E-learning concepts trends applications

Synchronous

Real time

Allows students and teachers to ask and answer questions immediately

Learners interact with other students and their teachers during the lesson.

Advantage

Enables students to avoid feelings of isolation since they are in communication with others throughout the learning process.

Desadvantage

Is not as flexible in terms of time

Asynchronous

It can be carried out even when the student or teacher is offline.

Students complete the lessons on their own

Students use the internet as a support tool rather than venturing online solely for interactive classes.

A student is able to follow the curriculum at their own pace without having to worry about scheduling conflicts.

Asynchronous learning can also lead to feelings of isolation, as there is no real interactive educational environment.

Some technologies have been developed specifically for e-learning

Communication technologies

E-mail

Instant Messaging

Message Forums

Social Networks

Technologies that work in a complementary manner to other software and enable new features

Software that adds a whiteboard on your video conferencing tool to allow you or your peers to make changes on other people’s work for review

Screen-sharing which allows someone to make a presentation while still making comments and giving input using the microphone.

Technologies to improve the quality of content

Flash

Power Point

Word Processing Packages

HTML Editors

6. Less work to be done

7. Unique tests

8. Instant grading.

In-depth analysis self-assessment tool, further considerations.

, environmentally friendly,

Subtema

Subtema

SCORM

Shareable Content Object Reference Model

Defines a specific way of constructing Learning Management Systems

The different versions of SCORM all govern the same two things:

Packaging content

Determines how a piece of content should be delivered in a physical sense.

Is a document entitled the “imsmanifest”.

This file contains

Every piece of information required by the LMS to import and launch content without human intervention.

XML that describes the structure of a course both from a learner’s perspective and from a physical file system perspective.

Questions such as: “Which document should be launched?” and “What is the name of this content?” are answered by this document.

Exchanging data at run-time

Why should I use SCORM?

Content can be created one time and used in many different systems and situations without modification

Content can be sold and delivered to the user more quickly, more efficiently, and at a lower price.

TinCan

What is TinCan?

TinCan is an open source API that adds some needed extra functionality to SCORM and lifts many restrictions of older specifications.

The extra features provided by TinCan include

Simplicity

Extra Security Measures

The Ability to Run Courses Outside the LMS

Better support for offline and mobile learning and (potentially) more detailed reporting.

4. Instructor presence: feedback, LMS content and material

5. Test delivery methods - online quizzes