Type of Web Site Part III

5. E-Learning

E-Learning as any teaching and learning that uses electronic circuits (LAN, WAN, or Internet) to deliver learning content, interaction, or guidance. There is also an interpretation of e-Learning as a form of distance education is conducted via the Internet.

E-Learning refers to the use of Internet technologies to deliver a series of solutions that can improve knowledge and skills. Internet, intranet, satellite, audio tape / video, interactive TV, and CD-ROM is part of the electronic media used for e-Learning. Teaching may be delivered synchronously (at the same time) or asynchronously (at different times). Content of teaching and learning through this medium contain text, graphics, animations, simulations, audio, and video. He also must provide convenience for the discussion groups with the help of professionals in the field.

Cisco explains the philosophical e-Learning as follows:

First: e-Learning is the delivery of information, communication, education, online training.

Second: e-Learning provides a set of tools that can enrich the learning value of conventional (conventional learning models, a review of textbooks, CD-ROMs, and computer-based training) in order to answer the challenges of globalization.

Third: e-Learning does not mean replacing the conventional model of learning in the classroom, but to strengthen these modes of learning through content enrichment and development of educational technology.

Fourth: the capacity of students in mastering the material submitted by e-learning vary greatly, depending on the form, content, and how its delivery. The better alignment between transmitter content and tools with learning styles, the better mastery of students who in turn will give better results.

To be able to produce e-Learning is an attractive and desirable, Onno W. Purbo requires three things that must be fulfilled, that is simple, Personal, and fast. Simple system will facilitate learners using technology and the existing menu. With the ease of the panel provided will reduce the need for the introduction of e-Learning system itself so that participants can be streamlined learning time for the learning process itself and not to learn to use e-Learningnya system. Terms personally means that teachers can interact with teachers as well as communicate dengna students in the class. With the approach and a more personal interaction, learners noted its progress, and assisted all the problems it faces. This will make students feel at home for long in front of a computer screen. This service is also supported by the speed of response to complaints and needs of the students so that repairs can be done as soon as possible learning from the teacher or administrator.

Learning technology continues to grow. In principle, these technologies can be grouped into two, namely: Technology based Learning and Technology based web-learning. Technology based learning in principle consists of Audio Information Technologies (radio, audio tape, voice mail telephone) and the Video Information Technologies (video tape, video, text, video message). While web-based technology-learning is basically the Data Information Technologies (bulletin board, Internet, e-mail, telecollaboration).

Among so many internet facilities, according to Onno W. Purbo, there are five applications that can use the Internet standard utuk educational purposes, namely email, mailing lists (mailing lists), News Groups, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and the World Wide Web (WWW).

About pengembngan e-Learning, Haughey believes that there are three possibilities in the development of internet-based learning system, the web courses, web-centric course, and web-enhanced course.

Web courses is the use of the Internet for educational purposes where learners and teachers completely separate and does not provide any face to face. All instructional materials, discussions, consultations, assignments, exercises, exams, and other learning activities delivered entirely over the Internet. In other words, this model uses the system remotely.

Web-centric course is the use of the Internet that combine distance learning and face to face. Some materials delivered via the Internet, and partly through face to face. Both complement each other. In this model teachers can provide clues to the students to learn subject matter through a web that has been made. Students are also directed to seek various sources of relevant sites. In face to face, learners and teachers more discussion about the findings of material that has been learned through the internet.

Web enhanced course is the use of the Internet to support the promotion of quality of learning is done in class. Internet function is to provide enrichment and communication between students with teachers, fellow students, members of the group, or students with other sources. Therefore, teachers in this case are required to master the technique of searching for information on the internet, guiding students to seek and find sites relevant to learning materials, presenting the material through the web an attractive and desirable, serving the guidance and communication through the Internet, and various other skills required.

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