Work Based Learning in the Virtual Learning Environment

Studying for an online degree whilst staying in your job is a great idea, and has a range of benefits. The essence of work based learning is that you can either study for a course related to your work, or a subject that can help you change career or enhance your existing career. Work based [...]

E-Learning I – The Threat

e-learning refers to any learning process that partly or wholly uses computer technology for delivery and or support.The concept of e-learning is not new. Psychology professor Sidney Pressey developed a mechanical teaching machine in the early 1920s. Numerous computer-based training (CBT) applications were developed in the 1980s to exploit the evolution of the personal computer. [...]

The Advantages of Flexible Online Learning

Flexible learning [FL] is all about delivering quality education around the needs of the student who has work and family commitments. The philosophies and theories of FL concern making education accessible to a broad range of students, and enabling students to make the most of it in the time frame and course structure that is [...]