of
Instructors
Course
management providers should not need to provide resources for
the instructors.
of
Learners
When
students enroll in a traditional higher education course, they
have incredible educational resources available to them. It
is important that students taking an online course be given
access to research tools that approximate as closely as possible
those that they would have at a traditional university.
The
following are some resources that could be made available to
learners:
- a
links page developed by the instructor pointing learners to
relevant sites on the Internet
- access
to appropriate online databases (such as ERIC) and other virtual
library resources
for
Instructors
Other than its help resources, e-education provides no notable
resources for the instructors.
for
Learners
There is a student services section where the course providers
can list the different services available to the students. A
sample student services page is shown in Figure
1.
Another
useful resource provided by e-education is a workspace where
assignments and projects can be deposited. There is the capability
to save and submit both individual and group projects. It is
also possible for the instructor to deliver assigned work or
templates through this resource. See Figure
2 for a screen shot of the workspace.
Other
valuable resources are links to online libraries and databases.
This feature was blocked on my demo account so I was not able
to determine the exact nature of these resources. The gateway
screen is designed to accomodate the logo of the school or company
offering the course. A sample gateway to the e-library is shown
in Figure 3.
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