Pete Weaver in T+D

DDI's Pete Weaver has a cogent article in the August 2002 issue of T+D. Among the points I applaud and underscore these (Bold is Pete; follow-ons are Jay's.):

• Believing that eLearning is a cheaper training alternative. You've got to spend money to make money.
  
• Overlooking the shortcomings of self-study. If access to lessons were all that mattered, college students would go to the library rather than the campus.
  
• Failing to look beyond the course paradigm. Duh. Most learning takes place outside of courses. Why spend an hour (or a semester) to learn something you could pick up in five minutes?

• Fixating on technology. It's just a tool.
  
• Believing that because you implement e-learning, employees will use it. Generally, you can assume they won't. That's why Lance and I wrote our book.

Great work, Pete.