Distance Learning Methods and Technologies



Distance Learning Methods and Technologies

Lajoie, S.; Derry, S. J. (1993). Computers as Cognitive Tools. Hillsdale. NJ, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

We live in an era of rapid change, with rapid technological developments, deregulation and globalization pressures on all corporate sectors. To succeed in today's global economy; we must learn the implications of these changes and respond accordingly. To compete is necessary to assimilate vast amounts of information on new products, market and competition. The process of e-learning provides greater skills on the part of individual to make fast, flexible and timely decisions. The basis for making these decisions correctly is a system where each person has information which is relevantly built and properly prepared on the basis of its particular context and interrelated context.

Papert, S. (1993) The Children's Machine: Rethinking School in the Age of the Computer.. New York. Basic Books.

E-learning is the main hub for the passage from one paradigm to another, while permitting the passage from the conceptual level to its effective implementation in each of the processes of the human resource development. It is also producing at this time, a paradigm shift in the leadership of the learning process, not only in defining the steps and careers within companies but across the training system. This change is, individually, the correlation of changes in organizational structures. No doubt this process has been precipitated by the rapid incorporation of global technologies, have developed forms of communication that transcend time and space dimensions.

Gooden, A. R.. (1996). Computers in the Classroom: How Teachers and Students are Using Technology to Transform Learning.. San Francisco. Jossey-Bass.

Electronic learning has changed the way people work, think and learn. Thus, we must provide more knowledge and skills with speed and efficiency. In the era of production "just-in-time" just in time training is essential for success which is only possible with effective e-learning principles. While technology will undoubtedly increase the accessibility of employee to information, this access alone may not be necessary and directly result in higher levels of learning.

Fisher, C.; Dwyer, D. C.; Yocam, K. eds. (1996). Education and Technology: Reflections on Computing in Classrooms.. San Francisco. Jossey-Bass.

It is necessary to put new information technologies and communication in the service of the employee, and service of their learning process. The technology will become a means, a value, and not an end in itself. The level of learning challenges of today requires new tools. The e-learning offers tools to help employees cope with these challenges. In this context, the Internet is becoming the medium with more potential for online selling; whose emergence is not only due to economic and social changes, but it is associated primarily with increased access to the Web.



Sandholtz, J. H.; Ringstaff, C.; Dwyer, D. C. (1997). Teaching with Technology: Creating Student-Centered Classrooms.. New York. Teachers College Press.

Approximately 80% of the professional workforce use computers at work. In this way, the Internet is presented as the logical solution for the training objectives of a ...