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eLearning Glossary: Definitions for the Most Commonly Used Terms

Association eLearning

If you’re new to eLearning or online training, it can seem like you’re wading through alphabet soup with all the various anagrams and terminology used in this industry. For many, their first experience with eLearning was educational computer games delivered via CD Rom. SCORM, LMS, AMS, LCMS, API, JITT, what does it all mean?!

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5 Key Trends in the Future of eLearning

SmartUp

Elearning, also known as electronic learning, is the method of delivering learning through digital resources. . The concept of elearning dates all the way back to the 90s, where the trend started emerging with the usage of interactive CD-ROMS and PDF files. ELearning is here to stay. Conclusion .

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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

The Multimedia PC (MPC) came with a CD-ROM drive, meaning that the device can display video synced with audio. Alongside CD-ROMs came Microsoft Powerpoint, a modern presentation software quickly embraced by lecturers, executives, teachers and students. CD-ROMs quickly became a thing of the past.

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Cloud Based Collaboration: Advancing Educational Publishing

Kitaboo

Making education more interactive and collaborative is a great method to raise its quality. Online or offline digital copies of the library’s catalog may be contained on CD-ROMs or USB keys. Students can work together on projects, broaden their knowledge, access resources, and exchange ideas with other students here.

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Benefits of a Digital Library for Associations and Non-Profit Organizations

Kitaboo

We are slowly moving away from the traditional method of organizing, retrieving, and preserving documents in print to the adoption of ICT. Storage Devices: CD-ROMs, optical storage devices, etc. This has caused a paradigm shift with regard to the concept of information centers. Network: The internet, WAN, LAN, MAN, etc.

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Computer Aided Learning: From pre-history to where we’re at in late 2018

Ed App

Once home computers (and PCs in particular) became relatively-ubiquitous in the 1990s they were quickly followed by CD-ROM-based educational software and reference material (including digitised encyclopedias ). Computer aided learning was being used in both educational and industrial training scenarios.

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AICC and SCORM Compliance: The Benefits for Your e-Learning

Trivantis

SCORM was released in 2001 and was quickly adopted by both government and industry. Another standard you may come across is AICC, although SCORM is much more predominant in the industry today. AICC : Aviation Industry CBT (Computer-Based Training) Committee. Today, SCORM is the de facto standard for e-Learning interoperability.

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