Learning Organizations

Because my interest in the HALE program derived so closely from my work, and I was still unsure which courses were 'required' for the program my next choice as a lifelong learner derived from my professional practice. Working with information technology for MSU's Virtual University means life comes at you fast. We are usually in the middle of a few major technology retooling efforts at any given time. In addition the reasons the university encourages or develops online educational offerings evolves over time and our strategies can shift significantly year-to-year. Our Vice Provost encouraged our unit to increasingly focus on being the nexus of knowledge within the institution for online teaching and learning. Rather than focusing only on what we are able to produce, investigating and propagating our learned knowledge to interested parties and recent adopters became an important strategic imperative. Obviously, given this need, the concept of a "Learning Organization" described in the title of "EAD802 - Building a Learning Organization" attracted my attention. Given the flexibility of being a lifelong learner and picking whatever interested me, I chose to enroll in EAD802 as my second class.