Defining E-Learning
Electronic Learning (E-Learning) is the ability to interact, collaborate and/or obtain knowledge using technology based devices. E-Learning provides opportunities for peers and instructors to interact and engage in casual acts of learning and discussion primarily outside of classroom atmospheres. Electronic Learning includes exploring the use of multimedia in the transference of data and resources that support the enrichment and performance of learners. E-learning is a learning style that allows facilitation and support of student learners in a collective or non-parallel manner. According to (Brown & Voltz, 2005), “E-Learning is the teaching and learning which are delivered, supported and enhanced by using technology and digital media”. More typically stated E-Learning consists of retrieving and interpreting data by means of distance learning through technological devices.
Development of E-Learning
Gamification
One significant development of E-Learning would include the growth of gamification. This would include the evolution of using gaming networks or software to enhance learning capabilities. Gamification is the idea of using games to engage learners in the process of developing knowledge and/or retaining data. Such networks include abcmouse.com and jumpstart.com which have been instituted to create a technological atmosphere of learning outside of the traditional classroom. The creation of internet gaming networks do not stand alone, their also lies the gaming software in the form of CD-ROMs and cartridges with the same intended purpose. This type of electronic learning is often used in classrooms in correlation or as a reinforcer to curriculum content. When E-learning services are used in c...
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When I was growing up there were very few computer games that could be used as learning tools. As a child I did have computer class, however this class was used to practice typing or for playing recreational games such as Frogger. When thinking about what to write this paper on I thought of one game that has been on the up rise with children as well as adults. This game is called The SIMS.
Workplace learning refers to learning or training undertaken in the workplace (Craig 1996). The field of workplace learning is also known as Training and Development, Human Resource Development, Corporate Training and Work and Learning (Craig, 1996; Piskurich at al., 2000; Driscoll et al., 2005; Smith et al., 2006). The traditional context of learning is experiencing a radical change. Teaching and learning are no longer restricted to classrooms (Wang, Wang, & Shee, 2007). The term e-learning refers to the use of electronic devices for learning, including the delivery of content via electronic media such as Internet, audio or video, interactive TV, etcetera. For the purpose of this study, we define “e-learning” as teaching and learning that
The industry of games is undoubtedly appealing and it has been just a matter of time until their alluring power entered in our day by day activities. The concept of gamification may look as a new idea at a first sight, but if you track down the history of gamification it is evident that this notion of using game mechanics and dynamics has always been in our lifestyle. However, technology has been progressed, thus creating new opportunities but the foundation of gamification remains the same: Gamification applies game dynamics and mechanics to activities beyond traditional games. Assuredly, the idea is very promising and it is too worthy to be ignored.
The birth of video games had started in the early 1950s; the games were used as simulations and artificial intelligence programs. Video games in the United States became main stream, and gained massive popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. This included arcade video games, gaming consoles and home computer games. Video games are played electronically by operating images produced by computer software on a television screen or handheld device. Typical Parents try to take video games away and promote their kids go outside, or to do an activity that would be more beneficial. However, it is important to evaluate the extent that video game mechanics do have a major impact on people’s education. The positive reasons for playing video games are playing video games are helpful for teachers in the classroom, learning strategies, and helping with mental illness.
The primary focus of this paper is to reflect on an E-learning staff development training event that I observed for the last six years as a participant. The E-learning training utilized the same method and the same material during this time. The staff development training is an annual requirement for teachers to complete before the beginning of each school year. This training was mandatory and supported the concept of safe schools. The objective of the training was highlighted, which is to ensure each teacher successful complete the training to support state laws and requirements for the safety of students in public schools.
I can still see that there’s a lot of potential in the field of Education Gamification. Clearly there should be a way to help kids learn from what they do best – play. This is why many educators are looking into a variety of new tools and techniques in Education Gamification.
Levin’s article offers a relatively recent iteration of an attempt to bring game mechanics into a classroom environment. What makes Levin’s article stand out from common case studies regarding electronic implementations of gamification to classrooms, is his choice in making his approach cost nothing. The first introduces the various mechanics that his classroom borrows from gamification such as the mechanic of competition or seeing one’s progress. The author appears to have a full understanding of the concept of gamification by his description of the juxtaposition between playing video games versus borrowing mechanics from them. Mr. Levin makes an argument for two aspects of his teaching that were improved by gamification.
Sir Ken Robinson states that, “Children are living in the most intensely stimulating period in the history of Earth” (TheRSA). They’re getting distracted by Iphones, television, recreational video games, etc. Which is leading to a possibly rampant misdiagnosis of ADHD in children across America. This is important to gamification because it exemplifies the dissonance that instructors may express towards this idea of bringing play into work. The students are going to require mental stimulation from an alternative source to keep their attention upon their work. Gamification introduces a method in which mental stimulation is a possibility through intractability with the coursework. One way that we saw this was through the implementation of
Presently, video games aren’t merely toys that negatively influence the youth. They have become an alternative means for people to learn and train for work. Games teach values and essential information, and motivate its players to achieve goals. Soldiers and doctors benefit from video games as well. The collaboration of game developers and educators helps improve the quality of educational games. At present, as technology progresses, one can truly see that video games have become an important factor in learning.
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The use of computer based games as learning tools in the classroom has steadily increased over the past several years and is a trend that David Martz, sales VP of education software company Muzzy Lane, believes will continue in the future. Among the games developed by Muzzy Lane is Making History, in which the player leads a European nation in the years preceding World War II (Electronic Education Report 2). Playing a game such as this one allows the learner to immerse himself or herself in the period they are learning about rather than...
important. A lot of significant developments has occurred in e-Learning over the past ten (10)
The creation of computer software and hardware, telecommunications, databases, and the Internet has affected society as a whole, and particularly higher education by giving people new productivity options and changing the way they work (Hulbert, 1998). In the so-called "Information Age" the increasing use of technology has become the driving force in the way people work, learn, and play (Drake, 2000). As this force evolves, the people using technology change also (Nelson, 1990).
Technology has had a large impact on the field of education. The proliferation of multimedia resources and limitless amounts of information available through the Internet has fundamentally affected the learning process. Students no longer search through cards and stacks for magazine articles; almost everything is at the click of a finger. Multimedia resources are increasingly utilized in the classroom to help instruct students. Some professors are making conscious efforts to use new technology, so as to introduce and familiarize their students with it. The significance of technology in education is now being elevated to a new plateau. Education through the Internet, the great equalizer, may make it more widely distributed through the phenomenon of online courses. It is the thesis of this paper that online courses are not an effective means to educate traditional undergraduate college aged students (people from 18-22 years old).
The advantage of playing online game is that it allows people to communicate to numerous numbers of others from different cultural backgrounds and countries. In the game, a gamer may want to exchange his item with someone. Therefore, he/she has to negotiate with others. Repetition of this negotiation can develop a gamer’s social skills. The disadvantage of online gaming is that spending most of free time in front of a monitor wills remove teenagers from their friends and society. Online games are not for entertainment purpose only.