There are many tools (soft and hard) that are used in elearning. Tools can be used to 1) prepare content (video, audio, tests, etc.); 2) As containers and management tools; 3) To access and consume the content itself. In my opinion, content containers and management tools are the most important and sophisticated ones. In this post, I will describe the Learning Management Tools (LMS), their features, and sample products. A learning management system (LMS) is a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, and delivery of educational courses or training programs. A typical example is the Black-Board that we are using at Syracuse University. Here are some reasons/advantages of using LMS: Managing users, courses, roles, instructors, and generation of reports: This includes uploading courses and contents (text, video, audio, simulation, etc.), assigning roles (student, instructor, admin, etc.), and generate reports and statistics. Calendar generatio
The big money has always been in corporate training. The IBM statistic is just one number that proves it. Dr. Koszalka mentioned many of her projects being for the business sector, and I think the main reason is because companies are willing to take calculated risks to help reduce human resource-related costs. This is an extremely safe and measurable way to do that so I am not surprised that this is the case. I look forward to using business to push forward developments in eLearning!
ReplyDeleteElearning is not only useful, but very economic. Long ago, the government of India initiated a program called NPTEL. It’s one of the first elearning programs in the world. They started with videos but improved down the road. I have no statistics, but I can imagine the number of students who benefited from it, not only in India but in many other countries, including my home country. In countries like India, with 1.3 billion people, such projects and initiatives will make huge difference!
DeleteYou may like this infographic: Getting Schooled by Google – the Growth of Google Apps for Education http://1821662466.rsc.cdn77.org/images/google-education.jpg While I was attending my son's curriculum meeting night, I learned that all teachers are currently using Google Classroom.
ReplyDeleteI saw it in your blog, and its very interesting. There is also another possibility and advantage of using such technologies by involving and integrating parents in the learning process which will add great value and will keep the school and teachers on the same page too!
DeleteA picture above says that participants with e-learning learn nearly 5 times more material without increasing time spent in training. One of the biggest advantage of e-learning is saving time for the participants. At the same time, they can learn more material. This can not only benefit students in school but also people who are woking in companies. They may need to be trained by paper material and numerous seminar. However, they can get more training through e-learning which also saves manpower for the business.
ReplyDeleteSure, and not only time, but the quality of instructions or training is much better as you have the chance to use rich material as part of the instruction. Another point, young students get board very quickly and they don't have the patient the older have. In such case elearning might be the best option without sacrificing dose of knowledge and quality of content.
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