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Module 1 - Online Learning Terms
Flashcards with basic online learning terminology.
11 cards·by latashamcpherson
online learningteaching onlineterminologyelearning
What does "LMS" stand for?
Learning Management System
What is: Learning that is facilitated and supported via Information Communications
Technologies (ICT)
eLearning
What is: any online environment in which instructors meet and interact for course activities
in a synchronous or asynchronous way
virtual classroom
Define "synchronous"
in real time; (ex. Skype, web conferencing)
Define "asynchronous"
not having to be online at the same time to communicate or occurring at different times; (ex.
Facebook, Twitter, blogs, wikis)
Software which allows for the collaborative creation and editing of content in web page
format without knowledge of programming code
Wiki
A software program that allows permits you to view and interacr with material on the World Wide
Web.
Web Browser
Tools and sites which allow for easy interaction and creation of content (from text to
multimedia) on the Web without special skill
Web 2.0
Taking code automatically generated by an externak site and inserting it into you own course
managmenet software, web page, blog
embedding
The software that controls a computer and allows it to perform its most basic functions.
OS
A course which includes both face-to-face meetings and online components as required
elements
Blended Course