Digital Learning Workshops

Describes the combination of face-to-face and on-line delivery of learning.

A communications link that may be able to carry enough information in a given amount of time to sustain the succession of images in a video file or presentation.

A projector that connects to a computer, then magnifies and projects the contents of the monitor directly onto a screen.

A camera that captures images electronically and stores them on disk as digital files. These can then be downloaded onto a computer for viewing, manipulating and printing.

An e-portfolio is a web-based file store for examples of a learner’s work, and provides snapshots of their capability over time.  There are many forms of e-portfolio depending on the purpose for which it is required which might include accreditation, a record of progress and achievement, to show-case work to an employer.  More sophisticated e-portfolios will include features such as peer assessment, work flow, and capturing the support offered to learners for moderation

An electronic whiteboard connects to a computer and not only displays the contents of the computer monitor, but also has the facility for users to edit and save the content displayed, using either a special pen or by touching the screen with a finger or hand. Systems are also available which enable traditional whiteboards to have electronic functionality eg eBeam.

Joint Photographic Experts Group

A graphic image file produced using the JPEG compression technique. The file extension for such images is ‘jpeg’.

Kbps or Kilobits per second.

Thousands of bits per second -  a measure of speed of data transfer across a communications link ie. a broadband enabled telephone line.

An instructional, self-contained resource, consisting of one or more content objects, that can be managed, delivered, assessed and monitored electronically, and which has implicit or explicit learning objectives associated with it. A learning object usually has one unique educational purpose.

A learning platform is software which is available online and which supports teaching and learning for practitioners and learners.  A learning platform can perform three main functions:

• content management and delivery of learning materials
• provision of communications for users, notably email, discussion forums and chat
• curriculumn management activity, including student login and tracking of their work.

The use of mobile and handheld IT devices, such as PDAs, mobile phones, laptops and tablet PCs, in teaching and learning.

A national partnership programme that supports the development of the network infrastructure and provides technical and strategic support, management systems, staff development, guidance and advice to promote a strategic approach to ILT across the learning and skills.

A hand-held computer that allows you to store, access and organise information.

Small program that adds functionality to web browsers – usually allowing users of the Web to display different file types such as Flash animations, PDF documents and audio files. Plug-ins can be downloaded from the Web.

Shareable Content Object Reference Model

SCORM is a unified set of specifications which enable the easy sharing and re-use of objects.

a system of Internet servers that support specially formatted documents. The documents are formatted in a language called HTML (HyperText Markup Language) that supports links to other documents, as well as graphics, audio, and video files. This means you can jump from one document to another simply by clicking on hot spots. Not all Internet servers are part of the World Wide Web.