tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74787101801468741672023-11-15T06:41:59.605-08:00About e-LearningA blog about using new information and communication technologies (ICT), open source, Web2.0, social software, e-learning, and online distance learning.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478710180146874167.post-21822192409815741732015-09-07T03:18:00.001-07:002015-09-07T03:18:51.270-07:0013 Qualities of Successful Instructional Designers<p>Ho, do you become a successful instructional designer? They have been many articles written the talk about how to be a successful professional in many fields including the e-learning Industry. Specifically in this article we want to look at what it means to be successful in the e-learning Industry, whether are you are talking about working in the corporate sector, business and industry, higher education, K-12 education, government, nonprofit organizations, the military, or any of the other many areas where instructional designers hang their hats.</p> <p><img class="alignright wp-image-3507 size-medium" src="http://ift.tt/1PWzOOT" alt="Background concept photo with hand and blocks" width="300" height="200"></p> <p>Okay, let’s talk about what an instructional designer who is successful. What do they do on a daily basis to keep up and be the best in the industry? Let’s begin with at least off seven key things that make you stand out from the rest of the pack.</p> <p>1. <strong>Passion</strong>. The instructional designer needs to be passionate about what they do on a daily basis. As the saying goes, “those who enjoy what they do, don’t feel like it is work.” One needs to be able to sustain their interest in the particular topic or projects that they’re working on. If the only driver you have is to make money, then that might not be the best motivating factor. You need to love what you do. It means you need to have a commitment and passion for teaching, learning, research, and current technologies.</p> <p>2. <strong>Connect with learners and the content</strong>. Instructional designers need to be able to connect with the student for whom they are designing the instruction. In other words, they need to be able to understand how people learn. For instance if you are working with adult learners, you do need to have an understanding <a href="http://ift.tt/1PWzOOX">adult learning theories and concepts, often referred to as andragogy</a>.</p> <p>3. <strong>Instructional designers also need to be aware of trends in the industry be there tools software and other e-learning resources.</strong> A sound understanding of current technologies will help you connect with learners who also likely keep up with new media social trends web 2.0 tools another software. Further, they need to know the capabilities of these tools and resources and not just use them in what we often refer to as “technology for technology’s sake.”</p> <p>4. <strong>Instructional designers must be competent writers.</strong> It’s not unusual to see, in the field, field instructional designers who have a background in areas like communication, technical writing. Others might have a degree in English, Spanish, French, and other languages commonly used in instructional design. This helps in being able to communicate with your learners especially that much content on the screen is text-based.</p> <p>5. <strong>Instructional designers need to know how to be able to work with subject matter experts</strong> also known as SMEs, and other team members. It’s very unusual for instructional designers to work individually. This means having good people skills is a great plus for one to be successful in the profession. Besides, this is also a chance to learn something new from these team members.</p> <p>6. <strong>Instructional designers also need not have expertise in all fields, but they must have the knowledge of how to translate that information in ways and terms that intended learners can understand</strong>. For example you don’t need to have a degree in banking, but as an effective instructional designer you might be in a situation where you are tasked with creating instructional content for bankers who may be mandated to take a course in new government financial regulations. What this means is that interdisciplinary skills are essential.</p> <p>7. <strong>Something else about instructional designers is that they enjoy learning</strong>, and they always keep learning throughout their careers. Learning for them does not stop when their diploma is conferred. Most tend to be self-motivated to keep up with trends in the theory e-learning design. For example, with lots of empirical research being conducted on various learning theories and other related topics like psychology of learning and performance technology, it is to their advantage to keep up with what’s new in the field. They do so by reading classic books and new publications related to the area including journals blogs textbooks etc.</p> <p>8. <strong>Instructional designers also find great value in connecting with others in the profession</strong>. They do so by attending conferences, joining online communities, attending seminars and other events where they can share and learn amongst their peers.</p> <p>9. <strong>Being able to conduct research and have excellent analytical skills</strong> and ability to synthesize from across many sources is a great skill to have. Often this is learned in graduate school but as they say, experience in the field makes one even more competent over time. If you are in a sector that calls for you to be able to collect data and organize results so that you can synthesize these data and information gathered in a way that makes it easy is to understand the instruction you are designing.</p> <p>10. Over time, <strong>many <a href="http://ift.tt/1Ds17Mc">instructional designers become project managers</a></strong> by virtue all working with teams that include graphic designers, technical writer, subject matter experts, and apples. Effective project managers can deliver projects on time and within budget. Further, being able to be a resourceful problem solver and troubleshooter is important to be an excellent project, manager.</p> <p>11. A successful instructional designer not only creates useful courses but also <strong>works with his or her client to offer suggestions</strong> on how to build the best possible outcomes. Cross-cultural or multicultural competency is, therefore, necessary as well.</p> <p>12. Instructional designers need not be expert graphic designers. However, they <strong>need to be able to understand the right media</strong> as well as have knowledge of how storyboards and <a href="http://ift.tt/1PWzOOY">efficiently organize instructional media</a>. They also need to be able to communicate effectively with the instructional design team members who are in charge of media development such as the graphic designer in media content developer.</p> <p>13. Being able to <strong>focus on expected instructional and learning outcomes and creating effective assessments</strong> is an important skill to have. As you might recall, learning objectives must also link back Learning outcomes and learning assessments. This means that instructional designer should be able to Think ahead about how to assess and what to determine based on the learner and expected learning outcomes. They balance learning and interactivity will be able to produce courses that meet learning objectives but are also engaging.</p> <p><em><strong>Do what you love and love what you do!</strong></em></p> <br><br> from About e-Learning http://ift.tt/1irupEV<br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478710180146874167.post-5251628105546073082015-04-17T11:36:00.001-07:002015-04-17T11:36:35.880-07:00How Much Time Do You Spend on ELearning Design<p>While the average amount and percentage of time spent on course design and development may vary, the rough guide below may help instructional designers plan and organize how they spend their time in the process. This of course will vary based on many factors, for example how much information is known upfront on the individual project, existing content, the size of the team and more.</p> <p><img class="alignright wp-image-3377" src="http://ift.tt/1Ds15nB" alt="Time Spent on Course Design" width="563" height="360" style=""></p> <p class="p2">Instructional design is considered by many both a science and and art. Are Also how much time you spend on the entire process Will depend on many things for example the kind of training that you will be developing. You will need to consider whether or not the kind of training you are developing is interactive or just basic text based. To give some examples the various kinds of training include standup training, or classroom instruction. Instructional print, instructor led web-based training for example that which is developed by software such as Adobe captivate or articulate storyline.</p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">Then you have e-learning that is developed using limited interactivity and test to have little or no animation. For example,</span> <span class="s2">soft skills like sales, <a title="Organizational Leadership Degrees" href="http://ift.tt/1yAh5EY">organizational leadership</a>, and ethics training. </span>There is also the option of having moderate interactivity with a fair amount of animation and interaction. On the other end you might have training that includes simulation which tends to be more sophisticated in nature in the you are likely to spend more time developing this kind of training. So with that in mind you are likely to spend quite a range of time frames depending on the particular project.</p> <p class="p3">Other factors that will impact the <a title="Degree in Project Management" href="http://ift.tt/1Ds17Mc">length of time invested in the project</a> include knowledge of the actual contents and understanding of one’s responsibility in the project in the organizational changes that might be going on and knowledge of the technology itself. In some cases the instructional designer has existing templates to which they can quickly draw on and this makes the project move quicker.</p> <p class="p3">One thing you can do as you develop your skill set is to continuously develop a good way of estimating how much time you spent on each project. This is a skill that you will develop overtime and get a good grasp as you gain more experience working on a variety of projects for example you can treat Time tracking template that helps you analyze Time on different tasks and projects something else you might want to do just talked to different instructional designers and consultants and also do some research online to get a good idea of how much time people are spending creating e-learning. You can then log the number of hours you have spending each week and then create a chart of graph that a provides a rough estimate of each portion of your project.</p> <div id="visualizer-3375"></div> <p>Data source: <a title="http://ift.tt/TkWiAr" href="http://ift.tt/TkWiAr" target="_blank">http://ift.tt/TkWiAr</a></p> <br><br> from About e-Learning http://ift.tt/1yAh3x2<br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478710180146874167.post-89898447163683246492015-04-15T13:12:00.000-07:002015-04-15T13:13:01.817-07:00Estimate Percentage of Time on Course Design and Development<p>While the average amount and percentage of time spent on course design and development may vary, the rough guide below may help instructional designers plan and organize how they spend their time in the process. This of course will vary based on many factors, for example how much information is known upfront, existing content, the size of the team and more.</p> <div id="visualizer-3375"></div> <p>Data source: <a title="http://ift.tt/TkWiAr" href="http://ift.tt/TkWiAr" target="_blank">http://ift.tt/TkWiAr</a></p> <br><br> from About e-Learning http://ift.tt/1J48WsJ<br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478710180146874167.post-22795693836786957402015-04-15T11:38:00.003-07:002015-04-15T11:38:53.310-07:00About Elearning Blogs<br><br> from About e-Learning http://ift.tt/1J3RWTn<br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478710180146874167.post-16787921771842993882015-04-15T11:38:00.001-07:002015-04-15T11:38:52.281-07:00Wages for Media and Communication Occupations<h2 class="tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-5">Media and Communication Occupations</h2> <table id="tablepress-5" class="tablepress tablepress-id-5"> <thead><tr class="row-1 odd"> <th class="column-1">Occupation</th> <th class="column-2">Entry-Level Education</th> <th class="column-3">2012 Median Pay</th> <th class="column-4">Job Outlook 2012-2022</th> </tr></thead> <tbody class="row-hover"> <tr class="row-2 even"> <td class="column-1">Announcers</td> <td class="column-2">Varies</td> <td class="column-3">27,750</td> <td class="column-4">2%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-3 odd"> <td class="column-1">Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians</td> <td class="column-2">Varies</td> <td class="column-3">41,200</td> <td class="column-4">9%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-4 even"> <td class="column-1">Editors</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">53,880</td> <td class="column-4">-2%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-5 odd"> <td class="column-1">Film and Video Editors and Camera Operators</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">46,280</td> <td class="column-4">3%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-6 even"> <td class="column-1">Interpreters and Translators</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">45,430</td> <td class="column-4">46%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-7 odd"> <td class="column-1">Photographers</td> <td class="column-2">High school diploma or equivalent</td> <td class="column-3">28,490</td> <td class="column-4">4%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-8 even"> <td class="column-1">Public Relations Specialists</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">54,170</td> <td class="column-4">12%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-9 odd"> <td class="column-1">Reporters, Correspondents, and Broadcast News Analysts</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">37,090</td> <td class="column-4">-13%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-10 even"> <td class="column-1">Technical Writers</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">65,500</td> <td class="column-4">15%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-11 odd"> <td class="column-1">Writers and Authors</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">55,940</td> <td class="column-4">3%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-12 even"> <td class="column-1">Multimedia Artists and Animators</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">61,370</td> <td class="column-4">6%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-13 odd"> <td class="column-1">Desktop Publishers</td> <td class="column-2">Associate's degree</td> <td class="column-3">37,040</td> <td class="column-4">-5%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-14 even"> <td class="column-1">Graphic Designers</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">44,150</td> <td class="column-4">7%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-15 odd"> <td class="column-1">Web Developers</td> <td class="column-2">Associate's degree</td> <td class="column-3">62,500</td> <td class="column-4">20%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table><p> </p> <p>Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, <cite>Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition</cite>, Writers and Authors, on the Internet at <a title="http://ift.tt/1HtXxnR" href="http://ift.tt/1HtXxnR" target="_blank">http://ift.tt/1HtXxnR</a> (visited <em>April 15, 2015</em>).</p> <br><br> from About e-Learning http://ift.tt/1J3RULk<br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478710180146874167.post-38588108278906089782015-04-15T10:50:00.001-07:002015-04-15T10:50:49.358-07:00Median Income for Education and Training Management<h2 class="tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-4">Education Management Occupations</h2> <table id="tablepress-4" class="tablepress tablepress-id-4"> <thead><tr class="row-1 odd"> <th class="column-1">Occupation</th> <th class="column-2">Entry Level</th> <th class="column-3">Income</th> <th class="column-4">Job Outlook (2012-2012)</th> </tr></thead> <tbody class="row-hover"> <tr class="row-2 even"> <td class="column-1">Training and Development Managers</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">$95,400</td> <td class="column-4">11%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-3 odd"> <td class="column-1">Human Resources Managers</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">$99,720</td> <td class="column-4">6%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-4 even"> <td class="column-1">Postsecondary Education Administrators</td> <td class="column-2">Master's degree</td> <td class="column-3">$86,490</td> <td class="column-4">15%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-5 odd"> <td class="column-1">Elementary, Middle, and High School Principals</td> <td class="column-2">Master's degree</td> <td class="column-3">$87,760</td> <td class="column-4">6%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-6 even"> <td class="column-1">Preschool and Childcare Center Directors</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">$43,950</td> <td class="column-4">17%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table><p> </p> <p>Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, <cite>Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition</cite>, Training and Development Managers, on the Internet at <a title="http://ift.tt/1EGV3BK" href="http://ift.tt/1EGV3BK" target="_blank">http://ift.tt/1EGV3BK</a> (visited <em>April 15, 2015</em>).</p> <br><br> from About e-Learning http://ift.tt/1FU6qoz<br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478710180146874167.post-41909897818023991972015-04-14T12:47:00.001-07:002015-04-14T12:47:49.271-07:00Median Income<div id="chartist-tablepress-2" class="ct-chart ct-perfect-fourth"></div> //<![CDATA[ jQuery(document).ready(function(){ var data = {"series":[["Adult Literacy and High School Equivalency Diploma Teachers","$48,590"],["Archivists, Curators, and Museum Workers","$44,410"],["Career and Technical Education Teachers","$51,910"],["High School Teachers","$55,050"],["Instructional Coordinators","$60,050"],["Kindergarten and Elementary School Teachers","$53,090"],["Librarians","$55,370"],["Library Technicians and Assistants","$26,800"],["Middle School Teachers","$53,430"],["Postsecondary 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(2012-2022)</th> </tr></thead> <tbody class="row-hover"> <tr class="row-2 even"> <td class="column-1">Adult Literacy and High School Equivalency Diploma Teachers</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">$48,590</td> <td class="column-4">9%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-3 odd"> <td class="column-1">Archivists, Curators, and Museum Workers</td> <td class="column-2">Varies</td> <td class="column-3">$44,410</td> <td class="column-4">11%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-4 even"> <td class="column-1">Career and Technical Education Teachers</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">$51,910</td> <td class="column-4">9%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-5 odd"> <td class="column-1">High School Teachers</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">$55,050</td> <td class="column-4">6%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-6 even"> <td class="column-1">Instructional Coordinators</td> <td class="column-2">Master's degree</td> <td class="column-3">$60,050</td> <td class="column-4">13%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-7 odd"> <td class="column-1">Kindergarten and Elementary School Teachers</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">$53,090</td> <td class="column-4">12%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-8 even"> <td class="column-1">Librarians</td> <td class="column-2">Master's degree</td> <td class="column-3">$55,370</td> <td class="column-4">7%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-9 odd"> <td class="column-1">Library Technicians and Assistants</td> <td class="column-2">Varies</td> <td class="column-3">$26,800</td> <td class="column-4">12%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-10 even"> <td class="column-1">Middle School Teachers</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">$53,430</td> <td class="column-4">12%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-11 odd"> <td class="column-1">Postsecondary Teachers</td> <td class="column-2">Varies</td> <td class="column-3">$68,970</td> <td class="column-4">19%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-12 even"> <td class="column-1">Preschool Teachers</td> <td class="column-2">Associate's degree</td> <td class="column-3">$27,130</td> <td class="column-4">17%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-13 odd"> <td class="column-1">Special Education Teachers</td> <td class="column-2">Bachelor's degree</td> <td class="column-3">$55,060</td> <td class="column-4">6%</td> </tr> <tr class="row-14 even"> <td class="column-1">Teacher Assistants</td> <td class="column-2">Some college, no degree</td> <td class="column-3">$23,640</td> <td class="column-4">9%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table><p>Education, training, and library occupations as reported by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Data on salaries (median income) and projected Job Outlook for 2012 to 2022. Data published by the BLS Jan 2014.</p> <p><strong>Source</strong></p> <p><a title="http://ift.tt/1aPSuRG" href="http://ift.tt/1aPSuRG" target="_blank">http://ift.tt/1aPSuRG</a></p> <br><br> from About e-Learning http://ift.tt/1EB2TN7<br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478710180146874167.post-13828230213903350112014-12-23T13:09:00.000-08:002014-12-23T13:47:15.473-08:00Learning Tools and SoftwareLearning tools used in online and distance education.<br />
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from About e-Learning <a href="http://ift.tt/1zv1i9R">http://ift.tt/1zv1i9R</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478710180146874167.post-42799285849656355172011-06-27T11:11:00.000-07:002011-06-27T11:18:39.907-07:00Online Graduate School ProgramsProfessional doctoral degrees are offered in areas like medicine (MD) and law (JD) where candidates focus on qualifying for professional licensure. <a href="http://www.online-graduate-school-programs.com">Online graduate school programs</a> are an option for you if you are interested in furthering your career while remaining flexible. Master's degree is a graduate degree from a university. The program typically requires one to three years of study . Most masters degrees require a Bachelor's degree as a prerequisite for admission. A doctorate is an academic degree at the highest level of study. The two primary main of doctoral degrees are research doctorates and professional doctorates. Research doctorates are awarded in recognition of peer-reviewed academic research that is of a publishable standard.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478710180146874167.post-72964121242692522492008-02-05T17:39:00.000-08:002011-06-27T11:20:34.300-07:00Tips for Teaching OnlineThe first week of an online course is very important for both the instructor and the learners regardless of the subject area, program, or level. Clarity is required because the students many not know how to utilize all the online course functions and features, or may be nervous if they have never taken an online class before. Be sure to be very clear on class policies, such as when and how to submit assignments. Some strategies that help the students feel less isolated are including a welcome page or email before the class starts and then having the students introduce each other can help guide how the rest of the class will run as students make connections to their classmates.<br /><br />Including a general area to discuss things unrelated to a class such as weather, travel, pets is suggested so as to maintain a social connectiion that is often missing in online courses. It is also very important to clearly outline the rules of netiquette. Let the students know how you want them to frame communications and the tone that is comfortable to all class members. Have a clear organizational structure. For example, the syllabus should be very clearly outlined with dates and deadlines.<br /><br />When <a href="http://www.about-elearning.com/adult-education-degrees.html">facilitating the class</a>, keep learners actively engaged in thinking about the course content through a variety of strategies such as active participation. For example, you can post thought-provoking questions that do not have direct answers and lend themselves to prompting even more questions and debate.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478710180146874167.post-75521430073775993642007-10-15T21:41:00.000-07:002011-06-27T11:20:57.243-07:00Open vs. Distance Learning: Is there a Difference?Is there a difference between open and distance learning? Some people may claim that they are one and the same but I think there is a distinction between the two. I get this question a lot and this is what I have to say:<br /><br />Distance education is approached in various ways, with the more popular formats being print, audio, video, broadcast radio, television, and of course computers and the Internet. It is characterised by separation of <span style="font-style: italic;">geographic distance</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">time</span>.<br /><br />Open learning is defined as an approach to learning that allows learners <span style="font-style: italic;">flexibility </span>and <span style="font-style: italic;">choice </span>over what, when, at what pace, where, and how they learn. Open learning tends to be delivered via distance education that is characterised by separation of geographic distance and time.<br /><br />Open and Distance Learning (ODL) is therefore a term used to describe learning that uses ICTs to provide or enhance learning.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478710180146874167.post-77159000370359127152007-10-10T20:22:00.000-07:002007-10-10T20:29:53.930-07:00e-Learners and e-Learning- Making ConnectionsAs an e-learner, e-learning developer, and e-learning educator, I am constantly looking for ways to learn new skills and knowledge that I can then apply into my daily activities, and to transfer that to my students as well.<br /><br />One thing I have learned over the years as an educator is that to be good at teaching something, you must learn it yourself, figure out how you learned it and then picture your learners in your shoes. That way, you don't make too many assumptions (i.e. talk down or assume they have already interacted with that information before, or in the same way).<br /><br />By the same token, to learn something, teaching it is the best way to learn it. First, you have to figure out the tone, the structure and the method. So, if you are looking for some way to teach a new software tool to a group of learners try that approach. You may not perfect it the first time but with different trials, it gets easier.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478710180146874167.post-17865253205357430422007-10-09T22:10:00.000-07:002011-06-27T11:21:08.478-07:00What is e-Learning?Many terms have been used to define e-learning in the past. For example web-based training, computer-based training or web-based learning, and online learning are a few synonymous terms that have over the last few years been labeled as e-learning. Each of this implies a "just-in-time" instructional and learning approach.<br /><br />Regardless of the definition you chose to use, designers, developers, and implementers make or break the instructional courses and tools. E-learning is simply a medium for delivering learning and like any other medium, it has its advantages and disadvantages. E-learning covers a wide array of activities from supported learning, to <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">blended </span>or hybrid learning (the combination of traditional and e-learning practices), to learning that occurs 100% online.<br /><br />Sound e-learning is founded on instructional design principles pedagogical elements that take into account learning theories. Given its nature, <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">online distance education</span> is well matched with e-learning and flexible learning but is also used for in-class teaching and blended learning.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.about-elearning.com/definition-of-e-learning.html">More on e-Learning.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com