Digital Learning

Twitter handle: the name you choose to represent yourself. This is your @name. For example: our Twitter handle is @eLearn_loucoll

Facilitator: an online course instructor aiding in an online/distance learning program. For example: A speaker on Skype could take a facilitator role and would ‘chair’ or ‘host’ the online exchange as would a teacher within a classroom setting.

Self-paced learning: Learning in which the pace and timing of content delivery are determined by the student/learner. For example: Socrative, the interactive quiz platform lets you create and set a quiz that can be both teacher and student paced learning.

Open source: refers to a computer program in which the source code is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its original design. Open source code is typically created as a collaborative effort in which programmers improve upon the code and share the changes within the community. As …

Dashboard: In technology, a dashboard is a user interface that organizes and presents information in a way that is easy to read. Most computer dashboards are more likely to be interactive and may contain several graphical links to other web pages, sites or pages. For example: The student dashboard contains links that take the …

Creative commons: is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. It’s free, easy-to-use copyright licenses provide a simple, standardized way to give the public permission to share and use your creative work and you set the sharing conditions. …

Screencast – a digital video recording of a computer screen to be able to show the features and functionality of a software application also known as a screencapture video. For example: You may use Screencasting to create a video about how to use Learnzone or SharePoint.

Android: Android is an operating system and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. Despite being primarily designed for phones and tablets, it has been also used in televisions, games consoles, digital cameras and other electronics. For example: Samsung and HTC run Android operated smartphones whereas iPhones …

Digital Native: A person for whom digital technologies already existed when they were born, and hence has grown up with digital technology such as computers, the Internet and smart/mobile phone. For example: It has been assumed that young people are naturally digitally savvy and are classed as digital natives because they …