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- Professor Ally, Chair, Centre for Distance Education, Program Director, Ed.D. Program, Athabasca University, Canada commented on the e-learning framework during his keynote address at the 2nd International Conference on eLearning and Distance Learning.
By - Stephen Downes (May 1, 2003)
The Global e-Learning Framework: An Interview with Badrul Khan It’s hard to keep everything in mind when you are designing an e-learning solution. It’s even harder to keep tabs on everything when planning to do this for an international market. So Badrul Khan’s Global e-Learning Framework – nicely described and discussed in this interview – is a useful aid for anyone looking to provide services beyond their own borders. By James Morrison, The Technology Source, May, 2003 URL:http://www.downes.ca/archive/03/05_01_news_OLDaily.htm - Professor Chandrakant Bhogayata, Department of Education, Bhavnagar University, (Gujarat-India) (e-mail: bhogad1@sancharnet.in) commented on the E-Learning Framework published in the November-December 2003 issue of Educational Technology.“Khan has discussed eight dimensions of e-learning. I remember that Patanjali, an ancient Indian philosopher has presented Ashtanga (eight-fold path) of Yoga in his work ” Yoga-Sutra ” in Sanskrit language in about 400 A. D. : (1) Yama (restraint), (2) Niyama (culture), (3) Asana (posture), (4) Pranayama (breath-control), (5) Pratyahar (withdrawing the senses from their objects), (6) Dharana (meditation), (7) Dhyana (concentration), and (8) Samadhi (trance or deep absorption) (see Rajadhyaksha, 1986, pp. 97-110). The ultimate aim of practicing the eight-fold path of Yoga system is to attain Kaivalya (right knowledge). The similarity based on eight between e-learning and Yoga is thrilling. The present world badly needs Yoga with e-learning, as Toffler, in his “Third Wave”, has conceptualized the need of ” Gandhi with satellite”.One dimension of e-learning is ethical in this article. I think we can extend this dimension as philosophical one. My Department of Education had organized a seminar on “the philosophical issues of e-learning” for teacher educators of Gujarat in March 2001; I realize this extension on the basis of the experience of that event.Although Khan’s article deals with the eight dimensions of e-learning, we can, on its basis, retrospectively concretize eight dimensions of traditional learning also. I really appreciate his visionary contribution.”Reference:
Rajadhyaksha, N. D. (1986). The six systems of Indian philosophy. Delhi: Bharatiya Book Corporation. - Johannes Cronje (2006) points to misalignment of objectives and needs, contending that return on investment was the over-riding aim, when learning design, management and learning needs should have been equal or higher priorities. He also notes that target markets must be understood, and demand realistically forecast, and uses Khan’s (2005) framework for elearning, which focuses on pedagogical, technical, interface design, evaluation, management and support, and ethical and institutional issues to elaborate the point.” (source: http://www.leishman-associates.com.au/ascilite2011/downloads/papers/Gunn-full.pdf)
- David Gibson and Susan Grasso
Khan’s e-Learning Framework (Morrison and Khan, 2003) is an example of a framework that supports informal and flexible learning activities and supports learning with well-designed learning resources in a globally and culturally sensitive learning environment. (An enterprise simulation platform for education: Building a world game for pre-college students with Microsoft ESP - Katrina Joseph, GMU Doctoral Student
EDIT 797: Advanced Topics in Education: Blended E-Learning Planning and Management: This class helped me to understand the issues of consideration that are encountered when implementing a blended e-learning program. I learned what is required at an institutional level to plan and maintain the program. Dr. Badrul Khan’s e-learning framework is very comprehensive and can be applied to the implementation of various types of technologies. For my final project, I chose to focus on George Mason’s Johnson Center. I detailed a plan to design a Johnson Center virtual tour inside of the Second Life Virtual World. I planned for visitors to the virtual world to take on the appearance of avatars and explore the four-story student center in a self-guided tour. I enjoyed the experience of applying the e-learning framework to my project, which includes e-learning readiness, change management, pedagogical issues, assessment strategies, administrative issues, project management, marketing & promotion, learner support services, staff development, delivery systems and technology infrastructure. The e-learning framework proved to be a very comprehensive guide to the process. That is why I have modified the e-learning framework to use as an adaptable model for creating a game design program. - LIZ SCOTT :: LEARNING LIGHT BULBS
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HRE490 Module 8 :: Course Reflection
HRE490 – Management of Online Programs has been an educational experience. While I have experience managing an online program (for a small organization) this course addressed many managerial issues I had not considered or looked at from a managerial perspective. I thought Badrul Khan’s eLearning Framework offered administrative and management staff a thorough and cohesive structure for managing online education.The 8 dimensions of eLearning discussed in Khan’s book Managing e-Learning Strategies: Design, Delivery, Implementation, and Evaluation truly aid management staff in piecing together the process of building and maintaining and efficient and successful e-learning program.Khan (2005) said, “The seeds for the e-Learning Framework began germinating with the question: What does is take to provide the best and most meaningful flexible learning environments for learners worldwide?”By using Khan’s framework I have learned that each dimension of the framework plays a vital role in the management process. Without one piece the program’s quality could diminish. With that said, an e-learning program without a structured management team will not succeed in the long run. This course taught me about the importance of management and how in some respects, they are the roots to the e-learning tree. Without the roots, a tree cannot survive. Without a management team, an e-learning program might be able to sustain for a minimal time but it will not excel much further.Reference:Khan, B. (2005). Managing e-Learning Strategies: Design, Delivery, Implementation, and Evaluation. Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing - From: gde putu arya oka (http://aryaoka.wordpress.com)
I am an educational technology in Bali-Indonesia. At this point I was teaching in the Department of Educational Technology in ganesha university of education in Bali-Indonesia. I was very pleased to read your postS. I am proud because you are a well-known educational technology your’s web host will be to inform in my friends and I make reference in my college. - Nikos Andriotis (https://www.efrontlearning.com/blog/2016/07/flexible-elearning-framework.html). This framework is especially useful for eLearning start-ups and organizations that need to add an eLearning unit. Using the Flexible eLearning Framework as a guide alleviates many problems right at the beginning and also enables eLearning planners to create stronger and robust eLearning organizations.
