Lecture 7_Today I Learn, Today I Question!

Today I feel light, the heavy clouds of doubt hanging overhead seem to be dissipating and I see a glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel. Huey Zher and Yee Hui shared how to plan and get the most of Wikispaces and this really helps. At least we have some  inkling of how to get about completing our work. We also had about 30 minutes to discuss and ask our course mates some technical questions- which was great since we find it quite hard to meet up. Pheeeewwww!

 This song keeps playing in my mind because the lyrics include "...light at the end of the tunnel" =)


The presentation today is about “Designing of a web-based environment for learning & Usability”. When I read the notes for this week I noticed that to fully justify learning all that, and as Yee Hui mentioned, we need to know about E learning.


Essentially, as stated in Wikipedia, “E-learning comprises all forms of electronically supported learning and teaching. The information and communication systems, whether networked learning or not, serve as specific media to implement the learning process. The term will still most likely be utilized to reference out-of-classroom and in-classroom educational experiences via technology, even as advances continue in regard to devices and curriculum.

E-learning is essentially the computer and network-enabled transfer of skills and knowledge. E-learning applications and processes include Web-based learning, computer-based learning, virtual education opportunities and digital collaboration. Content is delivered via the Internet, intranet/extranet, audio or video tape, satellite TV, and CD-ROM. It can be self-paced or instructor-led and includes media in the form of text, image, animation, streaming video and audio.” (Please forgive the cut and paste- I feel that the idea must be read in its entirety and not some watered down summary by me ;D)

To read more about E-learning, go to this link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-learning