Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. In e-learning, used to describe the hours of operation of a virtual classroom or how often technical support should be available for online students and ins [..]

Section 508: The section of the 1998 Rehabilitation Act that states that all electronic and information technology procured, used, or developed by the federal government after June 25, 2001, must be a [..]

A characteristic of technology that enables people with disabilities to use it. For example, accessible Websites can be navigated by people with visual, hearing, motor, or cognitive impairments. Acces [..]

Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee: An international association of technology-based training professionals that develops training guidelines for the aviation industry. AICC has and i [..]

An educational approach characterized by learner-centredness (i.e., the student’s needs and wants are central to the process of teaching), self-directed learning (i.e., students are responsible for an [..]

Application Programming Interface: An interface for letting a program communicate with another program. In web terms: An interface for letting web browsers or web servers communicate with other progra [..]

The process used to systematically evaluate a learner’s skill or knowledge level.

A question or exercise on a test, quiz, or other evaluation.

Learning in which interaction between instructors and students occurs intermittently with a time delay. Examples are self-paced courses taken via the Internet or CD-ROM, Q&A mentoring, online disc [..]

A software application or program used by trainers and instructional designers to create e-learning courseware. Types of authoring tools include instructionally focused authoring tools, Web authoring [..]