Category: E-Learning

From Gaming To Getting E-Learning Habit Young

by Tariq Bitar, posted in E-Learning, Online Courses, VLE Software

I’ve been happily taking interest in my neighbour’s son who seems to be a complete whizz-kid where computer games is concerned.  He knows all the titles – of the ones appropriate for his age group, of course.  He was born into the computer world – nothing seems odd or diffiuclt for him to attempt.  In fact, he is absolutely fearless and will have a go at any game scenario etc.  This is very good because it opens his eyes to all kinds of opportunities of learning in other ways.  He is definitely not one for hours of copying out lesson plans, comprehensive ‘work schedules’ for each subject.  He can literally log on, look at the game and know instinctively how to operate those hand gizmos and get stuck into the game without a seconds thought.   To help him achieve greater academic stability, his parents have invested in several online tutoring courses so he is comfortable with all aspects of the national testing programme for his age group.

Lesson Delivery Style Affects Ability To Receive & Absorb

by Tariq Bitar, posted in E-Learning, Online Courses

In the grand scheme of things, I am generally known as a quick learner.  This however is only apt in a particular number of things.  I was amazingly quick on the uptake at school on lessons where the teacher held my attention, made the lesson interesting and relevant.  I can count on one hand the number that managed that but for all that, I did come away all those  years ago, with a greater sense of learning in a few subjects and this has remained with me all my adult life.  We did not have access to 0nline training or education.  Everything was blackboard and book stuff.  If the tutor bored th pants off me, perhaps delivered the material in a dry and stuffy, unhumourless manner, then they were dead in the water as far as my ability to take it in!  I definitely work better now with online courses , especially the multi choice reply type!

Training Throughout Life Benefits Every Generation

by Tariq Bitar, posted in E-Learning, Online Courses, VLE Software

When you get to a certain age, there is a tendency to panic at the thought of anything more challenging than learning to play scrabble or sudoko it seems.  I go to healthy walking group regularly and the rest of our group is mixed but mostly over 60s – it being a weekday.  I have made it a point to engage lots of the walkers in general conversation regarding their past careers, and what made them do this and that.  They don’t seem to mind.  I am fascinated by how each person has reached any particular pinnacle of success and how they did so.  What is obvious is so many miss the discipline of going to work and the training courses they may have attended in latter years.   Many of my pals have taken up a real variety of training opportunities with U3A for example – and the world is very much their oyster.