| Why Would Anyone
Need an E-Learning 101 Book?
Learning technologies change quickly, and
the language and components of the learning industry can be
confusing. Many new and different terms, acronyms, and even
spellings are thrown around by gurus, vendors, industry organizations,
and learning practitioners.
Novice learning practitioners, and even long-time
instructors transitioning from classroom instruction to e-learning,
need to be able to communicate about e-learning and learning
technologies to gain support for their organization’s
training initiatives. Failing to have a basic understanding
of e-learning and learning technologies in today’s corporate
environment will prevent learning practitioners from having
meaningful conversations about e-learning, which may ultimately
negatively impact business results. Similarly, those responsible
for making decisions around an organization’s e-learning
strategy need to have a basic understanding of the technology,
tools, terminology, usage, methods of delivery, design considerations,
infrastructure, and evaluation of e-learning solutions.
This report provides basic knowledge and
an understanding of e-learning that will enable readers to
describe the e-learning “space” to others and
to understand the foundation and tools for making decisions
around, and gaining support for, their organization’s
e-learning strategy. Get answers to these questions and more:
- What is e-learning?
- What types of organizations use e-learning?
- How do you know whether e-learning is
right for your organization?
- What is e-learning used for?
- How does someone learn online?
- What if someone is not very good on
the computer?
- What does e-learning look like?
- How is e-learning different from Web
sites?
- What type of interaction is used in
e-learning?
- Why would I use traditional classroom
instruction over e-learning?
- What different types of e-learning tools
are available?
- What type of team does an organization
need to have in place to implement e-learning?
- How do I know what tools and methods
are right for my organization?
- What industry standards are associated
with e-learning?
- What is asynchronous and synchronous
e-learning?
- What is blended learning?
- What type of infrastructure is required
to support e-learning?
- What are the advantages/disadvantages
associated with e-learning?
- How do you measure the effectiveness
of e-learning?
- How long does it take to develop a typical
e-learning course?
- What are the various delivery systems
for e-learning?
- What is an LMS? LCMS?
- What is beyond the e-learning
of today?
This primer includes a sixteen page
glossary of e-learning terms from ADDIE to WYSIWYG.
This report is also available through
a subscription to the Brandon
Hall Research Library
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