Book+Review

=Book Review:=

E-Learning in the 21st Century. Garrison
-The value of e-learning is its capacity to support communication and thinking in the quest to construct meaning and confirm knowledge.

-Higher education institutions are moving beyond infatuation with the technology and are beginning to address the real challenges of providing a relevant and quality education experience.

-Students adapt to the expectations and characteristics of the context under the immediate influence of the educator. The mechanism is that context strongly influences students' perceptions of learning tasks and ,therefore, the strategies they adopt in approaching learning (Ramsden 1988).

-A recent perspective on content coverage in collaborative environments suggests that "there is mounting evidence that less is more" (Lombardi, 2008, p.4).

The Seven Principles of the COI (Community of Inquiry) Framework 1. Plan for the creation of open communication and trust 2. Plan for critical reflection and discourse. 3. Establish community and cohesion. 4. Establish inquiry dynamics (purposeful inquiry) 5. Sustain respect and responsibility. 6. Sustain inquiry that moves to resolution 7. Ensure assessment is congruent with intended processes and outcomes.

-The importance of text-based communication will reassert itself in higher education through e-learning and as a result enhance the educational experience.

-The reality is that "digital technologies [e-learning] require radically new and different notions of pedagogy."

-e-learning has considerable potential to alter the nature of the teaching and learning transaction.

-Whether we realize the full benefit of e-learning will depend on understanding the context in which it will be introduced. E-learning is a disruptive technology that is currently influencing how learning is approached in higher education. Higher education will inevitably be forced to recognize the revolutionary nature of learning technologies, and e-learning will be at the forefront.

-E-learning, properly designed, has all the potential to revitalize the traditions of higher education without sacrificing its values.

Sources: Garrison, D. R., Anderson, T., & Archer, W. (2000). Critical inquiry in a text-based environment: Computer conferencing in higher education. //The Internet and Higher Education//, 2(2-3), 87-105. Garrison, D. R., & Anderson, T. (2003). E–Learning in the 21st century: A framework for research and practice. London: Routledge/Falmer. Garrison, D. R.. (2011). //E-learning in the 21st century: a framework for research and practice//. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis. 224pp. $9.99 (e-book) 978-0-203-83876-1 Rourke, L., Anderson, T., Garrison, D.R. & Archer, W. (2001). Assessing social presence in asynchronous text-based computer conferencing. Journal of Distance Education 14(21), 50-71.