e-Learning :: definitions

Definitions

1. Electronic learning (Wikipedia)

Electronic learning (or e-Learning or eLearning) is a type of education where the medium of instruction is computer technology. No in-person interaction may take place in some instances. E-learning is used interchangeably in a wide variety of contexts. In companies, it refers to the strategies that use the company network to deliver training courses to employees. In the USA, it is defined as a planned teaching/learning experience that uses a wide spectrum of technologies, mainly Internet or computer-based, to reach learners at a distance. Lately in most Universities, e-learning is used to define a specific mode to attend a course or programmes of study where the students rarely, if ever, attend face-to-face for on-campus access to educational facilities, because they study online.

Contents

• 1 Market
• 2 Growth of e-learning
• 3 Technology
• 4 Services
• 5 Goals of e-learning
  • 5.1 Computer-based learning
  • 5.2 Computer-based training
• 6 Pedagogical elements
• 7 Pedagogical approaches or perspectives
• 8 Reusability, standards and learning objects
• 9 Communication technologies used in e-learning
• 10 E-Learning 2.0
• 11 Computer-aided assessment and learning design
• 12 See also
• 13 External links

2. E-Learning (Introduction) < Ageless Learner

Definition of e-learning

e-Learning. eLearning. "e"learning. However you write it, definitions abound.

	The convergence of the Internet and learning, or Internet-enabled learning.
	The use of network technologies to create, foster, deliver, and facilitate learning, anytime and anywhere.
	The delivery of individualized, comprehensive, dynamic learning content in real time, aiding the development of communities of knowledge, linking learners and practitioners with experts.
	A phenomenon delivering accountability, accessibility, and opportunity to allow people and organizations to keep up with the rapid changes that define the Internet world.
	A force that gives people and organizations the competitive edge to allow them to keep ahead of the rapidly changing global economy.

With good design and delivery, e-learning does all these things. But, at its heart, it is, simply, learning. Too bad most interpretations focus on the technology (the "e") and not on the learning.

e-Learning has to keep the people it's designed for in mind. How do we learn? How do we acquire and retain skills and information to help us develop? Only when we address individual learning styles can the "e" in e-learning factor in. Then the technical side—the electronic delivery—can be adapted to the learner.

3. What is E-learning? (HowStuffWorks.com) 見やすい！分かりやすい！

E-learning is to classroom learning as cell phones are to a pay phone at the bus station.

At least it is in some ways. For instance, e-learning allows you to learn anywhere and usually at any time, as long as you have a properly configured computer. Cell phones allow you to communicate any time and usually anywhere, as long as you have a properly configured phone.

E-learning can be CD-ROM-based, Network-based, Intranet-based or Internet-based. It can include text, video, audio, animation and virtual environments. It can be a very rich learning experience that can even surpass the level of training you might experience in a crowded classroom. It's self-paced, hands-on learning.

The quality of the electronic-based training, as in every form of training, is in its content and its delivery. E-learning can suffer from many of the same pitfalls as classroom training, such as boring slides, monotonous speech, and little opportunity for interaction. The beauty of e-learning, however, is that new software allows the creation of very effective learning environments that can engulf you in the material. We'll use software from Trainersoft as an example to show you how the process works.

Levels of e-learning (E-learning falls into four categories, from the very basic to the very advanced)

• Knowledge database
  
• Online support
• Asynchronous training
• Synchronous training

4. Definitions of e-learning on the Web:

Learning that is enabled by the use of digital tools and content. Usually involving interactivity between the learner and their teacher or peers ...
www.stiltonstudios.net/glossary.htm

Any learning that utilizes a network (LAN, WAN or Internet) for delivery, interaction, or facilitation. This would include distributed learning, distance learning (other than pure correspondence ), CBT delivered over a network, and WBT. ...
www.iqat.org/glossary.php

Mr. Biondo comes from Independence Blue Cross where he worked as an Intranet Web Coordinator.
biz.yahoo.com/bw/080428/20080428005347.html

Any technologically mediated learning using computers whether from a distance or in face to face classroom setting (computer assisted learning).
www.usd.edu/library/instruction/glossary.shtml

e-Learning can be used to deliver online courses and/or establish online learning communities. It supports flexible learning anywhere, anytime for anyone. ...
www.qmg.com.au/page/glossary

An umbrella term that is used for providing computer instruction (courseware) online over the public Internet, private distance learning networks, or in-house via an intranet. See WBT (Web Based Training).
www.wsl.co.il/glossary.htm

A software application that allows people to create their own e-learning courseware. B Blended learning (Hybrid eLearning): The optimal learning path for true transfer of information and knowledge acquisition as defined by the content designer or developer. ...
www.eng.wayne.edu/page.php

Also called CBT (see the following definition). E-learning is a general term that relates to all training that is delivered with the assistance of ...
www.thecatalyst.org/resource/2006/04/21/E-learning-glossary/

Learning activities based on any electronic format.
www.teach-nology.com/glossary/terms/e/

E-Learning is the learning process created by interaction with digitally delivered content, services and support.
www3.imperial.ac.uk/portal/page/portallive/24EA98FE29AA21ACE0440003BADBDCAF

Gaining popularity in the early 2000s, the term e-learning refers to any electronically assisted instruction, but is most often associated with instruction offered via computer and the Internet.
education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1917/Distance-Learning-in-Higher-Education.html

Learning that is done via a computer.
www.fastfind.com/education/EduGlossary.aspx

services which are delivered, enabled or mediated by ICT for the purposes of delivering education, and the technology and services which help create, manage and deliver those activities.
www.ict.ox.ac.uk/strategy/plan/plan.xml.ID=appF

The delivery of content via all electronic media, including the internet, intranets, extranets, satellite, broadcast, video, interactive TV, and CD Rom. E-learning encompasses all learning undertaken, whether formal or informal, through electronic delivery. ...
www.waveproject.com/glossary/glossary.html/english/e/

A key issue in pedagogy is individualization, ie, adapting the teaching to the needs of various learners. ...
coeur-sw.idi.ntnu.no/wp6.htm

A method of instruction that is generally computer assisted and is delivered via CD/DVD ROM, audio, videotape or the internet. E-learning can be taught either synchronously (real-time interaction between instructor and student) or asyncronously (student can learn on their own time).
www.vcalberta.ca/tools/glossary/index.cfm

A form of learning utilizing a network for delivery and interaction.The learning can be on an individual basis, guided or instructed by a computer, or as part of a class. There is even no need for online classes to meet in real time.
www.internetmarketingmagician.com/Internet_And_Computer_Jargon.html

E-learning is an approach to facilitate and enhance learning through the use of devices based on both computer and communications technology, including personal computers, CD-ROMs, digital television, and more. ...
www.cmapros.com/glossary.php

In this report e-learning refers to the provision, administration and support for ‘off-the-job’ and ‘on-the-job’ training using information and communication technologies such as stand-alone and networked computers, Internet-based technologies and mobile devices
ito.elearning.ac.nz/mod/glossary/view.php

training or learning that takes place via the web. Training programmes can be conducted partially or fully using the Internet.
www.grb.uk.com/263.0.html

learning conducted via electronic media, especially via the Internet
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/e-learning