E- learning Nahid Zarifsnaiey Shiraz University Of Medical Science outline Riding the Wave e-Learning is riding the wave of a technology revolution….. The Internet. Definition: ICT learning E-learning Types of E- Learning •Synchronous(online) •Asynchronous(offline) •combination of the two. Live virtual class chat synchronous Live ORs Teleconferen ce Reference material Email Asynchronous Weblogs Forums Off- line content Blended/ Hybrid Learning • Blended Learning is a flexible form of learning that combines a proper blend of : • 30 to 79% Online Face to Face Learning Self Paced Learning M- Learning Portable digital assistants (PDA) DIGITAL CELL PHONE wireless Generations of Distance Education • The Correspondence Model • The Multimedia Model • The Telelearning Model • The Flexible Learning Model • The Intelligent Flexible Learning Model First Generation THE CORRESPONDENCE MODEL FLEXIBILITY INTERACTION Time Place Pace Yes Yes Yes Started in the late 1700’s • Print No Second Generation THE MULTIMEDIA MODEL FLEXIBILITY INTERACTION Time Place Pace Yes Yes Yes No • Audiotape Yes Yes Yes No • Videotape Yes Yes • Computer-based learning Yes Yes Yes Started in 1960’s • Print Yes No Yes Third Generation THE TELELEARNING MODEL FLEXIBILITY Time Place Pace • Audio-teleconferencing No No No • Videoconferencing No No No • Broadcast TV/Radio No No No INTERACTION Started in 1980’s • Yes Yes Yes Fourth Generation THE FLEXIBLE LEARNING MODEL FLEXIBILITY Web-based” Tim e Place Pace • Interactive multimedia (IMM) Yes yes yes • Internet-based Yes yes yes INTERACTION Started in 1990’s • Yes Yes Fifth Generation THE INTELLIGENT FLEXIBLE LEARNING MODEL FLEXIBILITY INTERACTION Time Place Pace • Interactive multimedia Yes Yes Yes Yes • Internet-based access to WWW resources Yes Yes Yes Yes • using automated response systems Yes Yes Yes Yes NO Duty Tutor Incoming “new” academic question from student Search / Match Reusable Learning Objects Database Previous Questions <meta tags> Previous Answers <meta tags> New Answer “Immediate” academic feedback to student YES 5th Generation Application Forces driving e-learning • • • • Advances in technology The arrival of information age Changing demographics of students Declining government funding for further education • Competition in the educational market Why should universities change? Increasing competition on a global scale. The e-Revolution “Any new technology environment eventually creates a totally new human environment”. Marshall McLuhan Questions/Comments? Thank you For your attention