E-learning : concepts and practice
Holmes, Bryn. ;
E-learning : concepts and practice - London ; SAGE Publications, 2006. - xiii, 186 p. : illustrations ;
Includes index.
About the authors --
Preface --
List of abbreviations --
1. Introduction --
Mission critical --
A framework of practice --
Bloom's taxonomy --
E-Learning --
The chapters --
2. Enter e-Learning --
Why do we have e-Learning? --
E-Learning defined --
Learning for all --
E-Learning resources --
Benefits of e-Learning --
Challenges and opportunities --
Boom and bust --
3. A potted history of e-Learning --
Where has e-Learning come from? --
How did we get to where we are? --
The emergence of the Internet --
4. E-Learning --
an educational revolution --
Access to more knowledge than ever before --
New learning skills for the twenty-first century --
Maximizing learning opportunities through e-Learning --
The emergence of a society of lifelong learners --
The Internet generation --
The implications of globalization for cultural identity --
Inclusive education through e-Learning --
Removing time and location limitations. 5. E-Learning theory --
communal constructivism --
The theoretical underpinning of e-Learning --
Behaviourism --
Cognitivism --
Socio-constructivism --
Communal constructivism --
Types of e-Learning --
Seeds of change --
6. E-Learning design --
concepts and considerations --
Role of the tutor as e-Learning designer --
Instructional design --
Cognitive apprenticeships --
Design issues for e-Learning --
Types of learning engagement --
Blended learning --
7. Empowered learners --
powerful tools for learning --
E-Learning technologies --
Early Web pages --
basic HTML --
Then there were graphics --
Usability --
Learning objects and reusability --
Digital rights and copyright --
New directions --
ubiquitous technology and ambient learning --
8. E-Learning --
learner emancipation --
Assistive technology issues and opportunities --
Designing for accessibility --
Evaluation of assistive technologies --
International initiatives in accessibility --
Building a supporting community network. --
9. E-Learning --
endless development? --
The education system and change --
Improved learner-aware designs --
Blending the old, the new and the previously impractical --
Challenges of assessment for e-Learning --
Making communal learning accessible --
New convergences --
The future Web : a 'communal Yottaspace' --
Semantic Web --
Aspirations, entitlements and rights --
A final word --
References --
Websites --
Index.
E-learning is now an essential component of education. Using examples from around the globe, the authors of E-Learning provide an in-depth examination of past and future e-learning approaches, and explore the implications of applying e-learning in practice. Topic include educational evolution; enriching the learning experience; extended learning; empowering learning; evolving theories of learning; emancipatory learning; and the creation of ecommunities
9781412911115 (pbk.) 1412911117
Computer-assisted instruction.
Internet in education.
371.334 / HOL
E-learning : concepts and practice - London ; SAGE Publications, 2006. - xiii, 186 p. : illustrations ;
Includes index.
About the authors --
Preface --
List of abbreviations --
1. Introduction --
Mission critical --
A framework of practice --
Bloom's taxonomy --
E-Learning --
The chapters --
2. Enter e-Learning --
Why do we have e-Learning? --
E-Learning defined --
Learning for all --
E-Learning resources --
Benefits of e-Learning --
Challenges and opportunities --
Boom and bust --
3. A potted history of e-Learning --
Where has e-Learning come from? --
How did we get to where we are? --
The emergence of the Internet --
4. E-Learning --
an educational revolution --
Access to more knowledge than ever before --
New learning skills for the twenty-first century --
Maximizing learning opportunities through e-Learning --
The emergence of a society of lifelong learners --
The Internet generation --
The implications of globalization for cultural identity --
Inclusive education through e-Learning --
Removing time and location limitations. 5. E-Learning theory --
communal constructivism --
The theoretical underpinning of e-Learning --
Behaviourism --
Cognitivism --
Socio-constructivism --
Communal constructivism --
Types of e-Learning --
Seeds of change --
6. E-Learning design --
concepts and considerations --
Role of the tutor as e-Learning designer --
Instructional design --
Cognitive apprenticeships --
Design issues for e-Learning --
Types of learning engagement --
Blended learning --
7. Empowered learners --
powerful tools for learning --
E-Learning technologies --
Early Web pages --
basic HTML --
Then there were graphics --
Usability --
Learning objects and reusability --
Digital rights and copyright --
New directions --
ubiquitous technology and ambient learning --
8. E-Learning --
learner emancipation --
Assistive technology issues and opportunities --
Designing for accessibility --
Evaluation of assistive technologies --
International initiatives in accessibility --
Building a supporting community network. --
9. E-Learning --
endless development? --
The education system and change --
Improved learner-aware designs --
Blending the old, the new and the previously impractical --
Challenges of assessment for e-Learning --
Making communal learning accessible --
New convergences --
The future Web : a 'communal Yottaspace' --
Semantic Web --
Aspirations, entitlements and rights --
A final word --
References --
Websites --
Index.
E-learning is now an essential component of education. Using examples from around the globe, the authors of E-Learning provide an in-depth examination of past and future e-learning approaches, and explore the implications of applying e-learning in practice. Topic include educational evolution; enriching the learning experience; extended learning; empowering learning; evolving theories of learning; emancipatory learning; and the creation of ecommunities
9781412911115 (pbk.) 1412911117
Computer-assisted instruction.
Internet in education.
371.334 / HOL