E-learning and Teaching in Library and Information ServicesProvides guidance to the development, use and delivery of online learning and teaching materials and programmes. It includes case studies in an ILS context, taken from current practice of the information and library world in the UK and worldwide. Provides a comprehensive explanation of the current state of e-learning with an array of real world experiences from the library and information services environment. If you are interested in developing an e-learning environment then this book clearly lays out the challenges that you would face and options available to you to deal with them. Is not about developing specific e-learning material, but provides the realistic framework for creating an e-learning program/environment. Allan compares teaching learning models, focussing on the transitional issues from operating in a face-to-face situation to that of e-learning environment. Allan describes e-learning as an important addition to traditional learning environments providing an avenue for people not normally available to them. (EDITOR). |
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Virtual communication tools | 19 |
Integrated learning environments | 50 |
Webbased training materials | 74 |
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