E-Learning Glossary

Some of the important terms that were defined throughout EDUC151 and EDUC152

A | B |C| D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K| L | M| N | O | P | Q | R | S| T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

Affective
A third example of Bloom’s domains, in addition to cognitive and psychomotor.
Aligned
When the complexity of content is at the same level for: the curriculum, the instruction and the assessment.
Assessment
Evidence of student learning
Authentic
A type of assessment that asks the learner to demonstrate their knowledge in a “real world” scenario. An example might be to “parallel park the car” as opposed to asking the learner to describe what is involved in parallel parking.

C

Cognitive
A type of assessment that tests cognitive ability such as memory, problem solving and other intellectual functioning. Traditional exams and essays are common examples.
Cognitive Constructivism
Arose from Piagetian theory that emphasizes that “humans learn through the construction of one logical structure after another” (BCIT, 2003, January 7, P.5).
Criteria
Rules, characteristics, guidelines that an instructor could use to estimate the quality of student performance. Scoring rubrics are designed based on analytic, holistic specific or general criteria.
Curriculum
WHAT we plan on teaching

D

Digital Natives
A referral to millennials denoting that they possess technical skills and abilities more than any other generations
Discrimination
This relates to the ability to differentiate between marks/grades. If one learner got 2/3 and another got 2.5/3 on an item can we articulate why? If not, then the item lacks effectiveness.
Diversity
Adult learners can be differing in many ways including: culture, race, gender, age, income, education, beliefs and values. Taking time to know more about your learners can help to create a more dynamic learning environment.

E

Embedded
When information about student learning is integrated into the teaching-learning process it is referred to as this. Results can be used to assess individual student performance, or they can be aggregated to provide information about the course or program.

L

Learning
“A process that brings together personal and environmental experiences and influences for acquiring, enriching or modifying one’s knowledge, skills, values, attitudes, behavior and world views” (UNESCO, 2015)

P

Plagiarism
One type of violation of academic integrity.

Q

Quality
The extent to which a service meets its goal

S

SECTIONS
A model created by Tones Bates to help educators and educational institutes to select the right media
S tudents |E ase of use|C ost |T eaching functions, including pedagogical affordances of media
I nteraction |O rganizational issues |N etworking and Novelty|S peed and security
Social Constructivism
Vygotsky’s theory that stressed on the significance of culture and social context

X

XMOOC vs CMOOC
After exploring the explanation given by Tony Bates. I can sum-up that though the two terms lies under the umbrella of MOOC they have very different philosophy (Bates, 2014, October), the first is derived from the well-known Andragogy while second serves the new revolutionary  Heutogogy  where learners are totally autonomous.

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