Acronym: Computer-Based Training. Synonym for e-Learning. Generally CBT is CD-ROM or DVD-based, rather than online.
Instruction with students and facilitator interacting in a real, physical classroom.
Acronym: Chief Learning Officer
(May be short for "cloud computing.") Servers hosted on the Web and used for computation, data storage, and data management.
Acronym: Computer-Managed Instruction, a forerunner of Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Acronym: Content Management System. Software that manages the design, testing, approval, storage, retrieval, and display of e-learning content.
Acronym: coder/decoder. Software or device that converts analog video and audio signals to digital form, compresses them for transmission, and reconverts them upon reception.
Learning that results in changes to knowledge recall and the intellectual skills.
Learning through the exchange and sharing of information and opinions among a peer group.
IMS standard that distills state-of-the-art practice in online education and training into an easy-to-follow format for creating and sharing digital content.
Combining multiple electronic images or videos to create a single image or video. In video, editors use compositing to create complex special effects.
Acronym: CMS. Software that manages the design, testing, approval, storage, retrieval, and display of e-learning content.
A small file placed on a user's computer by a visited Web page. E-Learning programs often store the student's name, history, and score information in a cookie.
Method of analyzing alternative business solutions by comparing total costs to total benefits.
A collection of elements (lessons, sections, modules, media, resources, evaluation) that provide training on a given subject.
Acronym for Cascading Style Sheets, a style sheet language used to describe the look and formatting of a document written in a markup language such as HTML, XHTML, or XML. This makes it possible to separate document content from document presentation.
A group or series of related courses.
