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E-Learning Articles
- What's Your Problem?
- A Guide for Learning Technologists
- What Lies Beyond E-Learning?
- e-Learning for the Knowledge Economy
What's Your Problem?
by Jennifer Gurrie
Introduction
Your first time teaching an online course isn't going as well as you had hoped. You thought you posted interesting reading materials and asked students good questions to respond to in the discussion area. But so far, the quality and quantity of their participation has been low, and you aren't sure why. What really has you concerned is the fact that future investments in online learning at your institution depend heavily on the success of this first-ever fully online course, and you know this lack of student engagement will be reflected in student evaluations and learning outcomes. What strategy will you employ to try and turn things around for the remaining 10 weeks of the semester?...
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A Guide for Learning Technologists - e-Learning Series No. 4
by Susan Armitage & Ros O'Leary
Abstract
This guide aims to provide advice and guidance in order for learning technologists to provide effective e-learning support within higher education. Specifically this guide seeks to: a) outline the drivers for advantages and disadvantages of e-Learning; b) discuss the issues involved in supporting the move from traditional face-to-face learning to e-Learning; c) suggest ways in which you might support and raise the profile of e-learning, whether you are working locally or across your institution; d) Discuss the future of e-Learning with respect to educational models and new technologies. Eash section consists of a number of leading questions that learning technologists need to answer in order to support their own development and the development of e-learning in their institutions.
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What Lies Beyond E-Learning?
By Marc J. Rosenberg
Introduction
Just when we thought we had e-learning all figured out, it's changing again. After years of experimentation and the irrational exuberance that characterized the late 1990s, we find our views of e-learning more sober and realistic. This is a good sign; we can make more rational forecasts of how the field will evolve. It also presents some challenges, and the direction we are heading may not be the path we originally thought we were on....
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e-Learning for the Knowledge Economy
by Spark+Co
Introduction
The ubiquity of technology is forcing most organizations to re-evaluate their approach to employee learning and development. For some, this has had large repercussions. Do we buy an LMS? Should we consider a social networking tool for our employees? Can we introduce podcasts or wikis? All of these questions are now commonplace for organizations.
This white paper will present how e-learning can fit within an organization's support functions. Leading edge organizations embrace technology, but invest equal importance in "high touch" learning interventions. A balance means a better experience for the learner, allows the organization to invest in knowledge, learning and employee development without increasing the number of full-time trainers, which can be costly.
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