Will e-Learning be another flop?

Robert Paterson shares this great sporting story which highlights our resistance to change, especially when we have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo:

The problem with something revolutionary like that [the Fosbury flop] was that most of the elite athletes had invested so much time in their technique and movements that they didn't want to give it up, so they stuck with what they knew.

Hmm… sound familiar? Now, why did change occur?

The revolution came about from the kids who saw it, and had nothing to lose. The kids who saw it on TV and said, 'Gosh, that looks fun—let's do that.' Grade school kids who didn't have coaches who would say, 'No, you stick with the straddle.'

Teacher demographics show up an aging cohort, who in general, understandably want to "stick with what they know." Is there a lesson there for those involved with e-Learning? This time the revolution will not be televised!