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E-Learning
E-learning can be defined as the use of computer and Internet technologies to deliver a broad array of solutions to enable learning and improve performance.
Acknowledgement
A great deal of what follows summarises information published in E-learning Methodologies - A guide for designing and developing e-learning courses authored by Beatrice Ghirardini, Instructional Designer, FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations).
Introduction
E-learning and its predecessor Distance Learning have now been around for many years. However the now almost ubiquitous accessibility to the internet provides an almost unparalleled means for distributing learning information using e-learning courses. This, coupled with social isolation measures implemented during the COVID-19 Pandemic in early 2020, make an understanding of e-learning methodologies essential in all areas of training and education.
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.
