online learning lingo
The Bewildering Language of Online Learning!
| Proportion of Content
Delivered Online |
Type of Course |
Typical Description |
|
0% |
Traditional |
Classroom-based teaching with assignments and activities which students pursue independently of each other. |
|
1 to 29% |
Web Facilitated |
Web resources and technologies are used to facilitate what is essentially a face-to-face course. May use webpages and course management systems (CMS) to post syllabuses, readings and assignments. |
|
30-79% |
Blended / Hybrid |
Course blends online and face-to-face delivery. Substantial parts of the content are delivered online and discussions, team projects and activities and web safaris are used for learning. The number of face-to-face sessions is decreased as the volume of online activity increases. |
|
80+% |
Online |
A course where all, or almost all, of the content is delivered online with no or a very small number of face-to-face meetings. |
Flipped ClassroomCompetency-Based Learningopen learning Gamification Immersive Learning Environments Adaptive Learning and Assessment Systems |
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Glossary of Online Learning Terms http://theelearningcoach.com/resources/online-learning-glossary-of-terms/
E-Learning Terms
http://www.bpcc.edu/educationaltechnology/glossary.html