as such in way, together with ubiquitous computing we
have ubiquitous learning.. for more than 5,000 we try
to define the way people learn. I think that as
multidimentional beings we learn by all ways we know
and more than will be discovered later. probably the
means change accarding to the era we leave. what kind
of learning is this which depends on the tools we
have?
--- Simon Fitzpatrick <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm not sure that the 'e-learning' is disappearing -
> there is, imho,
> clear evidence to show that technology-enhanced
> learning is generally
> maturing, in all its forms, in both educational and
> the commercial
> sectors. Certainly e-learning has different
> connotations for these
> sectors, as has been pointed out already. But even
> in the corporate
> training market there has been a retreat from the
> fully-online learning
> environment - hence 'blended learning' became
> flavour of the month for
> a week or two!
>
> The big national agencies (JISC, Becta etc.) are
> still wedded to the
> term E-learning but have at least made clearer
> distinctions between IT,
> ICT, ILT and e-learning which has been particularly
> helpful when
> considering issues like inspection...
>
> It's also worth noting that NLN are keen to promote
> 'Learning
> platforms' as a generic term, which I don't mind as
> it covers a whole
> range of delivery/management tools that few people
> really seem to
> understand - you try explaining the difference
> between VLEs, LMS,
> intranets, CMS, websites, portals, MLEs,
> conferencing systems, file
> sharing etc etc. to a management team!! The
> government has at long
> last started putting money into promoting and
> supporting all things "E"
> in the Adult and Community Learning Sector and
> E-learning and Learning
> Platforms are alive and well.....it would be
> interesting however, to
> look at the understanding of e-learning in the
> different sectors
>
> At the end of the day, if we understand our
> students' needs and we
> adopt appropriate means to meet those needs, we have
> done the job -
> what we choose to employ in the process becomes
> irrelevant after a
> while......
>
> ho hum
>
> best rgds
>
> simonf
>
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