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Training and Development System

Notes 4. The idea of introducing e-learning starts with ……………………………
5. In …………….. approach learning and teaching takes place in real time.
6. After designing the programme structure, the training managers have to create the
e-learning …………………..

11.2 Various Aspects of E-Learning

Diversity of Learners

The learner composition in e-learning is highly diverse. E-learning is a cost effective way and
taking advantage of this fact, people who could not make it to a university course may also join.
People from different cultures and language orientation may enroll for the same course since it
can be accessed by people from any part of the world. As a result, one can see a lot of inexperienced
trainees because these courses are an easy and cost-effective way for them to break into the field.
Instructors may have students asking all levels of questions because they’re at different experience
levels. That can make it tough for the instructor because he/she sometimes assume a level of
knowledge from the trainees that may not be there all the time. In synchronous learning, the
classroom population may have students from different countries. These people become very
close; they begin to help one another and call one another by their first names. Cultural sensitivity
in such situations is important.

Example: People from the English-speaking countries use the word ‘please’ even to give
an order to some one, which may not be understood by some of the South Asians who are not
familiar with English culture. Similarly, calling seniors by their first name is considered as
derogatory among some of the north Indian communities.

Teacher-student Interaction

We all know e-learning is hot, that it will have a major impact on how people learn and how
companies train their employees. According to conservative estimates, e-learning represented
nearly 3% of corporate training delivery methods in India in 2005, which is expected to grow at
20% annually in the next five years. The corporate trainers who spent years honing their skills
in the classroom, now have to quickly figure out how to develop and deliver online learning.
But, we haven’t heard much about the effect online training is having on trainers themselves.
Many times, students send introductory emails back. E-trainers may receive as many as 50
messages per day during the opening weeks of a class. At the end of the course, student postings
usually come down to 10 to 20 questions per day. Students review their assigned course materials
each week, then post questions and comments to the training-site message board.

Did u know? Interactions in online courses can sometimes be more in-depth than the face-
to-face variety.
For one thing, the trainer has more time to reflect on the question and respond. Trainers can give
a detailed answer which can benefit the whole class. E-trainers can also conduct live chats in
hosted-site chat rooms, usually twice per course with the students. It’s the next best thing to
having an instructor actually work on your network. The best part of online teaching is when
you solve a special problem for a student, when you generate a discussion that helps students
understand and not fear technology that leads them to professional growth-the sweet spot.

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