E-learning whitepapers

What is e-learning?

E-learning is the delivery of educational and training content over the internet or intranet.

While e-learning requires the same core educational and learning principles currently applied in any quality courseware, it also offers many exciting features that deliver new educational benefits to students, instructors and organisations.

E-learning enables:

• Access to the information students need, when they need it.
• Personalisation that is difficult to achieve in a face to face environment.
• Individualised learning pathways created automatically for each student.
• Detailed immediate feedback and explanations.

E-learning whitepapers

The following documents provide more information about e-learning and how it can help deliver value to students and instructors.

E-learning opportunities in the classroom

This whitepaper discusses some of the terms commonly used in e-learning, the balance between technology and pedagogy, and explores specific issues to be aware of when evaluating online resources for use in teaching. Read the whitepaper

Online assessment

The internet provides exciting new opportunities for assessing student performance and progress. This whitepaper explores some of the issues involved in using the web to deliver both formative assessment and summative assessment. Read the whitepaper

Technology considerations in the implementation of e-learning

The technology considerations surrounding the delivery of e-learning are substantial and vary significantly depending upon functionality and delivery requirements. This whitepaper discusses a range of technology considerations that are applicable to e-learning project implementations. Read the whitepaper

E-Learning in Australian universities: Opportunities and challenges

This whitepaper provides a perspective on the e-learning environment within Australian universities. Read the whitepaper