TDU E-Learning Blog

I would like to just list some key points from a blog post that I’ve read this morning. It is a list of 11 myths when people start talking about e-learning. The original source for this list is at: http://tinyurl.com/cjyuht

So here are the myths:

1. Print based resources are easily and cheaply converted into elearning resources
2. E-learning removes the need for a teacher/trainer /facilitator
3. Attractive colourful images capture the learner’s attention and generate interest
4. E-learning and associated technology stimulates interest, and motivates learning
5. As long as the learning aim is bulleted and made clear at the beginning of the module, the learner will identify the learning objective and knows what’s to be learnt
6. Learners will navigate their way through modules in an e-learning course with little need for guidance
7. Learners will easily find needed learning resources and their components as long as links to them are visible and well labelled
8. Learners read all posted announcements and this is the best way to pass important information on to them quickly
9. Once an e-learning resource for a topic is developed and made available to learners, development in that area of learning doesn’t need to be revisited
10. Learning is linear, and so e-learning courses should be constructed so that the learner progresses from A to Z with the least opportunity to digress
11. E-learning is a cheap way to make learning happen

Be sure to read the original post as it explains these myths in a bit more detail.

Tags: elearning, myths

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