I've heard so many stories about grey-haired senior execs who still get their secretaries to print out their emails because they don't have a computer on their own desk. Senior level techno-luddism is still often blamed as the source of resistance to new learning methods. I think this is increasingly a comforting fallacy for us.

This article in the Independent suggests that business schools, while not exactly at the forefront of learning technology, are being pragmatic and innovating when they need to. As it says:

"The current generation of college student has never known a time before cell phones and personal computers. They are eager to use technology to enhance their learning."

And there's research to show that students actually learned better using their mobile devices than if they'd sat in a lecture. 

One group attended the live class, the other listened via podcast. When given a test on the subject a week later, the podcast group scored 71 per cent while the in-class group scored 62 per cent. 

The current generation of MBAs from highly regarded business schools like Warwick are likely to be the next generation of senior execs. If they're getting accustomed to "new" learning methods, it can only be a matter of time before they are putting pressure on us to be more innovative. This can only be a good thing, but we'd better be ready...