E-learning

What is a learning portal?

• A physical book about computers

• A single online course

• A website offering access to multiple educational resources

• A school’s main door

An online community is:

• A digital space for people with shared interests to interact

• A group of neighbors

• A team of school principals

• A secret chat between teachers

What does LMS (Learning Management System) do?

• It plays music during class

• It helps track and manage learning activities

• It sends students their diplomas

• It connects students with celebrities

What is distance education?

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  When students and instructors meet face-to-face

• When students teach each other

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  When students and instructors are in different locations
  

• When the class happens outdoors

What does e-learning involve?

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  Using digital content and support to learn

• Only printed materials

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  Learning without any help
  

• Learning through face-to-face meetings

In synchronous learning

• Students and instructors interact in real time

• Everyone studies at different times
  

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  Students work completely alone
  

• The class never uses internet

Asynchronous learning means

• The class happens live
  

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  Students and instructors are always online together
  

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  Learning happens at individually chosen times

• Students must follow a strict daily schedule

A learning environment refers to:

• Only a physical classroom

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  Only a computer lab
  

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  The place—virtual or physical—where learning happens

• The type of homework assigned