e-LEARNING 2.0. THE NEW LEARNING/TEACHING PARADIGM - Building up the Collaborative Learning Community

2009 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
New Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Collaborative Learning Community ◽  
Teaching Paradigm

E-Learning Environment

2005 ◽  
pp. 1001-1005
Author(s):  
Mizue Kayama ◽  
Toshio Okamoto
Keyword(s):  
Learning Community ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Concept System ◽  
New Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Many ◽  
Assisted Instruction ◽  
Learning Ecology ◽  
Learning Issues

Nowadays, the concept/system of e-learning (or eLearning) is widespread with the advent and prevalence of the Internet. Via the Internet, people can communicate with each other at anytime and from anywhere. People can also share, rebuild, stock, and reuse various kinds of information. Here, it is clear that e-learning gets citizenship in the educational society instead of CAI (computer-assisted instruction) and CMI (computer-managed instruction). As a response to society’s advance, it is necessary to construct a new learning ecology, such as a learning organization or a learning community. To date, the need for an understanding of e-learning issues has not been met by a coherent set of principles for examining past work and plotting fruitful directions. Obviously, it would be difficult to document the many seeds sown now.

Collaborative e-Learning and ICT Tools to Develop SME Managers

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 71-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Genoveffa Jeni Giambona ◽  
David W. Birchall
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Action Learning ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
Contextual Influences ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
New Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Ict Tools

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) create a dynamic and successful European economy. Existing skill deficiencies in sales, management and administrative staff are adversely affecting competitiveness in almost a third of those small firms surveyed (Bolden, 2001, 2007). Additionally, attending face-to-face and classroom-based development courses is problematic for time-poor SME managers. Thanks to the development of new technologies online learning is becoming commonplace due to wireless and mobile devices, together with the Internet boom, are providing the infrastructure necessary to support the development of new learning forms. Collaborative learning, especially as represented by an action learning approach, would seem ideal for SME managers. But can collaborative learning be adopted as a blanket approach in the case of SME managers? Or should one first take into account the contextual influences on learning, networking and collaboration?

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