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Originally posted by LoveLearning:
The question is deeper than that, Amy.

Why are people still delivering content, rather than learning?

The content enables learning, or at least that is the goal. Only the learner can actually produce the learning. We can only deliver the content using sound instructional principles.

I see your distinction between "content" and "learning" as one of semantics, IMHO.

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And if one needs others to read content, why is one using powerpoint slides (or any kind of slides) to deliver said reading material?

Three bullet points doesn't constitute "reading material" in my book. I'm not really sure where you are coming from here, but the mere fact that a PowerPoint slide has text does not mean there is something wrong with it. (And, yes, we've all be bullet-pointed to death. That doesn't mean bullet points have no valid uses).

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Captivate should be used to capture things one can actually do online - like learn how to use Excel.

It can be used for that. It can be used for SO much more than that. Capturing comptuer actions is only one small part of what Captivate can do.

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And finally, visual support is only one portion of a learning experience. Slapping fancy animated slides on a web site does not online learning make.

And, no one stated otherwise.