specialised in writing about, and commentating on, corporate learning - especially elearning - and technology-related subjects. His work has been published in the UK, Continental Europe, the USA and Australia.
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