E-Learning

Teaching and Learning with Technology

What is e-Learning?

Teaching and Learning with Technology

Learning supported through the use of technology

Covers a range of activities from learning online, to blended learning (combining traditional and e-learning)

What is e-Learning technology?

Teaching and Learning with Technology

• Encompasses a broad range of applications of technology

• Refers to using information and communications technology to: – Support the process of learning– Support communication in education– Evaluate learning activities– Manage resources– Create educational materials

e-Learning technology @ TUT

Teaching and Learning with Technology

myTUTor (LMS)

Safe-Assign / Turnitin

E-Assessment / Respondus

E-Games

e-Learning technology @ TUT

Teaching and Learning with Technology

Mobile phones

DigiMemo

Clickers

Skype

Internet

Video Production

e-Learning technology @ TUT

Teaching and Learning with Technology

Camtasia

Studio ProductionsVideo Streaming

VTC

e-Learning technology @ TUT

Teaching and Learning with Technology

• Educational technology in the classroom

- Data Projector

- Fixed computer

- Ceiling mounted document camera

- Sympodium

- Laptops

Advantages of e-Learning

Teaching and Learning with Technology

• Different learning styles are addressed• Development of computer and Internet skills • Builds self-knowledge and self-confidence • Encourages students to take responsibility

for their learning• Adds to the classroom environment.

Advantages of e-Learning

Teaching and Learning with Technology

• Less expensive to produce• Self-paced • Progresses up to 50 percent faster than

traditional courses • Eliminates the problems associated with

different instructors teaching slightly different material on the same subject

• Any location and any time

Advantages of e-Learning

Teaching and Learning with Technology

• Updated easily and quickly • Can lead to increased retention and a

stronger grasp on the subject • Ability to revisit or replay sections of the

training that might not have been clear the first time around

• It can be easily managed for large groups of students

Danger of e-Learning

Teaching and Learning with Technology

• Concentrating on the ‘e' and forgetting the all important ‘learning‘

• Whatever the technology, learning is the vital element

• Therefore, the learners have to undertake activities which actively engage them and they require feedback on the activities they undertake

Disadvantages of e-Learning

Teaching and Learning with Technology

• Unmotivated learners or those with poor study habits may fall behind

• Lack of familiar structure and routine may take getting used to

• Students may feel isolated or miss social interaction• Instructor may not always be available on demand• Slow or unreliable Internet connections can be

frustrating• Traditional hands-on courses can be difficult to

simulate