E- learning concepts

E- learning concepts

1. Types of LMSs

   • Depends on needs and funds
   • Open source software
     • Freely available
     • Adapt to your own needs
   • Commercial products
   • deployed solution system
     • Maintenance by external people
     • May incur extra costs
   • hosted service
     • Work is taken off your hands
     • Do not worry about maintenance
     • Less payment initially

2. Authoring tool

   • Software to create and package e-learning content
   • Creates multimedia content
   • Creates content in file formats

3. Synchronous e-learning

   • Attend a course in real- time, instant messaging, answer questions inmediatly and interactive educational environment.
     • Videoconferencing
     • Online chat
     • Interaction
     • Avoid feelings of isolation
     • Is not flexible in terms of time
     • Is not ideal for busy schedules

4. SCORM

   • Defines a specific way to construct a LMS
   • Packaging content
     • How a piece of content should be delivered in a physical sense
   • Exchanging data at run-time.
     • How the content “talks” to the LMS while the content is actually playing
   • Powerful tool involved in online learning
   • Creates content
     • Different systems/situations without modification
     • Lower price

5. Technologies used in e-learning

   • Complementing the learning process
     • Computer games
     • Email- instant messaging
     • Social forums
   • To store
     • Database
     • CMS
   • Quality of content
     • Flash
     • Power Point
     • HTML

6. Quizzes and tests

   • Benefits
     • Less work
       • A hassle-free task as corrections are made with LMS
     • Analysis readily available, environmentally friendly,self-assesment tool,further considerations
       • Overview of tests scores, progress, growth = analysis
       • Online sources = experience of the student
       • Immediate results
       • Actions for the needs according to learning styles
         • Different types of tests-quizzes
           • Engage students
     • Unique tests
       • Random question- variety of questions
     • Instant grading
       • Dynamic feedback
         • Answer of a specific question given by a learner

7. Asynchronous e-learning

   • Attend a course offline, internet as a support tool, no real interactive educational environment.
     • Web
     • E-mail
     • Forums
     • No problems with schedule
     • Lack of motivation to participate in a coursework.
     • Feelings of isolation

8. Elements of Online Courses

   • Instructor presence: The value of feedback
     • Encourage
     • Inspire
     • Ensure
       • Proper feedback
     • LMS
       • Instant messaging
       • Email
       • Facilitate the relationship
     • Content material
       • Tone
       • Organization
       • Set of guidelines
   • Test delivery methods
     • Material compatibility
       • Platforms availability
   • Online quizzes
     • Progress of student
     • Assess the curriculum

9. Tincan

   • Open source that adds extra help to SCORM
   • Security measures
   • Better support for offline and mobile learning

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