e learning

Prison education - the way forward. from picta 617 days old

Today the BBC announce that since June 2007 18,600 prisoners have been released 'early' from their sentences to accommodate the general increase in prison ...

Embracing technology from picta 988 days old

Developments in recent months in e-learning have turned from a trickle to a full-on torrent. As more and more agencies embrace the concept of technology ...

BECTA conference on Personalising Learning from picta 995 days old

Yesterday I was invited to attend the BECTA conference on Personalising Learning. The aim was to look at how technology can support and advance the ...

Introduction to e-learning - Part 14 from picta 999 days old

We are more and more looking towards e-learning to fulfil a need in the prison service; to offer a wider, more comprehensive choice of learning to inmates. ...

Introduction to e-learning - Part 13 from picta 1000 days old

Electronic Voting Systems The systems used in e-learning are along the lines of Qwizdom. Students each have a handset and when presented with questions ...

Introduction to e-learning - Part 9 from picta 1006 days old

Webcam and Instant Messaging These ‘chat’ systems are an extension of e-mail. A tutor can set up a class on a particular time and date and have students ...

Introduction to e-learning - Part 8 from picta 1009 days old

E-mail E-mail is by far the widest used means of e-learning. As with Discussion Boards and Blogs, information can be shared and disseminated to individuals ...

Introduction to e-learning - Part 7 from picta 1009 days old

Collaborative Software Also known as GroupWare, this refers to programs that help people work collectively whilst geographically remote from each other. ...

Introduction to e-learning - Part 6 from picta 1010 days old

Podcasts Podcasts as an educational means, are becoming very popular with the i-pod user, for convenience and extreme privacy. Being able to download ...

Introduction to e-learning Part 5 from picta 1011 days old

Blogs or weblogs Blogs are another means of learning. Websites, like educational.blogs.com, pride themselves as offering a ‘Disruptive Technology Resource ...