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| It should be remembered that the e-learning aspect of of a training or education course is secondary to the learning principles that need to go into the course design. An e-learning course can utilise many techniques that only become available because it is delivered via electronic means but the underlying learning principles become even more important as many e-learning courses are delivered as self-paced offerings or without direct instructional supervision. | It should be remembered that the e-learning aspect of of a training or education course is secondary to the learning principles that need to go into the course design. An e-learning course can utilise many techniques that only become available because it is delivered via electronic means but the underlying learning principles become even more important as many e-learning courses are delivered as self-paced offerings or without direct instructional supervision. | ||
| ===== When to Use E-Learning ===== | ===== When to Use E-Learning ===== | ||
| + | E-learning lends itself to some situations better than others. The development costs of e-learning course material is usually higher but the delivery of this material electronically, | ||
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| + | E-Learning is a good option when: | ||
| + | * the students have at least basic computer and Internet skills | ||
| + | * the students are highly motivated to learn and appreciate proceeding at their own pace | ||
| + | * the students have limited mobility | ||
| + | * there is a large amount of material to be delivered to a large number of students | ||
| + | * the students are distributed over a large geographical area | ||
| + | * the students have a limited amount of time each day to devote to learning | ||
| + | * the content is to be reused in the future for delivery to another group of students | ||
| + | * there is a need to track data associated with course completion | ||
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| + | ===== Types of E-Learning Delivery ===== | ||
| + | E-Learning delivery can be classified as being **synchronous** (occurring in real time) or **asynchronous** (time independent). The flexibility of Internet technology can create some overlap between **synchronous** and **asynchronous** delivery of material. A course might be initially delivered as a real time webcast (synchronous) which is recorded and later made available as a downloadable webcast session (asynchronous). An e-learning course might include a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous elements within its course content. | ||
| + | ==== Synchronous ==== | ||
| + | * Video and audio conferencing | ||
| + | * Application sharing | ||
| + | * Electronic whiteboard | ||
| + | * Chat and instant messaging | ||
| + | * Live webcast | ||
| + | ==== Asynchronous ==== | ||
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| + | * Blog | ||
| + | * Discussion forum | ||
| + | * On-line quiz or poll | ||
| + | * Wiki | ||
| + | * Webcast (pre-recorded) | ||
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| + | ===== Instructional Design===== | ||
