Implementing Implementing E-Learning E-Learning SolutionsSolutionsBy, Linette RichieBy, Linette Richie

20122012

What is E-LearningWhat is E-Learning

We have moved from the We have moved from the Industrial Age to the Industrial Age to the

Information Age.Information Age.

Planning/ Development Planning/ Development Process Process

and the and the

Delivery/ Learning Delivery/ Learning ProcessProcess

How Can This Happen?How Can This Happen? Instructors and curriculum developers can Instructors and curriculum developers can

share resources more easily and together share resources more easily and together build learning-object repositories. build learning-object repositories.

Multimedia and expanded resources from the Multimedia and expanded resources from the network can enhance the traditional network can enhance the traditional classroom experience dramatically. classroom experience dramatically.

Online synchronous tools create a new kind of Online synchronous tools create a new kind of cyber-classroom, connecting distance learners cyber-classroom, connecting distance learners from any where in peer-to-peer engagement. from any where in peer-to-peer engagement.

Online self-paced tutorials create enriched Online self-paced tutorials create enriched interactive and exploratory learning interactive and exploratory learning experiences that are accessible on-demand at experiences that are accessible on-demand at any time when a learner is ready. any time when a learner is ready.

E-Learning Includes E-Learning Includes Important Educational Important Educational

Elements Elements Web-based student enrollment Web-based student enrollment Tracking and class administration Tracking and class administration Email communication between learner Email communication between learner

and instructor and instructor Internet research for exploratory Internet research for exploratory

learning learning Digital collaboration Digital collaboration Virtual classroomsVirtual classrooms Computer labs to enhance the Computer labs to enhance the

classroom. classroom.

Learners Can Learners Can Communicate, Collaborate Communicate, Collaborate

and Interactand Interact Multimedia instruction ("anytime, anywhere" Multimedia instruction ("anytime, anywhere"

— asynchronous learning) — asynchronous learning) Live "virtual classrooms" (synchronous Live "virtual classrooms" (synchronous

learning) learning) Streaming video and audio Streaming video and audio Internet phone Internet phone Instructor resource sharing (instructors are Instructor resource sharing (instructors are

now collaborating and building shared now collaborating and building shared curriculum archive in ways never before curriculum archive in ways never before possible) possible)

Enhanced instructor-student and student-Enhanced instructor-student and student-student communication student communication

Global access to learners and instructors. Global access to learners and instructors.

E-Learning tools are not meant to E-Learning tools are not meant to replace the direct human-to-human replace the direct human-to-human contact of the classroom.contact of the classroom.

A New Set of ToolsA New Set of Tools

E-Learning Involves E-Learning Involves Methodology As Well As Methodology As Well As

Technology.Technology.

Four Primary Goals of E-Four Primary Goals of E-Learning Learning

Process & Goal:Process & Goal: "information vs. "information vs. instruction" (broadcast, transfer, develop instruction" (broadcast, transfer, develop & certify) & certify)

Content:Content: "scope & depth" (awareness, "scope & depth" (awareness, understanding, use & mastery) understanding, use & mastery)

Learning Tasks:Learning Tasks: "simple vs. complex" "simple vs. complex" (degree of required practice & (degree of required practice & interaction) interaction)

Development Time:Development Time: "rapid vs. robust" "rapid vs. robust" (amount of time / effort required for (amount of time / effort required for product development). product development).

The Focus on “Technology-The Focus on “Technology-Based Instruction" Based Instruction"

Particularly Includes: Particularly Includes: New online collaboration tools — which New online collaboration tools — which

support team learning, mentoring, and support team learning, mentoring, and especially virtual classroomsespecially virtual classrooms

"Blended Learning" — which combines "Blended Learning" — which combines Internet delivery with the traditional Internet delivery with the traditional classroom and textbooks classroom and textbooks

Advances in instructional design — such as Advances in instructional design — such as "interactive multimedia," "learning object," "interactive multimedia," "learning object," "personalization," and "simulation "personalization," and "simulation

Earlier electronic technologies — such as Earlier electronic technologies — such as audiotape, videotape and videoconferencing audiotape, videotape and videoconferencing are recognized as essential tools. are recognized as essential tools.

Best Practices for Media Best Practices for Media UseUse

Typical ToolsTypical Tools

1.1. Simple WBT courseware Simple WBT courseware

2.2. Virtual Classroom (live & recorded)Virtual Classroom (live & recorded)

3.3. Blended Learning Blended Learning

Learner Interaction Learner Interaction

ReadRead ListenListen Answer questions Answer questions Relate accurate information to Relate accurate information to

appropriateappropriatecontext context

Dialogue, CollaborationDialogue, Collaboration Think With Others (responsively) Think With Others (responsively) Think Independently & Creatively Think Independently & Creatively

Managing Virtual Managing Virtual CoursesCourses

Failure to provide details regarding Failure to provide details regarding course operations and practices will course operations and practices will likely cause confusion for students likely cause confusion for students and develop into a stressful and develop into a stressful environment for students and faculty environment for students and faculty alike.alike.

CommunicationCommunication

Teaching in a Virtual Teaching in a Virtual ClassroomClassroom

Personalized ContactPersonalized Contact

Respond promptly to e-mails.Respond promptly to e-mails.

"E-learning is Not Simply "E-learning is Not Simply ‘E-training.'‘E-training.'

An important role for the educator in An important role for the educator in an e-learning environment is to an e-learning environment is to promote and enforce promote and enforce environmentally safe and healthy environmentally safe and healthy practices in the use of technology in practices in the use of technology in our classroomsour classrooms

Educators have the responsibility to Educators have the responsibility to teach our students about copyright teach our students about copyright issues and how they need to site issues and how they need to site references if they use any author, references if they use any author, composer, playwright, publisher, or composer, playwright, publisher, or distributor to exclusive publication, distributor to exclusive publication, and musical, dramatic, or artistic and musical, dramatic, or artistic work in any of their assignments.work in any of their assignments.

It is also our responsibility as an It is also our responsibility as an educator to identify, communicate, educator to identify, communicate, model, and enforce social, legal, and model, and enforce social, legal, and ethical practices to promote ethical practices to promote responsible use of technology. A responsible use of technology. A part of this is promoting and part of this is promoting and enforcing privacy, security, and enforcing privacy, security, and online safety related to the use of online safety related to the use of technology technology (Willard 2003). (Willard 2003).

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