Article number two

For this second blog I decided to "vent" about the last article we read for class. For any of you who are doing the article reviews I found this article interesting but aggravating. The main point of the article discusses how the author wants to answer the question if learners can be motivated through the online environment. She builds up the idea of eLearning and how good it can be, but then at the end of the article she basically says that, no they cannot be motivated. I feel (not to suck up) that Dr. Nicholson has motivating classes online and keeps us interested. So, even though the article was outdated, I still feel that the author was wrong. I also feel that using certain wording you can make any learner have interest and feel that there is ownership invested in their learning. In summation I feel that no matter what training you are doing, as long as you know your target audience and can make the connection with how it realates to them, they will be motivated and benefit from your training!