E-learning for Students

Before you start creating e-Learning courses, explore the advantages of video presentations in teaching and training. This will help you make video lectures even more effective. 1. Easy to access anytime With video lectures, your students can learn anywhere from their mobile devices: laptops, tablets or smartphones. Just make sure the format of your lecture is supported on all devices. 2. Learn whenever you want Let your students enjoy the process of learning whenever they want. Just upload your video lectures online and send your students a link. 3. Learning at an individual pace Every teacher knows that each student has his own pace of learning. With video lectures, all students can learn at their own individual pace, which will maximize the results of e-Learning . 4. Many ways to use Video lectures are widely recognized as a type of distance learning. However, you can also use them in your in-class teaching. Such an innovative approach to teaching will engage your...

If a picture is worth a thousand words , then video may be worth a million or more. Here are some benefits of video-based learning: 1. Adds life to the e-learning course by making it effective and engaging. 2. Increases learner engagement and participation. 3. Reduces cognitive overload and maximizes retention. 4. Provides a simpler and practical learning experience . 5. Is a cost-effective training approach. Create engaging video-based learning content. Here are some tips your association can use to create and offer engaging video-based learning content for your members. State clear objectives.  Set clear goals to produce and provide effectively-designed videos, with a focus on meeting your learners’ goals. Keep them short.  If you have a lengthy training module, break it up into bite-sized nuggets which range from one to two minutes. Include voice-over.  When learners are left by themselves, the text or visuals in a professional development video need to b...

It is no coincidence that this is also one of the times of year when our inboxes are full of messages from organisations suggesting methods for self-improvement, not all of which are related to health and fitness. Over the last five years there has been a steep rise in the number of organisations providing a wide and varied range of online courses offering opportunities for personal and professional development. Many people hesitate at the thought of attending an online course. They feel it can never provide the same effective learning experience as face-to-face training. Online learning focuses more on the learner Online learning environments provide students with greater flexibility and more opportunities for personalised learning than a face-to-face classroom. Online, students can study at a time and in a location where they feel most comfortable. They can study at their own pace, in chunks of time that best suit them, taking breaks when they need them without disruption t...

If you have taken face-to-face classes all your life, being a little apprehensive at the beginning is normal, even if you are tech-savvy. However, taking an online course, as opposed to a face-to-face class, definitely has its perks. Here are five advantages to studying online . Career advancement and hobbies Studying online gives you more flexibility. You can work and fit your work schedule (and your hobbies) around your coursework more easily; even more so if you are taking an asynchronous class: an online class where you don’t have to log in at a specific time for a live session but you can study and interact with your instructor and your fellow classmates at your own pace through, for example, the discussion forum. By the time you finish your online course, you will have gained more work experience and learned new skills that will help you advance in your career! Flexible schedule and environment By studying online, you choose your own learning environment that works be...

Some say that wisdom comes with age while others insist that it comes from learning. Nowadays, thanks to the internet, learning is open to all. Hence, people in the countries where traditional learning is facing various obstacles can take advantage of online courses. So far, e-learning has been effective to the people that understood its value. It offers the chance to have great results for lower costs and sometimes for no costs at all. Despite these, online learning has many other advantages. Education may have several purposes, and online courses help to fulfill it. Some even say that e-learning can revolutionize education as it provides new opportunities for traditional learning. Taking online classes has a lot of advantages and below are some of the most important. Everyone can access education no matter the location When people choose to pursue a study program in numerous cases they need to move to another city, away from their home, family, and friends. Meanwhile, there ...

Education had always been in a classroom of students with a teacher-centered process until recently in this century when the Physical presence of a Teacher (Instructor,Facilitator,or Lecturer as it may be) was being slowly replaced by Information technological advances into the Industry. When you talk of a classroom environment , honestly am one of those traditional instructors who began using the original black chalkboard. I have witnessed the rapid evolution of Instructional Technologies  over the years, and of course made a daunting effort of attending a lot of professional development courses so as to dynamically fit into the new developments.  The growth of  the E-learning industry could be traced back to the 1980s and even well before that when distance learning was conducted in form of televised courses. The convenience and affordability caused by Technology has created e-learning tools for education to be facilitated from virtually anywhere. The pr...

There are many benefits to e-learning , whether you choose to use it on its own or to enhance your existing in-house training: It's cost-effective and saves time By reducing the time taken away from the office, removing travel costs and doing away with printed materials , online learning helps you to save money and increase workplace productivity. It also means your staff will be happier and more focused , as you'll be showing you care about their personal development. For more information on how your business can save time and money through e-learning, call us today to speak to one of our Ilkley-based support team. Learning 24/7, anywhere By allowing staff to complete a course when and where they like, you can make sure disruptions to your busy working schedule are minimised. Most of our courses have an average learning time, and our CPD-approved courses allow learners to print out certificates of achievement as an extra incentive. Tracking course progress i...

Today's learners want relevant, mobile, self-paced, and personalized content. This need is fulfilled with the online mode of learning; here, students can learn at their own comfort and requirement . Let's have an analytical look at the advantages of online learning. 1. Online Learning Accommodates Everyone’s Needs The online method of learning is best suited for everyone. This digital revolution has led to remarkable changes in how the content is accessed, consumed, discussed, and shared. Online educational courses can be taken up by office goers and housewives too, at the time that suits them. Depending on their availability and comfort, many people choose to learn at weekends or evenings. 2. Lectures Can Be Taken Any Number Of Times Unlike classroom teaching, with online learning you can access the content an unlimited number of times. This is especially required at the time of revision when preparing for an exam. In traditional form of learning, if you can not atte...

To get the most out of eLearning , you need to be prepared before the start of the semester. First and foremost, you must apply to the institution and be accepted. For most institutions, there are application and payment deadlines for enrollment, just like on campus programs. Typically, these dates are months ahead of the start of a semester. Make sure that you are aware of these dates and get your information submitted early. Then, be sure to review the checklist from the link on the left menu. Some institutions provide online demos of their eLearning system that let you see an example course, including how the material is presented, the course assignments and syllabus, communications from the teachers and professors and the discussion board where you can discuss the course materials with your online classmates and professors.  Familiarize yourself with all of the resources and follow the available links to reduce your learning curve once the class starts. One of the most impo...

Understanding eLearning is simple. eLearning is learning utilizing electronic technologies to access educational curriculum outside of a traditional classroom.  In most cases, it refers to a course, program or degree delivered completely online. There are many terms used to describe learning that is delivered online, via the internet, ranging from Distance Education, to computerized electronic learning , online learning , internet learning and many others. We define eLearning as courses that are specifically delivered via the internet to somewhere other than the classroom where the professor is teaching. It is not a course delivered via a DVD or CD-ROM, video tape or over a television channel. It is interactive in that you can also communicate with your teachers, professors or other students in your class. Sometimes it is delivered live, where you can “electronically” raise your hand and interact in real time and sometimes it is a lecture that has been prerecorded. There is a...