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Advancing e-learning implementation in Financial
Services conference
The World Bank on lifelong learning
Presenter: Dr Harry Anthony Patrinos, Senior Education Economist,
World Bank
The World Bank is looking seriously at lifelong learning
and the financing of learning across the globe, particularly
in areas where education and the infrastructure to support
it is limited. It has published a number of reports in this
area, the latest of which is Lifelong Learning in the Global
Knowledge Economy.
This presentation focused primarily on how Dr Patrinos views
learning in the knowledge economy and the changes he feels
need to be made in pedagogy. He emphasises that e-learning
has to focus on 'learning by doing' if it is to be successful,
concentrating on analysis and synthesis, and supported through
collaborative learning.
His view of many programmes he had seen is that they have
not used technology to its full potential. E-learning, in
his view, should be challenging the role of the teacher: the
teacher, in the new economy, is just one source of learning,
not the sole source. He feels strongly that learners need
team work, problem solving and a motivation for lifelong learning
to have some chance of success.
Introduction / key learning
points
Royal & Sun Alliance: changing
the role of training
How Nordea made a success of
virtual teamworking
Fortis Bank discovers the challenges
of home learning
FSSC's big vision
The World Bank on lifelong learning
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