CAE RUOE Part 2 - Elearning

Keeping (a)   with the latest eLearning trends can be a challenge for even the most dedicated educator. As a quick primer, however, eLearning is moving towards more inclusive and collaborative approaches.

Current digital education trends are (a)   moving towards more engaging formats, relying heavily on AR/VR and gamification to grab and hold learners’ interest. Plus there are a few unexpected developments in eLearning.

Here’s our collection of 10 eLearning trends to watch.

eLearning is here to stay. Dusty blackboards, smudged overhead projectors, and over-saturated photocopies sound like many people’s education experience. But take solace in knowing that, in many schools, (a)   factors are in the past.

For those who don’t know what it is, eLearning refers to learning that utilises electronic means to create a more dynamic and instructive learning environment. This manifests (a)   the use of interactive whiteboards, online classes, and so on.

Rather than developing as a niche concept in the education sector, eLearning is rapidly becoming the dominant means to pass on knowledge to those of all ages. However, since it is still quite new, the concept is still evolving and changing on a constant basis. At ViewSonic, for (a)   , many tenets of eLearning can be seen in its myViewBoard education platform.

To that end, we’ve identified 10 trends that we believe indicate the future of eLearning and (a)   role in the classroom. For those teachers, professors, parents, students, and administrators who are looking to make a wise investment in the future of education, this guide is for you.

1. Adaptive Learning Adaptive learning is a style of education where resources, activities, projects, and assignments are tailored to each student’s individual needs. In the context of eLearning, the implementation of adaptive learning is usually performed by way of established algorithms and assessments, (a)   opposed to the potentially arbitrary determinations of teachers themselves.

2. Social Learning

Social learning takes the base components of human interaction and group dynamics and applies them to the modern technological age. Online forums, class-wide chatrooms, file-sharing platforms – with social learning in the electronic space, collaboration has never been (a)   productive, efficient, and seamless. Now, teammates can offer insight and support from anywhere, whether it be their classroom, their homes, or their nearby coffeeshops.

3. Video learning

Although it’s a bit of a generalisation, they say that there are three types of learners – visual, auditory, and kinesthetic – that excel best in education when faced (a)   videos, vocals, and practical demonstrations, respectively. For many years, despite this dichotomy, auditory learners were the only group properly served by the standard lecture/note-taking classroom format. With the advent of eLearning, that’s no longer the case, with video learning becoming more and more of a fixture in classrooms everywhere.

4. Artificial Intelligence

It’s safe to say that artificial intelligence, or AI, has surpassed its original reputation of (a)   the evil impetus behind HAL 9000 and the Y2K conspiracy theories. Today, what with Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana, and your everyday text-based chatbots, AI has experienced at-home integration around the world.