E-learning : concepts and practice

By:

Holmes, Bryn

Contributor(s):

Gardner, John

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; SAGE Publications, 2006.Description: xiii, 186 p. : illustrationsISBN:

9781412911115 (pbk.)
1412911117

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

371.334 HOL

Online resources:

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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

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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

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