E-learning - Concept and Practice

I found a very interesting book on the Scribd about e-learning written by two university professors  (Bryn Holmes, Montreal and John Gardner, Belfast) in 2006. 

The authors try to map e-learning it's whole complexity, placing it into the possible widest context.  As in Tenegen we are just in the design phase, I quote the part from the book dealing with this topic:

"An e-Learning environment is essentially no different except in the important triangularity of the learner–computer–tutor interaction, where the ‘computer’ part in the phrase is a simple way of denoting the technical complexity of an e-Learning environment. The features relating to the learner, tutor and e-Learning environment, which have significant importance for designers of e-Learning, include:

• developing higher-order skills; 
• developing the capacity for self-assessment and reflection; 
• fostering motivation; 
• encouraging curiosity;
• promoting understanding of learning goals and assessment criteria; 
• recognizing achievement; 
• scaffolding ‘next steps’; 
• supporting different learning styles; 
• incorporating learner activity; 
• creating an authentic learning environment; 
• creating a social learning environment; 
• creating links in learning activities."

And at last: I was happy to read that they are thinking similarly about the Net Generation as we do in our project:

"It will be the unstoppable impact of the ‘Net Generation’ that will ultimately undermine any persisting absolutes in the education, government, business and community sectors of society and will cause everyone ‘in authority’ to re-evaluate their beliefs and activities."

Mária Hartyányi