Technological Support Platform for
the E-Training

Unit 1. Typical Functionalities

1.1. List of participants

1.2. Discussion forums

1.3. Chat

1.4. Contents

1.5. Mailboxes

1.6. Tutorial

1.7. Links to resources

A list is a strip or strip of paper, cloth or other material. The concept is often used to refer to enumeration that is carried out for a certain purpose.
A participant is a person, team or group that takes part or participates in an activity.

  1. Unit 2. Content Management

2.1. Different supports: Paper, CD, web, video, Flash movies, etc.

2.2. Appropriate selection of contents according to the learning objectives.

2.3. Authoring tools

2.4. Content and activity management (often referred to as CMS, Content Management Systems).

2.5. Examples: Variety. Included in the LMS and external.

2.6. Content standards: ADL SCORM and AICC.

With the development of multimedia and hypermedia, one of the elements that must be in constant evolution and development is precisely the storage capacity of the media.

  1. Unit 3. Communication options in a technological platform

3.1. One-to-one (personal): as e-mail (ideally connected to a mailbox and standard e-mail).

3.2. One-to-many (group): tutorial actions, bulletin board, library, document bookmarks, file downloads, chats, etc.

3.3. Real-time

3.4. Other: participant list, search, Internet integration, help, content area, evaluation area, etc.

An e-mail client is a computer program used to read and send e-mail messages which are stored on the same machine where it runs, allowing them to be read and even composed offline.

  1. Unit 4. Selection Criteria

4.1. Ease of use (usability)

4.2. Basic options

4.3. Clear and intuitive structure

4.4. Flexibility

  1. Unit 5. User management (permissions and admin)

5.1. Flexibility in formats

5.2. Flexibility and power in reports

5.3Technical requirements

5.4. Costs (use and acquisition)

  1. Unit 6. Characteristics and requirements

6.1. Includes support to contents as communication.

6.2. Simple system (e-mail)

6.3. Complex system (web collaboration)

6.4 Software applications that create a teaching-learning environment (virtual classrooms)

6.5. Installation, Configuration and Maintenance

6.6. Acronyms: LMS, IDLE, LCMS

The selection of technological platforms for online courses offered by educational institutions should be evaluated with different approaches and emphasize what contributes and limits the activity.

The platform must be able to adapt to the curricula of the institutions, to the contents and pedagogical style. In addition, it must allow the organization of courses with great ease and speed.

Technology, although it provides greater possibilities to be in contact with other peers and to socialize knowledge, it is difficult to distinguish what is really the most difficult for the student.

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