We are being bombarded with increasing numbers of channels that we can use if we want to learn something. So, having a vast array of options to go to as a learner is nothing really new but web.20 , learning 2.0 and learner 2.0 have done a lot to shift the paradigm from training to learner-driven learning.
Where this rapid development has left us behind though, is our terminology regarding the tools that can be applied to present the learner with learning opportunities. The most common terms are probably e-learning (electronic learning), m-learning (mobile learning), CBT (computer-based training) and even social networking, with the channels, sources and media growing continually.
Essentially what t-learning offers is a term which aims to encompass all the options suggested by Learning 2.0 by linking it to the concept of technology-based learning. The idea is that t-learning presents a collective noun which includes e-learning, m-learning, CBT and all forms of virtual interactive modalities. It runs the risk of becoming just another term in this terminology explosion, but it really aims to lift discussions out of the segmenting effect that certain words like m-learning, e-learning or other similar terms has.
Hopefully the suggested term does not cause further confusion but gradually becomes the simplifying concept it is intended to be.
