Recently I was at an event going through
the business case for e-learning, and comparing a typical classroom
event with an online programme and the following thought struck me:
'E-learning is the greenest form of learning'.
No travelling across the country....spending time in jams....pouring more carbon monoxide into the environment. OK I know that this is pretty obvious, but with the recent Stern Report in the UK maybe it's time that we took more notice of the green credentials of e-learning. We are all becoming more aware of the damage we are doing to our environment and it's time to make our own individual actions count - let's do a little more learning at our desks, or even better at home (so we even cut out the commute).
This ties in nicely with the cool book I bought recently: 'I Count; Your step-by-step guide to climate bliss'. Buy it and help save the planet....(and do some e-learning too).
Interesing post John. I am reading lots of posts about how e-learning could be the greenest form of learning. There are many clear benefits, however I wonder how many people calculate the footprint created during the development phase and hosting? Servers, routers, hubs, backups, LMS - they'll still be a benefit but we also need to think about the other contributors!
Posted by: Scott Hewitt | August 10, 2009 at 08:41 AM