Instructional Technology Terminology

3. an online seminar or meeting conducted online, where participants all meet at the same time.
5. A generic term for the professional growth of one’s career-oriented competencies.
6. A type of classroom that uses blended learning, this is the practice of students watching lecture material (usually in video form) at home, then practicing their learnings in an interactive environment in the classroom. Households without computers or an Internet connection cannot participate in this practice, however.
9. Refers to any kind of learning activity where responses and interactions do not all happen at the same time, but can be completed when a participant chooses (typically within a designated time frame).
10. courses that offer some portion of its content in an online format, reducing actual “seat time” in a physical classroom, sometimes by as much as 50%, but this amount varies. The other 50% may be an in person, face to face, learning environment.
11. Using game-like elements and principles in an educational setting.

1. A type of learning that integrates online activities in a completely face-to-face course. There is no reduction in “seat time,” and technology is used to facilitate activities, assess students, and/or deliver content.
2. A type of classroom that mostly or entirely relies on electronic devices and software instead of paper and pens. It is usually characterized by a central computing device, like a laptop or tablet, and a number of online software and apps.
4. A graphical organizer using images displayed in order to help with previsualization of a video or interactive media design.
7. the acronym for an informal network of people that is professional in nature and meant to aid an educator in furthering his/her pedagogical craft.
8. Refers to any kind of learning activity where responses and interactions all happen at the same time.
12. The acronym for an online course that includes video lectures, reading materials, problem sets, and a student community.