Comments on: Whaddya Call It?

By: Jay Cross

Jay Cross — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:32:33 +0000

I don't call "it" any of these 8 dirty words: http://www.informl.com/2010/01/24/8-dirty-words/ I favor "doing," the result of whatever-we-call-it.

By: Jana Schiff

Jana Schiff — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:43:41 +0000

I use different things depending on what I’m referring to and who I’m talking to. I use technology enhanced learning or elearning quite a bit. I also use collaborative learning to refer to social learning since a colleague and I found that a lot of people balked at the idea of “social” learning because they thought it was playing or wasting time.

By: David Hopkins

David Hopkins — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:32:09 +0000

I have had discussions with different people in the past about the ‘correct’ terminology and, I hate to say it, we couldn’t come to any kind of decision or conclusion.
For me the term eLearning has been over-used, and mis-used, for too long. The kind of tools and techniques that were once only used for distant or e-learning are now being used in face-to-face learning to enhance the student experience with new approaches and new techniques.
For me the answer isn’t around using a certain, or even correct, term. It’s more about what you do with your learning materials, and how the students accept and interact with them that matters.