BUSINESSThere's learning, then there's e-learningTech Talk. By Tom Savel, MD, amednews contributor. April 8, 2002. There are many options for obtaining Continuing Medical Education credits without having to leave your office. In your mail, you probably receive CD-ROMs, videotapes, links to Web sites, and phone numbers to register for teleconferences. All these forms of CME fall under the category of e-learning. In this first part in a series, I'll be discussing some of the fundamental concepts of e-learning. At the most fundamental level, e-learning involves the integration of technology and education. This electronic technology can include, for example, the Internet, computers, CD-ROMs, intranets, and video cameras. As a relatively new entity, the field of e-learning has created many new concepts and processes involving technology and education. In addition, since it involves the ever-changing technology industry, e-learning itself is rapidly evolving and maturing. E-learning encompasses many different disciplines. These include instructional design theory, computer-user interface design, production issues and a basic understanding of computers and the Internet. Specifically, instructional design involves the sculpting of the information being taught. Computer-user interface design involves examining how specific information is presented to the person looking at the computer screen, and production issues examine the process by which a specific e-learning product is made.
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