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Changing from a Face-to-Face to an eLearning Environment

Changing from a Face-to-Face to an eLearning Environment. John Vail. What H asn’t Worked Barriers to Adoption Advantages to eLearning Economies of Scale Why Y ou M ust Adopt eLearning Borderless Education Knowledge Society & Economy Key Assumptions to Assure Success.

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Changing from a Face-to-Face to an eLearning Environment

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  1. Changing from a Face-to-Face to an eLearning Environment John Vail

  2. What Hasn’t Worked • Barriers to Adoption • Advantages to eLearning • Economies of Scale • Why You Must Adopt eLearning • Borderless Education • Knowledge Society & Economy • Key Assumptions to Assure Success Areas of Discussion

  3. Learners Expect e-Learning • Adjustment of expectations Introduction

  4. Course Management Systems are not e-learning • Buy-in from faculty has yet to reach the tipping point • Higher Education does provide training and support • Educators are not availing themselves Why Adoption Is Not Widespread

  5. e-Learning requires a major shift of attitudes and resources • Technology is constantly evolving and improving Other Issues

  6. Advantages to eLearning Scheduling flexibility Tailored fit to individual learning styles Fosters more interaction than large lecture courses Develops skills and abilities to become lifelong learners Helps encourage learners to take responsibility for their learning

  7. Additional Advantages to eLearning Economies of Scale Reduction of the carbon footprint Nimble, allowing connections to current thought

  8. Why You Must Adopt eLearning Knowledge Society Knowledge Economy Borderless Education

  9. Higher Education is a Business • ICT skills and competencies are needed in a Knowledge Society • Digital Natives & Next Generation Learners • Can provide learners with an edge over their peers to gain employment Additional Reasons to Adopt eLearning

  10. Learners are self-regulated and motivated • Faculty and staff see the benefit Factors to Success

  11. eLearning capitalizes on Information Communications Technologies • Learners expect e-learning to be an integrated part of their higher education experience • Technology is constantly evolving and improving • Advantages to eLearning include: • Scheduling flexibility • Tailored fit to individual learning styles • Helps encourage learners to take responsibility for their learning • Benefit from economies of scale • Reduction of the carbon footprint • Nimble, allowing connections to current thought • Higher education is a business and elearning can provide learners with an edge over their peers to gain employment – helping to attract new learners Conclusions

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