Glossary
We can read a lot of expressions, abbreviations in the field of e-learning. Their knowledge is essential to find your way in the topic. The glossary collects all these expressions and in addition defines the related pedagogical, information technological concepts.
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Instructor
An e-learning developer, who creates learning objects and tasks, plans the training, and is responsible for the e-learning curriculum content and quality. Usually takes part in the training, and helps the tutors' with their work. Picture source: www.airmotiveservice.com/michael_groll.html. | ||
iPodA portable media player marketed by Apple Inc. | |||
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Knowledge managementThe process of capturing, organizing, and storing digital information used by individuals and groups within an organization and making it available to others. The information is collected in a central or distributed electronic environment to help the members of the group to share their knowledge with each other. | |||
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LCMSAn acronym for Learning Content Management System -- a software application (or set of applications) that manages the creation, storage, use, and reuse of learning content. It often stores content in granular forms such as learning objects. | |||
Learning objectA reusable, media-independent collection of information used as a modular building block for e-learning content. It is described with metadata and stored in a data repository, such as an LCMS. | |||
Learning objectivesSynonyms: aims, purposes, goals. The LOs express the intentions of the instructor, describe what he/she want to achieve within the module. They are clear concepts to express the direction of the module, they are descriptions of the most important competences the module will develop. Broad statements that will include many subordinate competences. All the applied tools (learning elements, course components, methods, coaching) to deliver the module, should promote the participants to achieve the LOs. The teaching effectiveness of the instructors’ will be evaluated against the objectives. | ||
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LLLLifelong learning. An idea that learning can, and does, occur beyond the formal structure of an educational institution and occurs throughout one's lifetime. | |||
LMSLearning management system. Software that automates the administration of training. It registers users, tracks courses in a catalog, records data from learners; and provides reports to management. It is typically designed to handle courses by multiple publishers and providers. It usually doesn't include its own authoring capabilities; instead, it focuses on managing courses created by a variety of other sources. | |||
