Glossary: eLearning Terms & Definitions

21st Century
Detailed definition
21st Century Schools
academic performance
"The percent of eligible (non-exempt) public school students in grades 3 and 8 scoring at the satisfactory or excellent level on curriculum-based assessments in six content areas: reading, writing, language usage, mathematics, science and social studies." Source: http://www.garrettpartnership.org/results/successschool/acidemicdef.htm
ADA
Average Daily Attendance
AEA
Arizona Education Association
broadband internet
"Broadband Internet access, often shortened to "broadband Internet" or just "broadband", is a high data-transmission rate Internet connection." --Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadband_Internet_access
CBT
Computer Based Training
chat room
CLO
Chief Learning Officer
coaching
digital curriculum
Detailed definition
Digital Curriculum Institute
eLearning
Any learning supported by digital means.
elearning centered school
eLearning school
eportfolio
eSATS
eLearning System for AZ Teachers & Students
events
Includes events and activities supporting elearning.
formative assessment
"Formative assessment is generally carried out throughout a course or project. Formative assessment, also referred to as educative assessment, is used to aid learning. In an educational setting, formative assessment might be a teacher (or peer) or the learner, providing feedback on a student's work, and would not necessarily be used for grading purposes." Source: Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assessment
forum
Greater Arizona eLearning Association
Greater Arizona eLearning Association http://www.gazel.org
individualized learning
integrated instructional data system
ITS
Intelligent Tutoring Systems
legacy education
literacy
global literacy
mastery learning
NAEP
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) - http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
open source
research
Includes research events and activities to support elearning advancement and opportunities.
scaffolding
scalable technology
simulation
social networking
summative assessment
technology
texts
transformation
Beyond reform, restructuring and enhancement to a new system of pedagogy, education and training of the practitioner and tools.
video
web search
Wilson School District
Wilson School District - http://www.wsd.k12.az.us/