Is eLearning True to the Principles of Technology?

dc.contributor.author	Daniel, John
dc.coverage.placeName	Canada	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Caribbean and Americas	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Global	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-30T23:48:57Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-30T23:48:57Z
dc.date.issued	2009-10-27
dc.description.abstract	eLearn Conference, World Conference on eLearning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education, Vancouver, Canada, 27 October 2009, Keynote address by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning // What is technology and what are its strengths? We shall define technology in a people-centred way and recall Adam’s Smith’s analysis of technology in terms of division of labour, specialisation, economies of scale and machines. In other areas of life technology has used these principles to increase access, improve quality and lower costs. Is this true of eLearning? If not, how can we make it true? Will Open Educational Resources save the day? We shall address these questions in the light of the experience of the Commonwealth of Learning in 45 developing countries, three-quarters of them being small states.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11599/1367
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Commonwealth of Learning (COL)	en_US
dc.subject	eLearning	en_US
dc.subject	Commonwealth of Learning (COL)	en_US
dc.subject	Educational Technology	en_US
dc.subject	Open Universities	en_US
dc.title	Is eLearning True to the Principles of Technology?	en_US
dc.type	Presentation	en_US