Glossary #61 – Spoofing
Spoofing: is falsifying the origin of an internet communication in order to mislead the recipient. For example: It is widely used to create scam or bogus emails in order to steal money, passwords or banking details.
The developmental process of the new Learnzone
The team recently created an animation to highlight the research, planning and development undertaken in order to revolutionise the way students and staff use the College Virtual Learning Environment (LearnZone). As staff within the college may already know, LearnZone is based on the open source Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Moodle software, and over …
Glossary #60 – Authoring
Authoring: this is the process of creating and developing an eLearning resource. This process often starts with initial ideas, storyboarding or slide creation and moves onto development using a resource creator programme then it is published for use on the Internet.
Glossary #59 – Openness
Openness: in an education or work environment, openness is about the sharing of ideas and making work that is produced accessible to others. It is an ethos that promotes teamwork and can be a benefit for educators as it means that resources can be created and shared collaboratively.
Glossary #58 – Microblog
Microblog: Is a type of online publishing that differs from a traditional blog in that its content is typically smaller in size. Usually microblogs contain information about what someone is doing, what ideas they are having, what they plan to do or even what they are eating for dinner! For …
Glossary #57 – Mixed media
Mixed media: This is when there is a combination of different media to deliver curriculum content. These different media could include printed material, audio, video or other online formats. This is not to be confused with multimedia which is where different media elements are combined.
Teenagers own 6 digital devices says research
A survey by IT firm Logicalis says that teenagers now own 6 digital devices and some 28% of the 1,004 13- to 17-year-olds questioned feel ICT is key to their future career. The research, was originally designed to establish the “digital footprint” of teenagers today, its recently published suggests that young …
Glossary #56 – Online community
Online community: the online community are the people that you are connected to via the use of social media sites, like Twitter or Facebook, or professional networking sites like LinkedIn or a blog.
Glossary #55 – eBook
eBook: the organisation of electronic information and graphics into chapters and made available to read via computer. Example: e-books can be created in Learnzone to deliver content in chapter format. They are clear and easy to read and present content in an engaging way.
Glossary #54 – Alpha version
Alpha version: is a pilot version of a programme or product which is often used to do a test-run of how the item may work/run in terms of its effectiveness and usability. Example: The eLearning team might create an Alpha version of a Learnzone resource in order to show the academic tutors …