7 red flags to identify false e learning by Francis Manuel

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7 Red Flags to Identify False ELearning

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Man people think a PowerPoint pulished online with audio narration is e learning ome assume that 

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1 Communicating Ideas is Not  Learning

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What s not Communicating ideas and giving its and pieces of information through PowerPoint decks

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to learners is not e learning ntertaining learners with videos or podcasts is also not e learning

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Providing an e ook or e pu and making them sit for hours is de nitel not it s simpl reading

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What is  learning uilds on proper instructional design The elements ou use whether text images

animations interactivities or assessments are for instructing and facilitating learning Your e learning

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must talk to the learner and should focus on him and him alone  learning is designed for skills and knowledge transfer to her learners

2 Catering to Just One Tpe of Learners is Not  Learning

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What s not If our course caters to onl one tpe of learners even if that is accessed electronicall or

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online ou can t call it e learning ach person s learning stle is unique ome prefer reading some

learn etter  hearing a lecture or from another person some people learning  watching videos and

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some  doing things or on the jo Learning theorists call them as Visual Auditor and Kinesthetic learners

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What is  learning should address all learning stles It should strike a alance and cater to the needs

of each stle tandard e learning uses su

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ﬃcient stimuli to address learners of diﬀerent learning stles.

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It maintains a ne alance of content visuals interactive and audio elements so that each learner s need is met

3 Not Having Learning Ojectives is Not  Learning

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What s not If the course is not aimed at the challenges and needs of the learner it s not e learning If

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the course doesn t mention what the learning ojectives are it isn t sound e learning

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What is  learning motivates learners  telling what the will learn  the end of the course Genuine

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e learning will tell how it will improve performance and make the learner s life eas at the ver eginning in the form of learning ojectives

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4 Not nough Information It s Not  Learning

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What s not If the course doesn t have enough learning points it s not e learning Course content acts

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as a stimulus in e learning if that s not there our learners won t get the motivation to learn

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What is  learning is for learning not for entertainment or passing time For that it should contain

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enough information relevant to learners needs And our course content must e aligned to the

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learning ojectives ou ve set Then ou can call it perfect e learning

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5 No valuation It s Not  Learning

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5 No valuation It s Not  Learning

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What s not If the course is not assessing learners or testing the acquired knowledge it s not e learning

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If ou don t provide opportunities for evaluation ou can consider that s not e learning Not onl that if

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it doesn t provide necessar feedack for the correct or incorrect answers it s not e learning

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What is When our course contains formative assessments after each unit and provides feedack the

learning will e diagnostic and a

ﬃrm learning. ummative assessment or a ﬁnal quiz at the end of the

course aligned with the learning ojectives and course content will keep the learning intact Then ou

can call it e learning

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6 Restrictions It s Not a Good Practice

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What s not If learners are not given freedom it s not a good e learning practice Learners shouldn t

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have restrictions on where to start and where to end Ostructing learners navigation across the course can discourage them

What is Good e learning allows free navigation in from an point of the course for learners The can

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choose where to start and where to end You don t restrict them just provide a few instructions When

ou do that ou are actuall giving the control to the learners It makes them responsile and encourages them to learn

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However while explaining processes or a series of steps sometimes ou need to follow a logical

sequence In such cases providing alert messages and leaving the decision to skip or go through to

the learner is the wise thing to do

7 No Additional Resources Where can The Go for Help

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What s not If additional resources are not provided in the course it s not good e learning When the

go ack to their work after taking the course where can the go if the have douts What if the want

to learn more on the topic

What is The e learning course should provide additional resources for the convenience of learners It

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should allow them to learn further and also recheck the learning the ve had Then if learners have

douts the can alwas refer the given resources These can e in the form of jo aids PDFs Word

documents Helpline details external we links and more In a wa it makes learning complete

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ecause true e learning alwas cares for the learners welfare wherever the are

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What s NOT e learning

What is e learning

Communicating ideas

Instructing and facilitating learning

Catering to just one tpe of learners

Catering to visual auditor and kinesthetic

learners

Lacking learning goals

Having clear learning goals and ojectives

Lacking enough content

Having su

ﬃcient learning content aligned with

the set learning ojectives

Lacking evaluation

Having formative and summative assessments with proper feedack

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Having restrictions

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Lacking additional resources

Having additional resources in the form of jo

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aids external links PDFs word documents

videos etc

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Hope these pointers help ou identif what s not e learning from the mriad electronicall accessed

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courses masquerading as e learning I am sure ou can add more lters to identif true and genuine e

learning If so please share our views with us

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