Online Learning Glossary of Terms

"Learners are engaging in at least one of the following ways: behaviourally,cognitively, emotionally. Active learning is the opposite of passive learning."

Things which a person (e.g. a learner) has to do.

Animation is a method in which figures are manipulated to appear as moving images.

Not necessarily at the same time.

Learners are physically doing an activity.

Learning which uses both distance (e.g. online) and face-to-face modes of instruction.

"A method of classifying the cognitive demand of questions using the categories: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation."

Learners are thinking about the material to be learnt.

Logical and consistent.

An application which allows communication. Includes social media apps and learning management systems.

Reducing the size of electronic material.

Definition

"Constructive learning (1) is focused towards sense-making, i.e. developing understanding (2) focuses on concepts and the links between concepts (3)focuses on learners being able to explain and apply concepts in their own words, rather than only recall memorised facts (4) is also called deep /meaningful learning (5) is the opposite of rote / shallow / inert learning "

"A discussion board (known also by various other names such as discussion group, discussion forum, message board, and online forum) is a general term for any online ""bulletin board"" where you can leave and expect to see responses to messages you have left."

"A drive is a computer storage device that holds information. It is the top-level location (or ""Root"" directory) for file storage. Drives are usually designated with a letter such as C:\ (which is typically the hard drive of the computer you are working on). Other examples of drives would be the network drive on campus (which is the Z:\ drive) and external USB drives that you may use such as a Flash or Thumb Drive. The letters of these drives vary depending on the computer that you are using."

Learners enjoy the activity and / or they are interested in it.

"Facebook is a website which allows users, who sign-up for free profiles, to connect with friends, work colleagues or people they don't know, online. It allows users to share pictures, music, videos, and articles, as well as their own thoughts and opinions with however many people they like."

"A file can be a document, spreadsheet, image, or other type of item that is stored on a computer. Files are typically associated with a program or software application that is needed in order to open the item."

"The file extension appears after the period in the filename and is used to indicate the type of format the file is in. For example, the file extension .docx indicates that the file is a Microsoft Word document. A complete filename using this extension may look like this: ""Letter to Mom.docx"""