Essays on Distance Education

Executive Summary

Lifelong learning, which originated from the theory of heutagogy in applied emergent technology, is a current imperative in getting employment in a highly innovative field, such as aerospace engineering. Moreover, it is an established approach in learning skills indispensable in highly innovative functions in high-tech companies. My general learning needs include knowledge and skills in structural design and analysis, manufacturing, service liaising, hardware tooling, payload management, and product support as well as better expertise in using specific design software. The implementation plan is contexted on three learning objectives: (1) develop broad expertise in mechanical and industrial engineering concepts and ...

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Summary

Distance education in higher learning institutions requires analysis from an equity perspective since the low-context online learning can lead to difficulties for high-context learners. The first section of the article reveals a framework for high- and low-context cultures which relies on cross-cultural communication. A lack of nonverbal communication characteristic of the low-context system can translate into cultural clashes in the educational environment. In the next section, the explorer states dimensions typical of high-context cultures and centers on regulating the group’s harmony via nonverbal means in collectivistic communication. A demand for openness ...

Level of Education in Nursing

Level of Education in Nursing The nursing profession plays a huge role in delivering evidenced-based, safe, and high quality health care to patients. To be able to this, nurses must have the knowledge and skills that must be updated with the latest development in the medical field (Boz Yuksekdag, 2015). In the year 2010, the Institute of Medicine released a report that contains recommendations for the future of the nursing profession. It technically recommends the nurses’ continuance of knowledge through educational programs (Gooch, 2015). As a nurse, it is important to follow IOM’s recommendations to be aware of ...

The article under the title “Heutagogy and lifelong learning: A review of heutagogical practice and self-determined learning” by Lisa Marie Blaschke is reviewed in this paper, aimed at the revealing of its importance, its strong and, perhaps, weak sides.

Summary of the Article and Author’s Recommendations

The analyzed article gives a reader a short outline of the development in education field: from pedagogy to andragogy, and then – to heutagogy, with a specific attention paid to the benefits of the application of the last element of this hierarchy (heutagogy) in a strong connection with Web 2.0. What is more, Blaschke (2012) has suggested to consider the heutagogy ...

Introduction

Trends of online or electronic learning are at rise all over the world, and this growing influence has made it the center of attention for scholars, thinkers, and researchers. Experts’ input involves appreciation and justification as well as criticism for this mode of learning. It is in response to this rising influence that a renowned speaker and educator, Dr. Badrul Khan came up with his e-learning framework with an intention to providing a comprehensive scale to evaluate any category of e-learning program or course. The model outlines eight dimensions wherein each aims to measure the effectiveness and performance of ...

Information and Communication Teachnology

ABSTRACT As telemedicine is used throughout the rural parts of Africa, there are many professionals and patients who find the entire process very beneficial because there is an allowance for a decrease in transmission of highly contagious diseases such as MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). If there are clinics that are found in locations surrounding rural Africa, there are strong concerns that patients will be able to transmit their diseases to other people who are otherwise healthy. With the use of telemedicine, the patients and the health care providers can see each other through a confined space and there is ...

Introduction

HRIS is an essential tool in large corporations as it helps in connecting HR management with all departmental roles. Technology is the key tool that connects organization systems and HR software. The HRIS allows the human resource management activities and process to be carried out electronically. The electronic systems and software enable the organization to undertake different activities such as management, accounting, and payroll. HRIS aims in increasing efficiency in decision making by HR (Martin, 2006). The decisions made are essential in increasing quality and productivity of both the human resource manager and employees. Furthermore, it offers different solutions ...

Introduction

Technology has undergone tremendous evolution over the past couple of decades leading to several innovative developments and inventions. E-Learning is one of the most remarkable products of the technological development. Electronic learning or e-learning, in short, is the process of learning through electronic media with special reference to the internet. To say differently, any form of online learning is synonymous to e-learning (Dror, 2011). This paper sets out to analyze the growing trends relating to electronic learning in different settings such as K-2 schools, institutions of higher education, and businesses.

Significant Developments in E-Learning over the Past Decade

Past ten years have witnessed several developments in the ...

Education systems are much diversified all over the world because of the great differences in cultures and customs of various countries. This way, when bringing changes to any education system, it is important to mention all possible benefits and deficiencies of people, as some of them may be ready to try something new or reject it with all the attendants. Perhaps, the factor of difficult acceptance may be the key aspect of durability and little changeability of education systems in different countries (“Understanding the American Education System”, 2016). Considering this, the paper is to compare education systems at the ...

Introduction

Technologies continues to address people’s major unsatisfied needs, however, they will never determine our fate. Despite the fact that they are taking over human tasks it doesn’t imply that there will no longer be jobs for people. What we can do is find a way to make technologies work for us. Automation is both helpful and harmful to the current state of employment across the world.

How Technology can be Helpful in Workplace

Improves Communication Technology makes it possible for people to communicate with other individuals and businesses via virtual offices across the globe. Many responsibilities and duties can now be accomplished from home ...

According to Gulanick and Myers (2013), the nursing process has been identified as the most appropriate strategy which can be employed in trying to ensure that the most suitable care is provided to a particular individual. Ensuring that the patient gets the best out of the Caregiving process should form the primary objective of any nursing undertaking. Addition studies (de Oliveira et al. 2012; Weber and Kelley, 2013), show carrying out a thorough assessment of a patient is a significant step as it forms the basis of a care plan. Studies by (Papathanasiou et al., 2013; Morrissey, 2016) showed ...

Simulation in Nursing Education

The concept of simulation in healthcare education has been since the time of world II. The basic concepts of simulation in associate’s or bachelor’s nursing program comprised of CPR manikins, role playing, static manikins, and conventional techniques based on the utilization of various taught concepts were used as a teaching modality since over 5 decades (Norman J. 2012). The concept of high-fidelity education has been in place for over 2 decades but it is new and unique in the nursing education. The process involves the use of simulation with the help of high-end computer technology including simulation ...

Session

HRIS is a system of acquiring, storing, manipulating, analyzing, retrieving and distributing the organization's human resource information. It does not only include software and hardware in its functioning, but it also includes data, procedures, policies, forms and people. Its primary purpose is to deliver services which are in the form of timely and accurate information. Governments, non-profit organizations, and business in the world rely on the Human resource information systems which aid in the process of sharing information, re-engineering efforts and downsizing. The HRIS assist the human resource professionals in achieving various human resource objectives. The paper will discuss ...

Introduction

The past decade, long distance education has started to gain pace as many people do not have the time to money for investing a regular college course. The result of such predicament for many people meant they missed out on education in the past, but with the advent of information technology long distance learning industry has been boosted significantly. Almost very top college offers long distance education to students that wish to gain a top level education from reputed colleges. This has only been possible due to the presence of information technology to support it. Students can attend virtual ...

Executive Summary

British Petroleum (BP) has to design and implement a change management program with immediate effect. This is to convince the workforce that the proposed massive job cut is vital for the survival of the organization. As part of this program, the BP management has to make some key changes to its HR policies and practices. The organization should rely specifically on mobile-based e-learning platforms and social media learning in order to promote HR training and development. In addition, the company may use tools such as recognition, perks, and gifting for rewarding employees who go beyond their responsibilities. Finally, the ...

Today, the lives of young people technology plays a much more important role than ever before and, therefore, provide tremendous opportunities for teachers recovery classes using class time for more exciting to communicate with students. However, many teachers in this lies a certain problem, which they have yet to solve. Now, in many countries the universities on their websites and other educational resources download video lectures, interactive list of literature with proposals massive open online course on such online platforms like Udacity, Coursera and EdX, thus creating amazingly rich data bank of different educational areas: the specific rates applied ...

Starbucks is a United States based coffee manufacturing company that has been in existence since 1971, and has various branches in the country, but due to the continuous technological advantages, the firm has been forced to improve the quality of its softwares. The present learning management system for the firm that has been in use for the purposes of generating reports, documenting, and e-learning appears to be out of date because of the increasing size of the firm. Therefore, the management has been forced to contemplate on two options, which include upgrading the existing learning management system or adopting ...

Critical understanding of selected key concepts and theories related to core areas of academic practice.

There are many different approaches to designing educational courses, and the use of online technologies offers more flexibility in this area than ever before. There needs to be a strong link between educational intentions and the course content, of course, but the material also needs to be presented in such a way that it is accessible to the individual and suits the learning style of the student and the teaching style of the educator (Morgan & Houton, 2011). One such theory that places the learner at the central point of his or her own education is the constructivist approach. This ...

McIntyre, M., McDonald, C., & Racine, L. (2013). A Critical Analysis of Online Nursing Education: Balancing Optimistic and Cautionary Perspectives. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 45(1), 36–53. Retrieved from http://file:///C:/Users/Customer/ Downloads /A%20Critical%20Analysis%20Online%20Nursing%20 Education%20(1).pdf As populations of nursing students become more distributed, the ability to teach is increasingly relying on technology through the development of online nursing education. Learning institutions incorporate the nontraditional method in order to remain competitive, accessing students residing outside urban cities. E-learning programs use computers to obtain materials and to interact with the instructor and other students ...

Introduction

The manual is meant to help trainees become competent facilitators of distance learning. It takes into account that none of the facilitators have experience in distance learning and therefore, will focus on all the aspects of distance learning.

Part 1: Vital Information in the Facilitator Training

Audience The program targets individuals already serving in the mentioned capacity of learning instructors. The instructors must also be successful traditional classroom instruction methods. Therefore, the trainees are expected to be knowledgeable in instruction methods, student assessment, course and curriculum design, adult learning among other learning and teaching aspects. Moreover, the trainees must have taught at a diploma or higher level. ...

My observation was based on three documents. Both of them considered a particular set of language observation that had relations with English as a second language. These observations are important for Language studying. I will provide my analysis and observation below.

1st Journal Article

Vocabulary is currently identified as a fundamental part of language development and might be among the most significant components for language learners. Yang et al. (315), makes an observation based on an e-learning system that is known as MyEVA about a vocabulary strategy which provides learners who study English as a second language in making improvements on their ...

Voice over IP

Abstract Organisations and business alike are embracing the use and application of various forms of information technology in their business processes and operations in equal measure. There is a myriad of benefits associated with the use and application of various forms of information technology in business operations and processes. Computer networking has facilitated the advancements currently witnessed in information technology (Jahanirad, AL-Nabhani and Rafidah 4954). While the use and application of information technology have its benefits, it presents various disadvantages as well. Voice over IP is one form of information technology that has been utilised by numerous businesses and ...

Soft Technological Determinism and the Impact of the Internet on Education

The theory of Technological Determinism sustains that social change is led by technology, as it drives the development of social structures and cultural values. Kincsei (2007) explains that according to this theory, technology is the principal driving force of society and determines the course of its history. This theory, however, fails to recognize the influence society has over technology, as social factors determine the success or failure of a particular technology. In consideration, this paper will consider a variation of said theory, known as “soft technological determinism” to explain the technology-societal relationship of the Internet. Chandler (1995) indicates that ...

Question 1

Historically, organizations focused on usage of traditional media outlets, which included newspapers, magazines as well as television as part of their advertisement strategies for their products and services. Traditional marketing, otherwise referred to as offline marketing, created some form of disconnection between consumers and organizations (Puccinelli, Wilcox, & Grewal, 2015). That created higher possibilities of failure in the marketing processes, as consumers believed that the products delivered did not suit their individual expectations. That acted as one of the key disadvantages of using traditional marketing strategies within a given marketing campaign. However, this limited organizational understanding of consumer needs and ...

Electrical engineering is an engineering field with a wide range of applications and variable requested skills. And, like every occupation, it has a number of its discourse communities that determine its specifications and characteristics. One of the discourse communities of electrical engineering is the Internet. The Internet is one of the central terms of the modern electrical engineering as it significantly boosted the development of the field and is widely used both for electrical engineering education and for practice. Nowadays, electrical engineers use the Internet in experiments, learning, Capstone projects, etc., and it also plays a key role in ...

The workplace curriculum should engage all people targeted by the learning programs including the workers and the instructors. Thus, a curriculum should involve designing programs, applying and reflecting on their success as well as revising designs. However, some aspects of the curriculum development pose challenges in workplaces. Some of those challenges and their possible solutions are summarized below.

Topics posing the most challenge in workplace

E-learning is one of the methods that present key challenges in workplaces. Despite its increased use, the application performs poorly regarding employees’ motivation. That is because it mainly fail to address the learners and organizations’ need for success (Wang, Ran, Liao & ...

Impact of StuddyBuddy on the Culture of Zambia

The StuddyBuddy is one of the innovations that have been introduced to improve students’ performance especially those who retain little content (Claude, 2015). Despite the success of StudyBuddy project in the US, it would significantly impact on the lives of students that live outside the US with specific interest in Zambia, Africa. Evidently, their socio-cultural practices are different from those in US. As such, this would place significant pressure on their way of life. In this regard, therefore, this paper seeks to discuss some of the ways in which the technology would affect their practices. Indeed, this will be ...

This refers to the process of accessing educational materials electronically using the computers over the internet. It can also refer to covering a curriculum of a given level of study which has been proven and certified, over the web and other forms of media. This can be done over a very long distance or distance. This method of learning has enhanced learning by making it cheaper and easier to access educational resources. Besides these advantages, it also has some of its limitation. There are certain factors which hamper the effectiveness of e-learning. It is very expensive for most students ...

The traditional education system needs to change to cater for the people in need of education but who cannot access a classical education based on the structure of the current education system. Distance education will provide an opportunity for the people to choose their own development path and strategies. However, the realization of open distance learning has not taken place to full effect due to issues such as economic and social changes as well as the level of technological advancement and student demographic changes. For the realization of open distance learning, education institutions need to follow the example set ...

Today one of the major problems of education implies a collision of information culture of students who called digital native and information culture of teachers who began to use the possibilities of these technologies in adulthood (digital immigrant). This led to a rapid rise of the amount of information that is really an information explosion. It also leads to large-scale changes in the methods and the nature of communication between people and development of the information society as one of the leading contemporary social processes. Such changes of socio-economic conditions can not affect the socio-psychological and psycho-pedagogical portrait of ...

One of the thirty-two trends affecting distance education is academic emphasis is shifting from course-completion to competency (Howell et al., 2003). This is a trend which is relating to the strategy of moving towards accountability. It is a shift from the seat-based time and theoretical to employer-based or outcomes-based competency. According to this trend, it has found out that diplomas are becoming less useful to employers but what matters to them most are performances, skills and knowledge (Howell et al., 2003). Thus, higher education levels with adequate course content emphasize on the competencies that are in need in the ...

Critique

The article titled: “Nursing and healthcare students’ experiences and use of e-learning in higher education” is critiqued using the structural framework and guideline suggested by Rebecca (Becky) Ingham in the paper titled, “A nurse’s guide to the critical reading of research”. Reading and critically analyzing research papers will help in improving and validating once knowledge on the topic. (Moule, Ward, and Lockyer, 2010; Broomfield, 2016) The title of the paper is simple and comprehensive. It suggests that the paper is on e-learning experience of students of in higher educational institutes (HEI). The topic can attract readers who are ...

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Executive Summary The current research evaluates the option of online education in the community colleges. It is believed that the online programs may benefit the students and the educational facilities in terms of cost-efficiency and effectiveness. The main goal of the research is to reveal if online courses in community colleges have the potential to reduce costs for education and become an effective substitute for the conventional programs. In order to reach the goals, the study implemented a qualitative research design by using literature review as the tool for collecting the data, where the analytical and deductive methods served ...

Technology advancements, especially in telecommunications, have greatly changed most features of life, either personal or public. The use of internet has had a significant impact on how information is transferred in academics as well as in non-academic fields such as in commerce. As a result of this transformation in the telecommunication industry, many institutions of higher learning globally have explored new methods of availing education to its students. Consequently, distance learning has become a popular mode of learning over traditional one (Simonson & Zvacek, 2014). Distance learning refers to a form of higher education where lessons are offered online (Lim ...

Moodle

Moodle is a company that provides learning management system services. The company is aimed at tapping the education market by providing software which promotes learning dynamics. In particular, the Learning management system produced by the company actually known as Moodle. The software requires implementations and maintenance because of its internal technology and vast subscriptions. The major functions of the software are to support multimedia classes, act as student dashboard, and also enable progressive talking. Also, the software contains a framework that supports third party plug-ins.

Pros and Cons of Moodle

Moodle being the key source of LMS in the market, provide massive support to ...

Introduction

Internet has paved the way for developments in the electrical engineering course. It is a valuable tool used by professors, practitioners, and students in the field of electrical engineering. This study focuses on the research question: how did advancements in the internet led to the development of the electrical engineering course. This paper will start with a brief history of electrical engineering and internet, respectively. Next, the role of internet in electrical engineering education will be discussed. Attention will be given on the use of remote laboratory experiments and internet’s role in problem and project-based learning approach. Next ...

Redundancy Principle

Ruth Clark is a science undergraduate who has also served as a former president of the International Society of Performance Improvement. She was also a member of the American Educational Research Association. She now works as a teacher, a speaker and a writer. She has dedicated her time to research in instructional technology and has written on effective e-learning, with the aim of developing it professionally. She came up with six principles of effective e-learning with regard to the use of the various multi-media in teaching and learning. These principles are redundancy, contiguity, modality, coherence, and personalization and multimedia ...

Coherence Principle and Personalization Principle in e-Learning

With current market conditions getting more challenging, business imposes more requirements to employees performance and qualifications. Every day new concepts and technologies are introduced, and professionals need to master them quickly and apply to business tasks fulfillment. In such cases many companies take advantage of e-Learning. In reference to business-oriented needs e-Learning is content and instructional methods delivered on a computer and designed to build knowledge and skills related to individual or organizational goals (Clarks, 2002). A vast variety of e-Learning courses are being designed, but not all of them address the learning requirements with proper quality level. Therefore, ...

Nowadays, in the era of globalization, rapid technological innovations and globalization of information, it is already impossible to imagine our life without modern technologies. Technology and electronics, including personal computers, exist in each area of people’s life, and play a very important role. They make life more convenient and sometimes even easier by offering new opportunities that were not available before. This paper will focus on personal computing particularly and on its role in the contemporary society with a specific focus on education, social life and health care system in order to understand, whether personal computing is necessary ...

This is the type of learning for those students who cannot be physically present in school. This mode of study is advantageous as it provides students with a lot of flexibility. It becomes possible for a student to study and also to work. Moreover, this mode of study is not costly compared to normal class. The cost of courses offered online is generally lower than the full-time courses. Additionally, this mode of study is advantageous since there is no commuting to and fro school. This will enable a student to save money spend on a daily basis going to ...

Notably, there is a clear cut difference between regular students and the ones who usually do their learning using the online platform. The regular student is in constant contact with their fellow students and tutors whereas the online student has to create a platform that will enable them to access the required materials for their learning for so that they can be at par with the other students (Moore, 2013). Online studies are asynchronous in nature which means that the student and the lecturer need not be logged into the classroom at the same time. They perform their activities ...

Introduction

Training and development is a major function that varied human resource managers have to take seriously to ensure that employees are influenced to utilize the skills learnt. It is imperative to consider the most effective training methods such as the blended training methods that incorporate on job training and the technological based training methods. While on job training methods involve training employees on various functional aspects including wash fits, pant fits and dry cleaning, technological methods are aimed at improving flexibility of training. It is also strategic to consider the learning principles including motivational factors, self-efficacy and adult learning ...

Instruction Design

Instructional Design Introduction The designation, development, and delivery of instructions follow a procedural process termed as instructional design (ID). It is an evaluation of the learning requirement and systematic improvement of teaching. An effective instructional design harbors various strategic plans to deliver learning experiences. The design facilitates the increment and enhancement of learning, creates a reliable and effective model of acquiring knowledge, as well as motivates the learners to engage each other and foster fast and deep studies. One significant purpose of instructional design is identifying the instruction outcomes. Essentially, the instructions must deliver their aims by making educational ...

Contiguity Principle

Even without a clear understanding of the contiguity principle, most people can see that there are important ways that continuity and contiguity affect learning. The human brain is a masterful machine, but as human beings, we have to be able and willing to set our brains up for success in the most effective ways possible. As human beings understand more about brains than ever before, there are more effective was that have been developed to assist people in the learning process. The contiguity principle presents learners and instructors alike with the ability to create unique connections in the brain: ...

The institutional affiliation

Ruth Clark’s E-Learning Multimedia Principle Ruth Clark is considered to be one of the most outstanding researchers in the e-learning field. In her book E-Learning and the Science of Instruction (2003) she offered and explained in great detail the fundamental principles which are based on the cognitive theory saying that material facilitates become more effective being directed by cognitive resources. The multimedia principle is essential for designing multimedia learning which encourages learners to be engaged in active studying by mentally representing the texts in words and in pictures, and by building connections between visual and verbal representations. The ...

Introduction

The introduction of online education systems has triggered the development of controversial issues regarding the succession of on-campus studies by online ones. These two perspectives have been addressed by Neem who argues that theorists forget the importance of institutional culture when delivering instructions. This paper presents a critical analysis of the article written by Neem.

Individualist fallacy

Neem responds to the prevailing application of internet to facilitate distance learning by defending the core attributes of on-campus education. He argues against the assumption that traditional campus studies should be displaced by online education. This misconceived notion that traditional on-campus studies should be ...

The way students study languages nowadays is completely different from how our parents were studying languages around twenty or thirty years ago. Everything is very much faster, progressive, innovative and more effective nowadays, and the learning process of languages is not an exception. Currently any person’s life is inevitably connected to social media networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn, What’s Up, YouTube Twitter, and many others. Twitter as a part of social media networks that can facilitate the learning process is going to be discussed in this paper. Twitter is known as “microblogging” (Aidyn, 2014) social network where ...

Introduction

In this day in age, the need for older workers to enter the education realm is increasing. More adults are starting to participate in training and education programs in order to increase their skills and employability. The twenty-first century learners are now given endless options when it comes to obtaining educational resources. This has exposed these individuals to several different learning opportunities, such as online learning in higher education. Online learning gives these individuals the skills they need in order to retain their current positions through the comfort of their own home. This paper addresses the advantages and disadvantages ...

In the contemporary society, distance learning has been an integral part of the learning process and in many cases has taken precedence over the traditional practices in learning. For the most part, the traditional on-campus learning centers have dominated the education system in the past. The technique of teaching and learning by establishing long and established techniques of on-campus formal meetings that allows for the delivery of the course and enabling dialogue with students and teachers. The advent of online course has changed the course of delivering course content as technology creates new opportunities for students to learn. Distance ...

Chapter 2

LITERATURE REVIEW This chapter is comprised of the review of relevant theoretical and evidence-based literature. The review begins with a discussion of the literature on Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) theory, Motivational Theory (MT), and Constructivist Theory to establish the conceptual framework. Each theory is discussed in the context of pedagogical practice. The review continues with the discussion of the literature on technology and social media in general, as well as on the technology, social media and learning in particular. The review then concludes with the review of the research literature on using Twitter in EFL teaching with learning in ...

Abstract

Informational technologies have developed so rapidly, that there was no way not to affect the ways of teaching and learning. This paper gives brief information about the concept of use of technologies in education, as well as how they can help with the biggest problem of education at our time. The paper describes the basic formats of e-learning, their advantages and differences. As plagiarism is considered as crime nowadays, the paper includes the information about why this problem is so important and what are the ways of preventing it. (Keywords: e-learning, Informational Technologies, plagiarism,)

Introduction

Modern scientific literature pays special ...

Abstract

This proposal examines the possibility of using Lego Serious Play (LSP) as an aid to enhancing career development training programmes. To this end, the proposal evaluates and examines the means through which the Taiwanese educational system can be enhanced and enriched by this. The paper identifies that the best way of doing this is to utilise a case study to examine two scenarios to identify the importance and criticality of using LSP to promote teaching and learning experience in career development. This will include the examination of a case where career development is taught in Taiwan using traditional generally ...

A Socio-Linguistic Study

Literature Review A Socio-Linguistic Study

Abstract

The enduring widespread political and public engagements in the Arab world have actually empowered many segments of the public in those regions. The debate on the impact of social media on various aspects of the Arab world as well as globally continues among the Arab policy makers. The incessant strong progress, acceptance and diversity of the usage of social media platforms across the entire Arab world in the recent years, specifically in 2012points to the fact that many well-known movements like the Arab Spring and extensive social media usage are sweeping the Arab world. ...

The major approaches towards facilitation of the learning needs in our organization are represented in the following manner: classroom style training, e-learning and the job learning (Werner, J., & DeSimone, 2009). In the lion share of cases, such learning is performed by the higher headquarters for the employees on an obligatory basis. In the case if some learning needs cannot be satisfied by the internal sources of the organization, the outside organizations (such as Project Management Professional Training, MS Project Training and Source Selection Training) are hired for conducting the professional training for the employees There is a set of ...

Executive Summary

Technological advancements have led to the growth of the internet and the revolution of the digital platforms for various economies. The emergence of e-learning businesses has not only impacted on the education sector but also on the way firms carry out their operations. The fruits of e-learning in education can be seen clearly in the just-in-time learning and flexibility in teaching modules. The management and operation of firm’s activities have been boosted by the various training and development activities arising from e-learning. The innovation has spread as well as globalized various economies. However, despite all these, e-learning businesses ...

E-learning, or distance learning as it has been linked to in the recent past, is swiftly taking over as a preferred method of instruction, and can be seen to be just as useful without the loss of educational content or the satisfaction of teaching. (Bhatti, Jones, Richardson, Foreman, Lund, Tierney, 2011) Through an evolution of education students and teachers alike have been able to free themselves from the busying schedules that come with traditional classrooms and hectic schedules that involve running from one classroom to the next. With e-learning the next class is only a click way, a convenience ...

Introduction

American education has been reported as average when compared to other leading countries. Finland has a top ranked education system. More than half a million 15-year-olds around the world took the Program for International Student Assessment in 2012. The test is administered every three years and focuses largely on math, but includes minor sections in science and reading. It is often used as a snapshot of the global state of education. The results, published today, ...

Access to education, anytime, anywhere – this is what online learning promises. The start of the internet and the computer era has given birth to this new form of education. Now, students can complete a program, course, or even a degree from any location, even at the comfort of their own homes, as long as they have online access and right resources. This is why some started to adopt online learning technologies, most commonly known as learning management systems or LMS, such as TopClass and WebCT (Coates, 2007, p. 123). Different educational institutions offering campus-based ...

Abstract

This paper is dedicated to online learning, efficiency which depends on many factors. Special instructional design methods and organizational forms of education play an important role in organization of educational process.

Instructional design methods

Instructional design has always been associated with the integration of information resources of the Internet and new media in educational activities. High-quality electronic educational resources are an important factor in the development of education, as evidenced by the interest of organizations dealing with the standardization, the quality of training activities that “will allow the student to construct technology integrated lessons ...

The study examines the efficacy of a professional development program for early childhood educators that facilitate emergent literary skills in preschoolers. The program led by a speech-language pathologist, focuses on teaching print concepts, de contextualized oral language, teaching alphabet knowledge within natural occurring classroom interactions. A child with special needs will flourish and benefit from an early childhood environment to empower learning. Center learning empowers a child to engage in the self-directed learning based on ability, interest, and strength actively. Centre learning will enhance interactive language, collaboration, independence, reading, and writing. All of the empowering areas of development relate strongly with the ...