Week 1 - E for Exposure to E Learning.

As with all of the rest of social sciences topics, there is no one definition for E-Learning.

The scene is even confused with the different perspectives on E-Learning.

There is one common thing among all these is that E-Learning almost always involve the use of the computer and Internet. This places alot of emphasis on technology. This is what diffeentiates E-LEarning from the rest of learning experiences. The classroom is now being brought onto the computer screen.

Many of us think that E-Learning includes forums, chat rooms, live webcast emails.. but i think the most important element of the E-LEarning is still the "Learning component". Now that any visual cues have been removed, Learning concepts and perspectives need to be re-looked, or studied further in detail so as to enhance learning experience.

Personally, I am not a great fan of E-Learning ( as in online E-Learning) as I prefer physical classes more. Albeit live webcasts helps a lot, especially for 8 a.m. lectures (Hint! Hint!), but the presence in the classroom and the visual cues is irreplaceable, no matter the technology developments.

I am expecting that this module will convince me that E-Learning can one day overtake physical classes.