Can't put my finger on any evidence to back this up, but my perception
is that the term 'e-learning' is now used (at least in the UK)
principally in the corporate sector to refer to on-line training
packages, often in the form of sequentially delviered content with a
certain amount of computer based testing (ie 'courseware'), but without
the rich collaborative environment that characterizes the approach found
in educational institutions.
On the subject of semantics, has anyone else noticed the increasing use
of 'Learning Platform' in place of 'Virtual Learning Environment' in the
context of UK schools? Is this shift significant, and should we be
worried? One stands on a platform to instruct or lecture, whereas
learning takes place within an enviroment in which all participate;
platforms are 1 or 2 dimensional, environments are 3D.
--
Miles Berry
Deputy Head
St Ives School Haslemere
www.stiveshaslemere.com
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