Digital Terms

Electronically enabled learning, but most commonly understood

to refer to internet- or web-based learning

• e-learning

• mobile learning

• computer assisted language learning

• blended learning

Communication that happens ‘live’ in real time or at the moment

of speaking, e.g. face-to-face conversation or a phone call

• social networking

• asynchronous communication

• synchronous communication

• video conferencing

Learning delivered using some form of mobile digital device, which

can include tablets, laptops and e-readers, as well as mobile phones

• e-learning

• blended learning

• computer based learning

• mobile learning

Learning which normally combines classroom instruction with

instruction delivered online outside the classroom

• e-learning

• mobile learning

• computer based learning

• blended learning

Communication that happens over a period of time, e.g. email

or voicemail

• video conferencing

• verbal communication

• synchronous communication

• asynchronous communication

Online platform used to deliver learning to learners, which

can also track and record their responses and use of online

learning material

• personal learning network (PLN)

• portfolio

• Learning Management System (LMS)

• Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)

Online platform used to host interaction between teachers and

learners, with many of the same features as an LMS but often

with greater emphasis on collaboration

• Virtual Learning Environment

• Learning Management System

• Wiki

• Personal Learning Network

Materials or instruction where computers are used to

support learning

• e-learning

• web-based learning

• computer assisted language learning CALL

• mobile learning

Course of study made available over the internet, usually without

charge, to a very large number of people

• Learning management system LMS

• massive open online course Mooc

• Virtual Learning Environment VLE

• Personal Learning Network PLN

Learning in which video games are used to support language

and

skills-focused tasks, in and outside the classroom

• video conferencing

• Edutainment

• Digital game-based learning

• mobile learning