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Effective e-Training: Using a Course Management System and e-Learning Tools to Train Library Employees
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See, Andrew; Teetor, Travis Stephen – Journal of Access Services, 2014
In the summer of 2012, the University of Arizona Libraries implemented an online training program to effectively train Access Services staff and student employees at a large academic research library. This article discusses the program, which was built using a course management system (D2L) and various e-Learning software applications (Articulate…
Descriptors: Staff Development, Training Methods, Library Personnel, Courseware
A Facilitator's Guide for the Online Course: What Education Leaders Should Know about Virtual Education
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Rukobo, Emily Zyko; Penfold, Angela; Adler, C. Ralph; Larson, Heidi; Peterson, Kirsten – Center on Instruction, 2012
This Facilitator's Guide is based on What Education Leaders Should Know about Virtual Education, an online course designed by the Center on Instruction and the New England Comprehensive Center. The Facilitator's Guide demonstrates step-by-step how to build the course on a learning management system (LMS) and provides instructions on all phases of…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Elementary Secondary Education
Course Management Systems: Time for Users to Get What They Need
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Ioannou, Andri; Hannafin, Robert D. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
Course management systems (CMSs) are software systems designed to manage course content and course activities. These tools integrate technological and pedagogical features into a web-based system that allows instructors, even those who are unfamiliar with web-based technologies, to design, deliver, and manage an online course. However, CMSs have…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Course Content, Courseware, Computer Managed Instruction
Making the Transition from Face-to-Face to Cyberspace
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Simmons, Susan; Jones, Wesley, Jr.; Silver, Stephen – TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 2004
College and university faculty members are comfortable with their role as facilitators of learning in the traditional classroom setting. However, how do they move a current course to the online format? Is an online course merely a transfer of materials used in the course to an online format? The experiences and research results of these authors…
Descriptors: Internet, Course Content, Web Sites, Courseware
Sixteen Years of Teaching Elementary Applied Statistics Using CAI: A Case Study.
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Hunka, S. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1991
Describes the operation of a graduate level statistics course based on computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Course content and student reactions are discussed, course evaluations are reported, problems involved with moving the courseware to different computer systems are described, and the CAI run-time system is explained. (10 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Course Content
Personalisation for All: Making Adaptive Course Composition Easy
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Dagger, Declan; Wade, Vincent; Conlan, Owen – Educational Technology & Society, 2005
The goal of personalised eLearning is to support e-learning content, activities and collaboration, adapted to the specific needs and influenced by specific preferences of the learner and built on sound pedagogic strategies. One of the major challenges to the mainstream adoption of personalised eLearning is the complexity and time involved in…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Electronic Learning, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware