Why does e-learning matter?

Mika TakagiOctober 3rd, 2007

“It’s not the medium, but rather the instructional methods that cause learning.”

Medium• To break physical

limitations• To be able to duplicate

Instructional methods• Simulation• Customized training• Collaboration

Break physical limitations

• At a school in Kakar, students are making websites to tell the world about the lives of women in West Africa.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/942_DigitalDimension/page10.shtml

Duplication

• Electric form is easy to duplicate.

Simulation

• 800 score.com enables us to simulate GMAT test at home.

• Driving simulation enables us to train driving on virtual road.

Customization

• Homeschooling enables her to learn at her speed, on any time she wants.

Collaboration

• Wikiepedia enabled anybody in the world to collaborate on building the encyclopedia.

• Wikia enabled people to collaborate on developing communities.