Questions and Assignments

1. Discuss the pros and cons of various business models for e-learning. Two business models are discussed in the notes. Can you suggest other business models?

2. Study an education institution you are most familiar and analyze its e-learning business model. Discuss whether it is high touch or high tech, and evaluate its sucessfulness in delivering e-learning.

3. Discuss when and where CyberLab can be successfully applied. Discuss when and where CyberLab is definitely not applicable.

4. Expand on the concept of CyberAssist and discuss how situated computing can contribute to e-learning. Present a scenario using story boards.

5. (Search the web to) find at least three examples of the virtual classroom and compare their principal features. Discuss how the virtual classroom can be used to enhance distance learning.

6. How can you represent the Growing Book using XML? How can you implement the Growing Book based upon SCORM? Draw some system diagrams to illustrate your approach.

7. (Search the web to) find at least two examples of the hybrid course approach and analyze how the hybrid approach effectively take into consideration residual teaching effectiveness.

8. Do you think e-learning can "solve" some of the problems in Taiwan's education system? First, list some of the problems. Then, discuss how e-learning may "solve" some of the problems.