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ONLINE LEARNINGINTRODUCTION:

There is no single definition for online learning. It includes learning with the assistance of the Internet and a personal computer. The term e-learning, or electronic learning, often is used interchangeably with online learning.

 Frostburg's online learning can consist of both real-time interactions, such as in Collaborate, as well as interactions, which occur over extended periods of time, such as email or an online discussion board. Your courses will be broken up into modules that contain the learning content and activities you will have to complete. Each module usually begins with text readings, PowerPoint, and lectures that provide the information you will need to complete the assignments. The learning activities will vary each module and might include discussions, scenarios, simulations, projects, or papers.

The important benefit of online learning is that it can span time and distance. One do not have to be in the same place as one’s teacher to obtain course related information. Even if you are attending a traditional course, when the instructor uses Blackboard, you can have anywhere, anytime access to your course documents along with consistent interaction with your classmates and teacher.

Instructional strategies & their role in online learning:

The strategies involved in online learning are;

Reflection:

Students can collect message from one or more threads in the discussion board to review and evaluate their ideas and those of their classmates.

Students can use electric board to document their thoughts and refer them as the course.

Can refer back to past-performance with grade book

Self-directed learning:

Students can use their personal calendar to schedule and organise learning tasks. Course maps assists students in finding course resources and activities they wish to

achieve. Students can bookmark links to course pages that are of interest to them in My

Favourites.

Coaching:

Instructors can hold virtual office hours to provide direction to students using the virtual classroom.

E-mail or private chat allows the instructor to give individual feedback on a student’s performance.

Students can submit their work and get feedback from the instructor via e-mail.

Articulation:

Students can contribute their idea in groups. Students can submit their papers or other individual projects to the instructor using

assignments.

Modelling and Explaining:

Instructors can use whiteboard in the virtual classroom to model thought process of experts.

Learning units can provide structural explanations and templates to help students to achieve learning goals.

Scaffolding:

Instructors can group students with similar learning styles. Instructors can use V-group to create student-to-student teaching terms.

Problem Solving:

Instructors can create group pages where teams of students discuss, exchange knowledge etc.

Presentations allow students to demonstrate the results of problem solving individually or in collaboration with peers.

Where Does Online Learning Fit in Education?

Customarily, online learning falls under the broader category of distance education. Distance education is defined by the United States Distance Learning Association as an "education program whereby students may complete all or part of an educational program in a geographical location apart from the institution hosting the program; the final award given is equivalent in standard and content to an award program completed on campus." Typically, students and teachers reside in different locations; a physical classroom is not necessary. Therefore the teaching and learning process relies on the Internet and a personal computer.

Evolution of Distance Learning:

Whether you recognize it or not, students and teachers have benefited from the flexibility of distance learning for decades. Many of us may recall our first distance learning experiences involving television as the instructional medium. For instance, Sesame Street® has been a powerful means of teaching us social, mathematical, and speaking skills for over forty years. In the past decade, with increasingly widespread access to computers and the Internet, online learning has become a consistent presence at all levels of education.

As businesses, school districts, colleges and universities have become "wired," online learning has evolved beyond pure distance learning. The ability for learners to extend

communication and access resources outside of their school or work environments, allows them to supplement - and sometimes fully replace - activities once reserved for the traditional classroom or workplace.

How to Create a email ID on Gmail

Electronic mail, most commonly referred to as email or e-mail since approximately 1993,  is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the same time, in common with instant messaging. Today's email systems are based on a store-and-forward model. Email servers accept, forward, deliver, and store messages. Neither the users nor their computers are required to be online simultaneously; they need connect only briefly, typically to an email server, for as long as it takes to send or receive messages

Here we  will see how to create a new Email id or how to create a gmail ID , as we are using Gmail for a new ID.

1. Open web browser.2. Open www.Gmail.com .

3. Go to "Create An Account".

4. Fill all the details.5. Click on "Next" button.

6. Now you need to fill you phone number for confirmation.

7. Now after entering you cell phone number you have two option for confirmation a SMS or a Vocie call you can select any one . I have selected SMS. 

8. Now you will Get a Voice call or SMS As per your selection . I got SMS and now you need to enter the same Code in box .

9. then click on continue button.10. Now almost your ID is created , now if you want you can add a picture of you or

which represent you .11. for adding picture click on "add profile photo " button.

12. after adding your photo, Click on "Next Step" button.

13. now Click on "Continue to Gmail" button.14. Now creation of gmail id is completed you got your id.

◊Creating of Blog:

Go tohttp://www.blogger.com

Click where it says “Create Your Blog Now”

Fill in a user name. This can be anything you want – it’s what you’ll use to sign in to your blog.

Select a password. This must be at least 6 characters long. Try to use a combination of numbers and letters, and think of something that others will not be able to easily guess.

Select a display name. This will be used to sign your blog posts, so choose something that will protect your identity! We recommend that you refrain from using your first and last name, or, if you can be easily located with your first name, choose a name that is somewhat disguising.

Enter an e-mail address. You’ll need this to register, and later on you can change your preferences so this won’t appear on your blog in clear sight of visitors. Consider setting up a separate e-mail account for your blog – this helps protect you from online predators.

Read the terms of service, then click the box indicating you have done so.

Click continue

Give your blog a title. This is what will show at the top of your blog page

Choose a web address for your blog space. This will display in the address bar as http://yourblogspacename.blogspot.com

Choose a template. Select from the templates the way you’d like your blog to look. Don’t like anything you see? Just select one to get started – we’ll show you how you can change or customize it later if you want.

How to Start a Blog on BloggerBlogger is an online service owned by Google that publishes single or multi-user blogs created entirely by the user. The service has quickly become the preferred choice of many novice bloggers and is one of the easiest methods of creating and publishing a blog for free. If you are unfamiliar with the service, this article will teach you how to set up an account and create a blog on Blogger.com.

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Steps

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Navigate to www.blogger.com using your web browser of choice.

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Sign in using your Google Account to get started.

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If you do not have a Google Account, click “Get Started” to create one.

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Enter a “Display Name” to be used to sign your blog posts and click “Continue”.

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Click “Create Your Blog Now”

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Select a “Blog title” and an available URL for your blog. You can check if the URL you are considering is available by clicking "Check Availability"(if it is unavailable try adding more letters and don't use things like hyphens,under scores, colons etc).

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Enter the word verification and click continue.

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Choose a starter template, which will act as the basic design/layout of your blog.

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Click “Start Blogging”

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You can create new blog posts, edit posts, and edit pages from under the “Posting” tab.

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The title of your post goes in the text box next to “Title”.

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The body of your post will get entered into the “Compose” text editor, where you will also be able to access basic text editor functions such as font size, text color, the ability to insert links.

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You can also use the “Edit HTML” tab to insert your post in HTML format, if you prefer.

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The “Post Options” section located underneath the “Compose” text editor will allow you to enable reader comments, HTML settings, and post the time and date.

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You can now either select “Save Now” to save your post, “Preview” to preview your post before publishing to your blog, or “Publish Post” to publish your post directly to your newly created blog.

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If you wish to change the design of your blog from the starter template you selected when initially creating your blog, you can do so under the “Design” tab.

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From within the “Design Tab” you will be able to edit Page Elements, HTML, and change your template with Temple Designer.

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If you want to adjust other settings such as who is able to view, contribute to, or comment on your blog etc, click the “Settings” tab.

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You can adjust publishing, comments, archiving, permissions, and all other settings from within the sub-tabs located under the main “Settings” tab.

◊Posting on blog

Click on “Start Posting” once your blog has been created.

Create a title for your first posting and write your first post in the text box.

Click “Publish Post” Publishing your post will make it live on your blog and visible on the Web.

Each time you add a new post to your blog, you have to publish it before it goes up on the Web.

CONCLUSION:

In a way this is helpful – schools and instructors are using such a wide variety of technologies and techniques these days, that it’s hard to capture all of the possibilities with a single description. The lack of an accepted standard can result in confusion, however, if the experience you have in an online class is different than what you were expecting when you enrolled.

REFERENCE:

www.frostburg.edu/ online /distance- learning /what-is- online - learning

www.inacol.org › Resources

https://www.porto.ucp.pt/open/curso/.../Definition%20of%20Terms.pdf