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Portals, Technology and E-Learning

Portals, Technology and E-Learning

Greg Adamson
Copyright: © 2010 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 9
ISSN: 1938-0194|EISSN: 1938-0208|EISBN13: 9781609609474|DOI: 10.4018/jwp.2010070105
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Adamson, Greg. "Portals, Technology and E-Learning." IJWP vol.2, no.3 2010: pp.56-64. http://doi.org/10.4018/jwp.2010070105

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Adamson, G. (2010). Portals, Technology and E-Learning. International Journal of Web Portals (IJWP), 2(3), 56-64. http://doi.org/10.4018/jwp.2010070105

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Adamson, Greg. "Portals, Technology and E-Learning," International Journal of Web Portals (IJWP) 2, no.3: 56-64. http://doi.org/10.4018/jwp.2010070105

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Abstract

E-learning promises to improve the learning process through the application of technology, including portal technology. Portals can provide the personalisation and interactivity functionality that e-learning requires. However, the long-held promise that technology will improve learning has often failed to deliver. This paper examines the promise of this technology and compares the specific demands of e-learning to the actual capability of portals and the underpinning Internet and World Wide Web. It then identifies four “costs” of using technology for e-learning, and points to existing project management tools that may minimise the effect of these “costs”.

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