Eilif Trondsen, Marcia Conner, Mark Cavender, James Levine, Josh Bersin, John Bueller, and others — spent the better part of two days trying to agree on a common definition of eLearning. Back then elf was Sven, a fitting name, given Eilif’s Norwegian heritage. In case you’re wondering, no, we didn’t arrive at a conclusion.

Of course, the precise definition of eLearning is still up in the air. I concluded long ago that debating the semantics of eLearning is a waste of breath, but it certainly felt like the right thing to do at the time.