Virtual learning environment

Documentation was in the manuals and training was given by trainers. But when documentation is being delivered through Web and e-learning, which is becoming more and more popular, it is less evident, at least from the user's point-of-view, which is which. I argue here that it should not actually matter. The only thing that should matter is that we ensure that the users get the information they need, when they need it, and in the format that best suits their needs. Perhaps writing long…

Social presence means “the ability of participants to identify with a group, communicate openly in a trusting environment, and develop personal and affective relationships progressively by way of projecting their individual personalities” (Garrison, 2017, p. 25). Garrison refers to cognitive presence generally “‘as the extent to which learners are able to construct…

and progress, many feel that the benefits of online resources can best be harnessed within classrooms and education; as a result, many feel that education should take a step into the "cyber-world", with physical classrooms being swapped out with virtual, internet classrooms. However, these "cyber-revolutionaries" fail to recognize the impact the intimacy and degree of customization that traditional physical schooling offers: aspects such as social interaction, student/teacher tutoring, and the…

1024 Chickens Europe has turned to Skynet for farming advice. European Union agriculture commissioner Phil Hogan announced last Friday a multi-billion dollar plan to integrate digital sensors in every aspect of crop production to “produce more with less.” For instance, data from satellites could determine how best to apply fertilizers and pesticides, thus improving efficiency and crop yields. This undertaking would have been unthinkable a decade ago. But a new advance - parallel…

Companies can gain an edge on the competition by truly understanding their customers. Even firms that are experiencing sluggish sales or scandal can utilize social media to access consumer knowledge and aid in product development. On December 16, 2009, just shy of Domino’s Pizza 50th birthday, the pizza chain introduced a new and improved pizza. Russell Weiner the chief marketing officer for Domino’s Pizza announced in a press release that “To us, it’s as big as McDonald’s changing the Big…

that cast shadows on the wall. The prisoners believe that the shadows are real and they begin to classify them. Suddenly one prisoner is unchained and brought outside for the first time in his life. The sunlight burns his eyes and he finds the environment unadaptable. When told that the things in sight of him now are real and that the shadows…

Head Mounted Display What is a Head Mounted Display (HMD) ? HMD is a virtual reality technology that allow user to experience game and watching movie like never before, the main objective of HMD is to allow the user to enjoy the game or movies feeling like he or she is really there and getting the full experience out of the product. The user will have to wear the HMD over their head and fit it nicely onto the eye just like wearing a spectacle or a helmet and he or she will be looking into the…

Analysing characteristics of existing interactive videos in media In this essay I will attempt to understand the principals of video technology of two different types of interactive media, such as viral marketing videos and generated videos, I will be explaining the difference between the two while giving examples. With the knowledge that I will have after doing this essay, I will be able to create my own piece of work which will be a video. The term interactive media comes from the use of…

Virtual Reality and Augment Reality Advances Two technologies have been in the news for the whole last year, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. Augmented Reality is a technology where input from the outside world is given computer inputs to give a new perception of the world the user is observing. Virtual Reality created a new, completely computerized world. Samsung created the Gear VR, a system that let the typical smartphone user to get a special headset and program to turn their phone…

How to Manage a Virtual Team A virtual team is a group of individuals who work together across space, time, and organisational boundaries. Webs of communication technology link them together. Other names of virtual teams are distrusted team, remote team, and geographically dispersed. Gibson and Cohen (2003), in their literature, define a virtual team as a team of geographically, organisationally, and time dispersed with an aim to accomplish common organizational tasks by use of information and…