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An Introduction to
E-Learning
(new version incorporating 25 Tools resource)
Suitable for all
learning professionals
To find out about learning
trends, technologies and tools, and how to get to
grips with 25 key
free tools
E-Learning is now more than just
self-paced online courses. With the arrival of
social media tools, we are now seeing a new phase of
e-learning known as E-Learning 2.0 or Social Learning.
An Introduction to E-Learning provides
you with an overview of the different trends, technologies and tools for
current and emerging e-learning.
It
also contains 25 Mini Tutorials that show
you how to get started with key free tools.
Each
Mini Tutorial comprises a number of short tasks to
help you find out how to use it as well as reflect on
its application for teaching, learning and performance
support.
The Internet doesn't stand still!
So An Introduction to E-Learning
is available both as a continuously updated online resource and as a
quarterly updated PDF
(133 page document).
Free Trial: If you would like to
try out the 25 Tools Online Workshop (which is
incorporated within the Introduction to E-Learning
resource), set up a free account at
www.shortcourseunit.com and login into 25
Tools Online Workshop (FREE to access)
SUBSCRIBE TO INTRODUCTION TO
E-LEARNING
A year's personal subscription gives you access to
the online version
PLUS all updated PDFs during that period.
Yearly subscription cost: £17.50
Subscribe here
(For subscriptions for 2 or more people,
contact
jane.hart@c4lpt.co.uk
as discounts are available)
CONTENTS
1:
Understanding the trends
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E-Learning in
a Nutshell
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What is
E-Learning?
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What is
E-Learning 2.0?
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What is
Informal Learning?
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What is
Performance Support?
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What is
Self-Managed Learning?
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What is
Mobile Learning?
2:
Managing your own personal learning
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Browsing the
Web
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Reading RSS/news
feeds
- Mini Tutorial: Google Reader
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Social
bookmarking
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Searching and
researching
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Personal
productivity
- Mini Tutorial: Flickr
- Mini Tutorial: Google
Calendar
- Mini Tutorial: Freemind
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Aggregating
resources
3: Creating
content
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Documentation
- Mini Tutorial: Google Docs
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Blogs
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Wikis
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Podcasts
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Screen captures and screencasts
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Video (recorded and live)
- Mini Tutorial: YouTube
- Mini Tutorial: Ustream
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Web pages
- Presentations
- Mini Tutorial: Slideshare
- Narrated and Flash presentations
- Mini Tutorial:
Voicethread
- Courses
- Interactivity and games
- Quizzes and tests
- Virtual worlds
4:
Bringing people together
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Email
- Mini Tutorial: gMail/Google
Mail
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Instant messaging
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Live chat
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Discussion forums
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Web meetings
- Social networking
- Real-time messaging
5:
Managing content, courses and users
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Content management
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Course and learning management
Reviews
"a well-organised
and comprehensive resource for
teachers and others interested in
finding out more about e-learning
trends, technologies and tools.
Content is readily accessible via an
index of six topics with a wide
range of sub-topics. ..
[it} should prove useful for
teachers, ICT Coordinators,
Teacher-Librarians and school
Leaders as schools seek to
capitalise on the promised Rudd
(ALP) "Education Revolution"
to transform teaching and learning
in Australian schools."
South Oz E-Learning, 5 January
2008
"Jane Hart is a great
eLearning professional because she pins down what is important and distributes
it to anyone who is interested".
Ignatia, 17 June
2008
Seb
Schmoller reviews the 25
Tools PD resource in his
Fortnightly Mailing,
13 April 2008
AlphaPlus Centre blog
in Toronto Canada
reviews the 25 Tools PD
resource, 13 April 2008
"I highly recommend going to the site and working through the activities for any
of the tools you are unfamiliar with .."
Computer Science
Teachers Association,
the Advocate, April
2008
"25 Tools
Professional Development Programme "is
one of many produced by
Jane Hart. Its an
interesting compilation
of 'free' tools' , many
of which you are
probably aware of. It's
a resource that's being
constantly updated. Well
worth exploring and
getting to grips with
some of these useful
tools. One of the nice
things about the site is
that it provides you
with some simple tasks
so you can get an idea
of what each tool does."
E-Learning Watch, 1
April 2008 Jenny
Lucas writes about the
25 Tools Professional
Development opportunity
in her blog,
Lucacept, 31 March
2008
"one of the
More online documents
seminal to learning and the net",
Jay Cross, 2 March 2008
"eine perfekte
Anlaufstation für einen reifen
Überblick zu Trends und Hintergründe
im E-Learning"
textfield.ch, 29
December 2007
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