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#CoronaVirus, class closures and communication

Learning with e's

I earned my first degree in psychology largely by studying at a distance - at the British Open University. Many others have achieved similar awards at a distance. There is a growing body of research that shows there is no significant difference between learning outcomes achieved at a distance against those achieved in class.

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SCORM Compliant LMS: What Does It Mean to be ‘SCORM-Compliant’?

eLearningMind

SCORM began as an initiative from the Department of Defense, which wanted to modernize technology-based education and training and expand distance learning initiatives. Harness the power of the Internet and other virtual or private wide-area networks (WANs) to deliver high-quality learning. First, a little history about SCORM.

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My 1-liners from ElNet 2011

E-Learning Provocateur

Clinton Smith contrasted the main varieties of e-learning in the VET sector in 2004 – self-paced learning (online courses), online distance learning and web in class – against those in 2008 – live online learning (virtual classes), knowledge sharing (social networking) and virtual worlds, simulations and games.

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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

Others in the industry have already used the term "online learning," which basically points to the same concept. The term has always been used to refer to learning using the web or any other electronic medium. 2004: The Ascendancy of Web 2.0. It was the first time that the term was used in a professional context.

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SCORM Compliance and LMS: What Does It Mean to be ‘SCORM-Compliant’?

eLearningMind

SCORM began as an initiative from the Department of Defense, which wanted to modernize technology-based education and training and expand distance learning initiatives. harness the power of the Internet and other virtual or private wide-area networks (WANs) to deliver high-quality learning. First, a little history.

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SCORM Compliance and LMS: What Does It Mean to be ‘SCORM-Compliant’?

eLearningMind

SCORM began as an initiative from the Department of Defense, which wanted to modernize technology-based education and training and expand distance learning initiatives. harness the power of the Internet and other virtual or private wide-area networks (WANs) to deliver high-quality learning. First, a little history.

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The survival of higher education (1): Changing roles

Learning with e's

I urged universities to develop new strategies that were based upon digital technologies to widen access, increase quality and generally subscribe to the idea that students need no longer attend traditional lectures to achieve quality learning outcomes (Wheeler, 2004). Online Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.

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