e-Learning Glossaries
This page provides links to a number of e-learning glossaries and FAQ pages that will help you understand key e-learning terms and buzzwords.
Articles in alphabetical order.
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"This reference is provided by CETIS to help people in the UK HE & FE community to find out about terms used in the field of learning technology standards."
Added: 26 July 2002
Reviewer's Note:
A glossary of learning technology STANDARDS terminology
Clark Aldrich's Glossary of SimulationConcepts
"This is a beta of Clark Aldrich's third book on simulations, with a couple of differences. It is non-linear, evolving in real-time, with links to interactive examples, open to comment, and free. Start anywhere and click around. It is a whole new take on content".
Added: 26 March 2007
Reviewer's Note:
Clark is a well known author and consultant in e-learning, simulations and related topics, based in the US. This site is a novel combination of a glossary, a blog and an online book on simulations.
"Do all your Net-savvy friends laugh at you every time you open your mouth? Netify your vocabulary here."
Added: 18 July 2001
Reviewer's Note:
a comprehensive glossary of networking technology
"To help you get a grasp on the latest e-learning terminology, KnowledgeNet has developed a collection of the most commonly used terms as they relate to e-learning -- including KnowledgeNet-specific terms."
Added: 3 December 2001
Reviewer's Note:
A number of Knowledge-Net terms included but also some generally used e-learning terms too
"E-learning is hot. And everyone has something to say about it, but are we communicating in the same language?"Learning Circuits
Added: 8 January 2002
Reviewer's Note:
Glossary now has more than 200 terms and is updated monthly
Encyclopaedia of Educational Technology
"The Encyclopedia of Educational Technology (EET) is a collection of short multimedia articles on a variety of topics related to the fields of instructional design and education and training." Bob Hoffman, Dept of Educational Technology, San Diego State University
Added: 9 March 2004
Reviewer's Note:
Engaging and educational
"World's biggest, or at least most irreverent, e-Learning glossary!" e-LearningGuru.com
Added: 28 January 2004
Reviewer's Note:
Kevin Kruse's useful glossary has been around for some time.
Glossary of open and distance learning terms
From "Access Centres" to "World Wide Web" The Commonwealth of Learning
Added: 30 July 2000
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Added: June 2001
Reviewer's Note:
This is a very "old" document - dating back to 1994! - but it provides a glossary of key Internet terms, if you need to catch up on them
Learning Theories Knowledge Base
"A knowledgebase and webliography of learning theories, instructional design models, and other relevant theories of education. A useful reference to educational practitioners and researchers for how people learn.
Includes summaries, key people, additional resources, etc."
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Added: 27 March 2007
"NetLingo is an online dictionary about the Internet. It contains hundreds of words and definitions that describe the technology and community world of the Web"
Added: June 2001
Reviewer's Note:
a very comprehensive glossary of terms
