Next generation e-learning systems: implications and impacts
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2016
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Teoh, K.K.
Ng, J.
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Fraser, H.
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Te Tipuranga - Growing Capability: Proceedings of the 2015 National Tertiary Learning and Teaching Conference, 2016 / Fraser, H. (ed./s), pp.63-69
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2015 National Tertiary Learning and Teaching Conference (30 Sep 2015 - 2 Oct 2015 : Bay of Plenty Polytechnic,Tauranga, New Zealand)
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Most modern education institutions today employ the use of e-learning. One of the reasons for the popularity of online learning systems is that they reduce the need to be physically present in real classrooms. As a result,many institutions have progressed from brick-and-mortar classrooms to digital classrooms, where lecturers and students are often obscure entities in the process of learning and teaching. There are many advantages of learning in a non-traditional classroom context and these include the flexibility of space, time and program options. However, to date, current online learning is arguably unable to completely replace face-to-face teaching. It lacks many human aspects which can only be found in human communication, such as nonverbal communication and spontaneous natural feedback. Nonetheless, innovative triggers of next generation e-learning space are expected to incorporate elements such as affective computing and smart academics, with research and prototypes already well under way. This paper reflects on how academics will remain integral to the use of future e-learning technologies. It introduces new but relatively mature computing technologies,details current research and development in these areas and discusses possible uses for learning and teaching.It then explores the roles and pedagogical implications for academics who intend to use these systems
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Copyright 2016 Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and authors