Tag: Glossary

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.

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.

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 …

SCORM: is a set of technical standards for e-learning software products. Specifically, SCORM governs how online learning content and Learning Management Systems (LMSs) communicate with each other. SCORM stands for “Sharable Content Object Reference Model”.

Copyright: is the legal protection for an author/creator which restricts the copying of an original work (writing, images, music)  they have created. Copyright in the UK is governed by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (1988). Copyright covers not only written original work, music and images, it also covers websites, computer …

Distance learning: This is when a learner is enrolled on a course that is delivered online and is accessed from outside of the college. Sometimes distance learners may even be in another country. For example: A MOOC is a form of distance learning as there is no physical place/building in which the …

Web tour: is when an online participant of a conference or webinar is taken on a ‘tour’ via their screen of various websites, multimedia content, documents or even share the screen of the moderator (conference/webinar host). For example: You may be taken on a web tour, to show particular sites to highlight an idea …

Firewall: A type security scheme that prevents any unauthorized users from gaining access to a computer network or that oversee all exchanges of information to and from the network. For example: we have firewalls in place that filter and monitor exchanges in and out of the college systems- this includes …

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.