The virtual world of eLearning and online education is packed full of buzzwords and jargon that can be quite confusing to both potential students and institutions seeking to provide new distance learning services. Much of the miscommunication surrounds technology, which remains an area of great confusion to many computer users. However, with a little explanation of how the process works and what technologies are used to produce online education, this disorientation can be remedied.
At the heart of every distance learning program is a Learning Management System (LMS), a software application designed to facilitate the planning, storage and delivery of the online learning process. In order to better serve its clients, Learning House. Inc. offers the option to customize a Learning Management System to the individual needs of a client. In building online campuses for small colleges and universities, Learning House goes the extra mile to integrate various Learning Management Systems with a client’s goals and business platforms.
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Louisville, KY-Move over text-based courses, the Live Classroom has entered the world of online education.
The Learning House, Inc. (www.learninghouse.com) has upgraded to Live Classroom 5.0-Wimba’s fully-featured virtual classroom-including collaborative components such as video and Voice-over IP, immediate student polling, and application sharing. Now, Learning House staff gives an insider’s perspective on the most collaborative technology for online education and what it can do for your campus.
In a two-day seminar, all Learning House staff took part in Wimba’s Live Classroom training sessions. Whether new to the program or an experienced user, Learning House staff easily saw the numerous benefits provided by Wimba technology. “It takes what the instructor wants and brings it to life,” remarked Dr. Dot Heady, Learning House Curriculum Developer.
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Learning House houses its servers at Peak 10 Tier 1 Data Center. The hosting of its learning management systems (LMS) on its IBM servers, allows Learning House to provide a set of very unique services to small colleges, businesses, and organizations. Learning House can place a client on a level playing field with its major competitors by providing the best equipment and software to conduct business without any capital outlay. These savings are substantial to the client.
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The online textbook developed by Learning House provides a diverse, comprehensive and progressive approach to teaching and learning. In my review of external textbooks I found the texts, for the most part, to be cumbersome and indirect. The online textbook eliminates all of the guesswork for the students and enables them to explore not only the developed text but also a larger global world through links to current articles, books and research.
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If you are an instructor or student online and have not had the chance to experience LearningEdge Live, then you are missing the best online education has to offer. LearningEdge Live Classroom has changed the way students and instructors experience online learning. Using a computer, speakers, microphone and an Internet connection, students and instructors are able to attend a live class session online in which all participants can speak to each other.
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