This entry has nothing to do with Instructional Technology, so skip on to the Pitch announcement if that?s the kind of thing you?re interested in.

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Quoting from a new paper by “The Center for Economic and Policy Research”:http://www.cepr.net/ Co-Director Dean Baker,

The AFV is an alternative designed to maximize the power of individual choice, while working with the full potential of technology. Whereas the copyright system provides a state-enforced monopoly leading to enormous costs, inefficiencies and enforcement problems, the AFV provides a voucher system for creative workers that would lead to savings to consumers, taxpayers and the government. Lower advertising costs, an end to police or FBI crackdowns on students downloading music, and less monitoring by internet service providers of their customers are just a few examples of savings from the AFV system.

The full paper is available at “http://www.cepr.net/AFV.htm”:http://www.cepr.net/AFV.htm

Had to point to this great post over on Learning Circuits: “We are the Problem: We are selling Snake Oil”:http://www.internettime.com/lcmt/archives/001014.html. To quote briefly:

We now have ample data to show that:
– Training does not work.
– eLearning does not work.
– Blending Learning does not work.
– Knowledge Management does not work.

Although it will seem uncharacteristic, I’m not sure how I feel about the piece. Some of it must certainly be true… the question is, how much?