Diane Rumley wrote
>By using the word "learning" in this context, I am trying to indicate
>that learning happens in students heads and is someway owned and of
>benefit to the individual as well as industry. "Training" by contrast,
>seems to be something that is done to you, perhaps for the good of
>someone else.
Good Day, Diane
I was very appreciative by your distinction between learning and training.
I have seen or discussed this difference you mention many times before,
but this morning the distinction caused me to pause.
"Power" comes to mind. Why are there so many training programs compared to
learning programs? Possibly because we believe if we train someone, they
will respond in a more aligned way to our thinking or our needs. Learning,
on the other hand, is a bit of a wild card. If Forrest Gump had phrased
this, he might have said: "Learning is like a box of chocolates ...".
Best Regards,
Terry Priebe
Decision Support Associates, Inc.
http://www.de-sa.com
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