Overview of elearning 2.0

Traditional Vs e-learning 2.0

Traditional Learning	E-learning 2.0
Provider centric	Learner-centric
Compliance – driven	Context-driven
Formal	Informal
Programmes and events	Content  and collaboration
Structured delivery	Unstructured access
Controlled content	User generated content
My learning plan	My network and resources
Classroom based	Online/mobile
Reported	Rated
As it is provided	As I want it

eLearning 2.0 - Personalized Learning Environment for the learner

Centralized or traditional approach accompanied by contemporary or distributed approach is facilitating growth of Learning Networks and Knowledge Exchange thereby creating Personalized Learning Environment for the learner.

Why a learning portal?

The learning portal is an umbrella term, stated relative to the customers (learner or learning community) within which Learning Management or LMS is a core component. In fact, learning portals are broader in functionality than an LMS.

Learning Management is concerned with the management and administration of learning whereas learning portals are about providing access to learning. Learning Management is about the creation of course catalogues and registration processes, the control, tracking and reporting of learning. Learning portals are about searching and finding specific delivery options in associated catalogues, registering to use them, tracking your progress and historical activity. In other words, they are about the same thing but from two different perspectives;

Learning Management System from the perspective of the provider,

Learning Portal from the perspective of the learner or learning community.

How can we provide e-learning 2.0?

By offering a combination Elgg and Moodle, we are providing a learning portal which encompasses all the features of e-learning 2.0 frameworks.

Following are the tools we have identified which maps to components of e-learning 2.0:

Components	Tools
Social and learning  network	Groups/community, messaging, event updates etc
Collaborative emvironments	Discussion Forum, wiki etc
Folksonomics	Tagging, polling
Personal Expressions	Blogging, micro-blogging, content rating, comments etc.
Just in Time Learning	Unbundled Learning, Nano etc.
Distributed learning	online audio/video sessions, chatting etc
Knowledge Sharing	Storytelling tool, resources, RSS, Slideshare
Informal learning	Discussion forum, blogging, RSS
Context driven learning	Content search

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