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SCORM
Acronym for Sharable Content Object Reference Model. SCORM
is a series of e-learning standards that specify ways to catalog,
launch and track course objects. The latest standards fad,
but this time it might actually stick.
Search Engine
The two types of search engines, the catalog and the crawler,
both locate requested information on a web site or on the
whole of the World Wide Web. A catalog engine compares the
user request with a collection of data that it contains concerning
web sites. A crawler engine scours the contents of sites themselves
to find a match to a word or string of words.
Section
A division of training concerned with one topic. Several sections
commonly make up a lesson, but the term is sometimes used
interchangeably with the term lesson or module. Self-paced
Instruction Any instruction where the learner dictates the
speed of progress through content.
Self-paced instruction
Training the enables learners to complete instructional segments
on their own, without the guidance of an instructor.
Server
A networked computer that is shared by many other computers
on the network. Intranets use servers to hold, or "host",
web pages.
Simulation
A mode of instruction that relies on a representation in realistic
form of the relevant aspects of a device, process, or situation.
Software
Programs that allow a user to complete tasks with computers,
such as word processing and graphics programs. Compare to
application.
SME
See Subject Matter Expert.
Soft Skills
The informal term for non-IT related business skills. Examples
include leadership, listening, negotiation, conflic management,
etc.
Storyboard
A collection of frames created by a developer that detail
the sequence of scenes that will be represented to the user;
a visual script.
Subject Matter Expert (SME)
The member of a project team who is most knowledgeable about
the content being instructed upon. Frequently, the SME is
an expert contracted or assigned by an organization to consult
on the training being created.
Subordinate Objective
An task or objective that must first be mastered in order
to complete a terminal objective.
Summative Evaluation
An evaluation performed after development used to measure
the efficacy and return-on-investment of a training program.
Synchronous Training/Learning
A training program in which the student and instructor participate
at the same time. For example, an instructor-led chat session
is a form of synchronous training. Common examples today include
the use of products from Centra, Interwise, or others that
enable web-casts of live events.
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