Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
12 results found in E-Learning.
- ATutor
- ATutor is an open-source web-based Learning Management System (LMS) developed at the University of Toronto's Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC, now the Inclusive Design Research Centre) with a…
- AccessForAll (Access For All, AfA)
- AccessForAll is an accessibility framework originating from the IMS Global Learning Consortium and later standardized by ISO, based on the principle that accessibility is best achieved by matching con…
- Blended Learning (B-Learning, Hybrid Learning, Mixed-Mode Learning)
- An educational approach that combines online digital media and methods with traditional face-to-face classroom activities. Blended learning integrates the flexibility and self-pacing of e-learning wit…
- Digital Resource Description (DRD, Resource Accessibility Description)
- Digital Resource Description (DRD) is a component of the AccessForAll framework (standardized in ISO 24751 and IMS AccessForAll) that provides a structured way to describe the accessibility properties…
- E-Learning (Electronic Learning, eLearning, Online Learning)
- Education and training delivered through digital technologies, primarily via the internet and computer-based platforms. E-learning encompasses a range of approaches from fully online courses to supple…
- Educational Video (Instructional Video, Video Lecture)
- Video content created to teach - including talking-head lectures, screencasts, animations, hand-drawn (Khan-style) explanations, recorded classroom sessions, programming/coding demonstrations, intervi…
- IMS Content Packaging (IMS CP, Content Package)
- IMS Content Packaging is a specification from the IMS Global Learning Consortium that defines a standard way to bundle and exchange digital learning content between different learning management syste…
- ISO 24751 (ISO/IEC 24751, Individualized Adaptability and Accessibility in E-Learning)
- ISO 24751 (Individualized Adaptability and Accessibility in E-Learning, Education and Training) is an international standard for matching the accessibility features of digital learning resources and e…
- Moodle
- An open-source learning management system (LMS) used worldwide by universities, schools, and workplaces for course delivery, assessment, and content hosting. Moodle supports accessibility through them…
- Personal Needs and Preferences (PNP, Learner Preferences Profile, Access Needs Profile)
- Personal Needs and Preferences (PNP) is a component of the AccessForAll framework (standardized in ISO 24751 and IMS AccessForAll) that provides a structured way to describe an individual learner's ac…
- SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model)
- A set of technical standards for e-learning software products, originally developed by the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) initiative. SCORM defines how learning content is packaged, sequenced, an…
- Virtual Learning Environment (VLE, Learning Management System, LMS, Online Learning Platform)
- A web-based platform designed to support teaching and learning by providing tools for content delivery, communication, assessment, and course management. Virtual learning environments typically includ…