View in EDS PDF Full Text

Enabling Effective E-Learning Creation on a Large Scale: Special-Purpose Authoring Tools.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Enabling Effective E-Learning Creation on a Large Scale: Special-Purpose Authoring Tools.
Authors: Guralnick, D.1 dguralnick@kaleidolearning.com, Levy, C.1 clevy@kaleidolearning.com
Source: International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning. 2009 Supplement, Vol. 4, p23-27. 5p. 5 Color Photographs.
Subject Terms: *Computer assisted instruction authoring software, *Online education, *Teaching aids, *Internet in education, *Computer simulation, *Computer managed instruction
Abstract: E-learning design and development today relies more on technological tools than ever before. In today's world, for budget and efficiency reasons, e-learning is often created by people without a technical background, using the authoring tools that are available to them. While this process is in some ways unavoidable, the result is that e-learning design is often dictated as much by the capabilities of existing authoring tools as by educational and design principles. In order to support the creation of more sophisticated, effective, educationally-sound e-learning on a large scale, I suggest an approach based on "special-purpose" authoring tools, designed around pedagogical models in a way that encourages good design and speeds up development. In this paper, I describe that approach and provide a brief example of the approach in use [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning is the property of International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE) and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Education Research Complete
Description
Abstract:E-learning design and development today relies more on technological tools than ever before. In today's world, for budget and efficiency reasons, e-learning is often created by people without a technical background, using the authoring tools that are available to them. While this process is in some ways unavoidable, the result is that e-learning design is often dictated as much by the capabilities of existing authoring tools as by educational and design principles. In order to support the creation of more sophisticated, effective, educationally-sound e-learning on a large scale, I suggest an approach based on "special-purpose" authoring tools, designed around pedagogical models in a way that encourages good design and speeds up development. In this paper, I describe that approach and provide a brief example of the approach in use [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:18630383
DOI:10.3991/ijet.v4s3.1104