TY - CHAP
T1 - Case studies on learners and instructors in an e-learning ecosystem
AU - Kumar, Vive
AU - Groeneboer, Chris
AU - Chu, Stephanie
AU - Jamieson-Noel, Dianne
AU - Xin, Cindy
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - E-learning aims to enrich learning by blending traditional and innovative learning models; conceptualizing courseware in multiple media; standardizing interoperable content representation; personalizing learning experiences to custom learning devices; integrating administrative functionalities with other academic units; and not the least, ensuring the quality of learning. Such a multifaceted ideology is construed as a learning ecosystem where knowledge is constructed, analyzed, and disseminated among members of the ecosystem. A learning ecosystem is characterized by the interactions and the flow of information across activities related to learning. Such an e-learning ecosystem would naturally include populations of learners, researchers, instructors, administrators, and technologists, among others, playing a variety of roles in an institutional setup. In this chapter, we present a number of case studies and their interrelations within an e-learning ecosystem in higher education. The case studies are presented under two subsystems: learner subsystem and instructor subsystem.
AB - E-learning aims to enrich learning by blending traditional and innovative learning models; conceptualizing courseware in multiple media; standardizing interoperable content representation; personalizing learning experiences to custom learning devices; integrating administrative functionalities with other academic units; and not the least, ensuring the quality of learning. Such a multifaceted ideology is construed as a learning ecosystem where knowledge is constructed, analyzed, and disseminated among members of the ecosystem. A learning ecosystem is characterized by the interactions and the flow of information across activities related to learning. Such an e-learning ecosystem would naturally include populations of learners, researchers, instructors, administrators, and technologists, among others, playing a variety of roles in an institutional setup. In this chapter, we present a number of case studies and their interrelations within an e-learning ecosystem in higher education. The case studies are presented under two subsystems: learner subsystem and instructor subsystem.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77955269784&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4018/978-1-59904-340-1.ch023
DO - 10.4018/978-1-59904-340-1.ch023
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:77955269784
SN - 9781599043401
SP - 320
EP - 332
BT - Cases on Global E-Learning Practices
ER -