John Silva Blog

Having worked in both the corporate tech sector and public education I have a good sense of the requirements of an e-learning program. I think one of the biggest challenges is ensuring you have the right technology tools on day one of the classes. One of the basic rules of e-learning is that you have [...]

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I believe one of the most crucial challenges of a successful e-learning program is having the right people in three key areas, instruction, tech support, and counselor/admissions. The task of designing and managing the educational programs is crucial and is the responsibility of the instructor staff. The instructor is the backbone of the whole operation. [...]

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I think overall the interview had some very enlightening information. I believe it showed the “behind the scenes” difficulties of online education in a way that case studies or surveys cannot. One thing I found most interesting was the portion about instructors, specifically qualifications and compensation.
I had not really thought about this issue in great [...]

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What is e-learning management?
If e-learning is technology-based education using online communication, collaboration, and interaction, then e-learning management is both the process of making sure all of the technology used to facilitate e-learning supports the learning objectives and the process of designing and implementing curriculum for the e-learning environment.
E-learning management begins with designing curriculum for the [...]

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What is “e-learning”?
At its most basic, e-learning is simply any form of education that is technology based, specifically using Internet technologies. In some respects, e-learning is the latest, most modern form of correspondence courses. However there is one fundamental difference is that e-learning allows a wide range of collaboration, interaction, and communication tools for the [...]

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