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A Model for E-learning Integration
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E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-60-0 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), San Diego, CA

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As yet there is no comprehensive theory to inform how the various elements of e-learning environments, such as design, implementation and delivery can be understood and optimised. A major study of the introduction of e-learning into the Australian Army has allowed a preliminary grounded theory model to be developed. This model identifies key factors, including organisational priorities, instructors' roles, learners' needs and the learning environment as contributing to an integrated e-learning culture. Furthermore, the study highlights that by accepting that e-learning environments are not value-free, it is possible to understand the competing priorities and discourses that influence how e-learning effectiveness is constructed and defined.

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Newton, D. & Ellis, A. (2006). A Model for E-learning Integration. In T. Reeves & S. Yamashita (Eds.), Proceedings of E-Learn 2006--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 812-819). Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved October 20, 2019 from .

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