Archive for July, 2008
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
“E-learning for the mature age worker”
Selected quotes:
“We have concluded that e-learning is particularly relevant to the learning and skill needs of mature age workers, when used in appropriate strategies, and when carefully managed to take account of the diverse needs and preferences of mature age workers.”
“Older workers may bring rich life experiences to supplement their vocational knowledge and skills, so that there is much value in holistic approaches that draw on life experiences as a vehicle for vocational learning.”
“Overall, e-learning strategies have evolved to become more sophisticated, and in general have become more personal, social and flexible. These attributes are particularly relevant to the needs and preferences of mature age workers.”
“This study has shown that e-learning can be harnessed in innovative ways that suits the learning needs and preferences of mature age workers, including those returning to the workforce.”
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
VLE Demonstration
http://bs1.bmth.ac.uk/dhopkins/Captivate/
Demonstration of the Bournemouth University Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) ‘myBU’.
Produced as a trial for a future project, this is intended to go out on a DVD ROM for students (along with other work by other LTs from the Business School) as an introduction to the BU VLE, known as ‘myBU’ (my-B-U). Future ‘editions’ of this demonstration might/will include such aspects of the student experience as:
- Online assignment submisison
- Online MCQs
- Wiki & Blog participation
- Group discusison work
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
“Unveiling the Ambiguity in Current Terminology”
E-learning is mostly associated with activities involving computers and interactive networks simultaneously. The computer does not need to be the central element of the activity or provide learning content. However, the computer and the network must hold a significant involvement in the learning activity.
Web-based learning is associated with learning materials delivered in a Web browser, including when the materials are packaged on CD-ROM or other media.
Online learning is associated with content readily accessible on a computer. The content may be on the Web or the Internet, or simply installed on a CD-ROM or the computer hard disk.
Distance learning involves interaction at a distance between instructor and learners, and enables timely instructor reaction to learners. Simply posting or broadcasting learning materials to learners is not distance learning. Instructors must be involved in receiving feedback from learners.
For each of these concepts, the discriminating feature must be the primary characteristic of the learning activity. Intensive use of the feature is required, since incidental or occasional use of a characteristic feature is not sufficient to qualify for a certain type of learning. For instance, running a CBT application from a file-server does not qualify as e-learning; and e-mailing a teacher after taking a class on a campus is not sufficient to qualify as distance learning.
“E-learning, Online Learning, Web-based Learning, or Distance Learning. Unveiling the Ambiguity in Current Terminology” Susanna Tsai & Paulo Machado, InkiTiki Corporation.
http://elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=best_practices&article=6-1
[Accessed: 03/07/2008]
