Journal of Information Technology and Application in Education

57-66

Authors: Peyman Akhavan, Majid Feyz Arefi

The purpose of the present study is investigating, comparing evaluation frameworks of learning objects and deriving the more important indices. After doing so, comparison, correspondence and analysis of the frameworks are done. Realizing the most important indices, the e-content of the two lessons of M.Sc courses in one of the foresaid centers has been evaluated. In this research, we pursue the analytic approach of literature review in offering theoretic bases to practical application of the theory, and then by two-round Delphi technique, important criteria and their significance were identified by experts. The purpose of this study is to show the important scales for the evaluation of the learning objects, having the most important role in e-content of E-Lesson and the use of case-study for detecting weak points and improvable aspects. The findings reflect that most of the performed studies have focused on quality of the objects and on correspondence of the e-learning standards with objects formulation and there isn’t sufficient study in strategic and planning aspects of learning, having crucial role in learning quality and effectiveness of the E-content of E-lessons. In addition, in these studies, the classification of the scales is not based on specified aspects for learning objects evaluation. The present study answers the following questions: Which factors affect the design and formulation of the quality of learning objects? Onto which aspects one must pay attention to effective designing of E-content of E-Lessons? Which scales of learning objects are the main highly referred ones evaluation in previous studies? Which aspects are the improvable and challenging ones, not being focused enough?

77-83

Authors: Ileana Hamburg, Emma O Brien

It is important that small and medium sized companies (SMEs) survive/remain successful and achieve grow but they should find new, innovative ways of doing business to allow them to access new markets. Often they have limited resources, managers do not have time to learn new skills but the industry in which they operate has moved on. The use of new technologies for business and learning requires costs and other resources which are often missing. This paper will examine the use of E-learning and social approaches to learning such as Communities of Practice, So¬cial media and mentoring in managerial learning at a stra¬tegic level. Finally some examples of on-going developments in European projects that the authors have worked on are given.