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Aldrich Axioms of Resistance to Change in Formal Learning Programs

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Sat Jun 04 2005

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  1. There is a difference between supporters of learning and supporters of e-learning.

  2. Every new formal learning technology/approach is judged against a standard that older formal learning technology/approach would fail.

  3. It is easier to criticize more/precise content than less/vague content.

  4. There is no e-learning that is so cheap that people will not complain about the price; there is no e-learning so brief that people will not complain about the time it takes to consume it.

  5. If a formal learning program has six new features and one traditional feature, people will evaluate the program on how the one traditional feature compares to existing programs; Any thing wrong with any part of a program invalidates the entire program.

  6. There is no right way of spelling e-Learning.

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