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eLearning Glossary: Definitions for the Most Commonly Used Terms

Association eLearning

SCORM, LMS, AMS, LCMS, API, JITT, what does it all mean?! AMS- An Association Management System or AMS is the association membership equivalent to a company’s Customer Relationship Management System (CRM). Asynchronous/ Self-Paced Learning- Asynchronous refers to eLearning offerings you take on your own.

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Moving from Teacher to Facilitator | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

It’s in your mind One of the pioneers of adult learning theory, Malcom Knowles , explored the role of adult education and facilitation (andragogy) versus the traditional style of teaching children (pedagogy). My job was not to tell; my job was stimulate thinking, encourage exploration, make associations, and help guide my learners.

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The Ultimate Glossary of eLearning Terms

LearnUpon

A predecessor to SCORM, AICC was difficult to work with and many steps were required to get content in the format running in a learning management system (LMS). Similar to a username and password pair, the key allows developers to access the API and interact with data in an LMS. Asynchronous Learning. Cloud LMS.

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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Web Courseworks

Less abstractly, the CE business of non-profit associations is threatened by for-profit CE providers that undercut the associations’ prices. What should bother us is the possibility of lower educational value being associated with the flood of cheap CE “products” into the market. If implemented, that will make a big difference.

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What is Online Learning? Brief History, Benefits & Limitations

learnWorlds

Online learning is a form of education where instruction and learning take place over the internet and through digital learning tools or platforms like online learning platforms , and learning management systems (LMS). Asynchronous Learning: In asynchronous mode, learners access course materials and complete assignments at their own pace.

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2017 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Web Courseworks

I’d say adaptivity (outside of tests), procedural generation, and data mining are not widely utilized by mainstream pedagogy, so for those cases it might be at technology trigger.” Lots of people probably make claims about how ‘intelligent’ their apps are. xAPI: We are big believers in xAPI.

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How to Effectively Shift to Online Teaching: The Ultimate Guide

TechSmith Camtasia

By humanizing your content and leveraging the benefits of asynchronous communication and learning, you can create courses that are as effective — or even more effective — as face-to-face learning. – Synchronous vs. asynchronous learning – What makes a quality online course? Synchronous vs. asynchronous learning.

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