Summary: ABCs of e-Learning E-Book

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• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 33

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2013

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The must-read summary of Brooke Broadbent's book: "ABCs of e-Learning: Reaping the Benefits and Avoiding the Pitfalls". 

This complete summary of the ideas from Brooke Broadbent's book "ABCs of e-Learning" shows that with computers and the Internet being so widely accessible, the digital space is a perfect vehicle for cost-effective learning. Electronic learning, or e-Learning as it is known, has not been half as successful as it could be. Apart from its wide reach and cost effectiveness, it has many other benefits including its adaptable structure, its interactive nature, its flexibility, and most interestingly the fact that it is non-linear meaning participants can skip material or specify the order in which they learn, something that cannot be tailored in the classroom. Thanks to all these advantages, e-Learning is becoming increasingly popular at all levels of education. This summary helps to dissect the different forms of e-Learning and explains how to plan and roll out successful e-Learning courses with solid, measurable results. 

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Book PresentationABCs Of e-Learning by Brooke Broadbent

Summary of ABCs Of e-Learning (Brooke Broadbent)

Book PresentationABCs Of e-Learning by Brooke Broadbent

Book Abstract

MAIN IDEA

e-Learning (shorthand for “electronic learning”) has largely been grouped in with the failed business models of the dot-com era. This is unfortunate because the concept of e-learning is truly revolutionary and far reaching. e-Learning has the genuine potential to change the way everyone instructs or upskills in the future. It is not too hard to conceive of a future where all training, education, coaching and information is delivered digitally resulting in impressive leaps in productivity.

More specifically, e-learning

Is non-linear – meaning participants can skip material or specify the order in which the learning material is delivered.Can be delivered anywhere – at a lower cost than classroom-based instruction.Is adaptable – to every industry.Provides maximum interactivity – by incorporating an almost limitless variety of learning activities.Combines the advantages of information technology with the advantages of face-to-face teaching.Is more cost effective than traditional learning – because the costs of reproduction are virtually nil.Is flexible – so people with busy schedules can fit the learning in whenever it suits them.

As a result, e-learning is now catching on for enterprise training and education worldwide at all levels right across the spectrum.

“e-Learning is not just a trendy word. It is a new approach built on what we have learned from developing and instructing with thirty years of computer-based methods and on what we know about how to help people learn. Is e-learning another flavor-of-the-month approach to training and education? No. The concept of e-learning is changing the way we instruct and learn. At the same time, e-learning is evolving, and it is likely that what we call e-learning today will be different in a few years. For example, it may be delivered through wireless devices in the future. Could e-learning fade like videocassettes, audio cassettes and other training technology? I don’t think so, but as the method is absorbed into conventional learning designs through so-called blended learning solutions, the term itself may become extinct.”

– Brooke Broadbent

“Even if you are not facing an e-learning decision at the moment, it is likely you will soon need to get up to speed on the subject. A long litany of advantages for all types of organizations is driving training and education toward e-learning. You want to make and contribute to reasoned decisions.”

– Brooke Broadbent

About the Author

BROOKE BROADBENT is the founder of e-Learning Hub, an e-learning consultancy firm. He teaches a graduate course on e-learning at the Royal Roads University as well as other online courses for the University of Phoenix. Prior to starting his own company, Mr. Broadbent was a senior consultant with Pricewaterhouse Coopers. He is also the author of Using the Internet Smarter and Faster.

The Web site for this book is at www.e-learninghub.com.

Important Note About This Ebook

This is a summary and not a critique or a review of the book. It does not offer judgment or opinion on the content of the book. This summary may not be organized chapter-wise but is an overview of the main ideas, viewpoints and arguments from the book as a whole. This means that the organization of this summary is not a representation of the book.

Summary of ABCs Of e-Learning (Brooke Broadbent)

1. An Overview of e-Learning

The term “e-learning” is frequently applied to a wide variety of training and educational programs which are delivered through a network, via the Internet, by CD-ROM, by satellite, by personal digital assistants, by wireless devices or through the telephone.

To generalize, however, e-learning comes in four basic types:

1. Informal e-learning

Informal e-learning involves no structured training program. Instead, people have access to sources of information which they can dip into on an as-needed basis. These information sources may be available as Web sites, organizational Intranet sites, online discussion groups or simply e-mail.

Typically, informal e-learning involves colleagues discussing matters with each other to:

Help each other learn more about their specialist field.Find answers to difficult problems.