First blog

During the e-learning design subject all class mates are assigned to a specific learning tool to present to the class and a member of DOCS. My group is responsible for the presentation of podcasting and vodcasting. Before this assigned project i never actually considered podcasting and vodcasting in an educational context.
As soon as i was [...]

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The humanist approach can be ideal for the e-learning context. As emphasised the humanist approach is based on self actualisation, self esteem, motivation and past experiences. This will be beneficial in an e-learning context if the teachers are available to provide feedback when required, which in turn will increase morale and motivation. I believe the [...]

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The cognitive approach to learning is based on a learners ability to find a meaningful element of what is being taught and rearrange the new material so that it links to past experiences. A learner must be able to relate to the concept and the information needs to be meaningful in order for the cognitive [...]

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The behaviourist approach studies cause and affect from a sientific perspective. Learners generally like or dislike the experience of learning which will impact on the methods of learning for future cases.
Will generalizing have any effect on the context to e-learning?
Generalizing the context of e-learning can either be a very positive effect to learning or the [...]

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What is learning? When I think of learning the first thing to come to mind is education. The majority of things i know is through school and university, although learning does not only occur through formal institutions, but looking at the broader perspective everyday learning occurs through seeing and watching others.
Learning i suppose is the transfere of [...]

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What is a Learner Management System:
Learner Management System also known as LMS, is described by Greenberg (2002) as a “strategic solution for planning, delivering, and managing all learning events within an organization, including online, virtual classroom, and instructor-led courses” (Greenberg, 2002, para.2). An LMS is actually a very broad term that is used to provide [...]

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