- Studying
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The self-directed practice of reviewing instructional material (usually as a follow-up to instruction) to improve retention and understanding. Aims to increase or improve skills or knowledge in the long-term, although some people argue that studying only places information in the short-term memory and mainly serves the goal of improving performance on tests.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Style sheets
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In traditional print publishing and on the Web, style sheets specify how a document should appear, standardizing such elements as fonts, page layout and line spacing, repeated content, and so forth. Web style sheets help ensure consistency across Webpages, but HTML coding can also override the sheets in designated sections of the pages. Also see CSS.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Subcontract
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means an agreement to provide services, supplies or goods concluded between a participant and one or more subcontractors for the specific needs of the project.
Source: European Commission
- Subcontractor
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means a legal entity, an international organisation or the JRC, which has concluded a subcontract.
Source: European Commission
- Subject Matter Expert
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SHE-Q Subject Matter Expert:
A qualified consultant (ISO and/or EMAS and/or OSHAS) or recognized* experienced and competent technical expert, who provides advice, resources and training to Small and Medium Enterprises and other companies in required aspects of : best practice techniques, regulatory conformance, performance assessment and management and continuous improvement in the fields of Occupational and Process Safety and Quality in production.
*recognized = Practitioner whose industrial career is in leadership of his technical field within SHE-Q having demonstrated competence required by his employer and by regulatory authorities. Practitioner recognized by publication of technical work in the scientific and technical community. Source: Dr. Richard Gowland, Director of EPSC Center, UK
- Synchronous learning
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A real-time, instructor-led online learning event in which all participants are logged on at the same time and communicate directly with each other. In this virtual classroom setting, the instructor maintains control of the class, with the ability to "call on" participants. In most platforms, students and teachers can use a whiteboard to see work in progress and share knowledge. Interaction may also occur via audio- or videoconferencing, Internet telephony, or two-way live broadcasts.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Synergy
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The dynamic energetic atmosphere created in an online class when participants interact and productively communicate with each other.
Source: Learning Circuits
- System requirements
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The technological conditions required to run a software application. Includes the operating system, programming language, database, hardware configuration, bandwidth, processing power, and so forth.
Source: Learning Circuits
- T-1 (DS-1)
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High-speed digital data channel that is a high-volume carrier of voice and/or data. Often used for compressed video teleconferencing. T-1 has 24 voice channels.
Source: Learning Circuits
- T-3 (DS-3)
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A digital channel that communicates at a significantly faster rate than T-1.
Source: Learning Circuits
- TBT (technology-based training)
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The delivery of content via Internet, LAN or WAN (intranet or extranet), satellite broadcast, audio- or videotape, interactive TV, or CD-ROM. TBT encompasses both CBT and WBT.
Source: Learning Circuits
- TCP
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Stands for Transmission Control Protocol. both the protocol and software that ensure that data sent over the Net arrive in the correct order.
- TCP/IP
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Short for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. A group of protocols that specify how computers communicate over the Internet. All computers on the Internet need TCP/IP software.
- Teaching
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A process that aims to increase or improve knowledge, skills, attitudes, and/or behaviors in a person to accomplish a variety of goals. Teaching is often driven more toward the long-term personal growth of the learner and less toward business drivers such as job tasks that are often the focus of training.
Some people characterize teaching as focused on theory and training as focused on practical application. See also Training and Learning. Source: Learning Circuits
- Telecommunication
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The science of information transport using wire, radio, optical, or electromagnetic channels to transmit and receive signals for voice or data communications.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Telecommuting
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Working at home but connecting to one s office by way of a computer network.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Teleconferencing
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Two-way electronic communication between two or more groups in separate locations via audio, video, and/or computer systems.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Telnet
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An Internet command that allows your computer to directly connect and interact with remote computers, often through a text-based 'terminal' environment. Often involves the need for passwords and access information.
- Template
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A predefined set of tools or forms that establishes the structure and settings necessary to quickly create content. A template contains predefined data or structure that may be used in total or in part, customised as necessary, to achieve a purpose within PROMIS by the user.Templates may include tree structured elements, documents, management tools etc.
- Thin client
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1) A network computer without hard- or diskette drives that accesses programs and data from a server instead of storing them locally.
2) Software that performs the majority of its operations on a server rather than the local computer, thus requiring less memory and fewer plug-ins. Source: Learning Circuits
- Third country
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means a country other than a Member State.
Source: European Commission
- Thread
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A series of messages on a particular topic posted in a discussion forum.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Tool
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A tool is a defined functionality within PROMIS that supports or delivers the achievement of a task or tasks.A tool may be related to one or more Modules.
- Training
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A process that aims to improve knowledge, skills, attitudes, and/or behaviors in a person to accomplish a specific job task or goal.
Training is often focused on business needs and driven by time-critical business skills and knowledge, and its goal is often to improve performance. See also Teaching and Learning. Source: Learning Circuits
- Training management system
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See LMS.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Transparent technology
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Technology that is easy to use, intuitive in nature, and not the focus of the learning experience. Also called seamless technology.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Tree
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A tree is a hierarchical array of myPROMIS elements.
Source: PROMIS@Service Sarl
- Tutorial
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Step-by-step instructions presented through computer or Web-based technology, designed to teach a user how to complete a particular action.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Unicasting
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Communication between a sender and a single receiver over a network. For example, an email message sent from one person to another.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Unix
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A computer operating system developed by AT&T Bell Labs and used to develop the Internet. It is no longer the sole operating system used to run servers.
- Uplink
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The communication link from a transmitting earth station to a satellite.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Upload
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Transferring a file or files from the user's computer to a remote computer.
- URI (uniform resource identifier)
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Name and address of information - text, graphics, audio, video, and so forth - on the Internet. A URI usually identifies the application used to access the resource, the machine the resource is located on, and the file name of the resource.
A Webpage address or URL is the most commonly used type of URI. Source: Learning Circuits
- URL
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Short for Uniform Resource Locator. A string of characters used to uniquely identify a page of information on the WWW. This information is used by browser software to find other WWW, FTP, telnet, gopher, etc. sites on the Internet.
- Usability
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The measure of how effectively, efficiently, and easily a person can navigate an interface, find information on it, and achieve his or her goals.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Use
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means the direct or indirect use of knowledge for exploitation purposes.
Source: European Commission
- Value-added services
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In the context of the e-learning industry, value-added services include custom training needs assessment and skill-gap analysis, curriculum design and development, pre-and posttraining mentoring and support, training effectiveness analysis, reporting and tracking tools, advisor services and implementation consulting, hosting and management of Internet- or intranet-based learning systems, integration of enterprise training delivery systems, and other services.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Vector graphics
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Computer-aided design (CAD) programs and drawing applications such as Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw produce graphics that don't look blocky when you zoom in on them.
They scale up easily because they store geometric information about shapes and lines called vectors. These images are unlike pictures from paint programs or scanners, which are called bitmaps.
- Videoconferencing
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Using video and audio signals to link participants at different and remote locations.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Viewer
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A viewer assists your Web browser by handling files that the browser itself can't. Viewers can be any type of application, since they may be called upon to handle any kind of file-even sound files. Because it seems weird to use a viewer to play a sound file, some people prefer to call them helpers.
- Virtual
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Not concrete or physical. For instance, a completely virtual university does not have actual buildings but instead holds classes over the Internet.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Virtual community
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See online community.
Source: Learning Circuits
- Virus
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A destructive type of computer program that attempts to disrupt the normal operation of a computer, rewrite or delete information from storage devices, and in some cases, cause physical damage to the computer.
Source: Learning Circuits
- VoD (video on demand)
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See CoD.
Source: Learning Circuits
- VoIP (voice over IP)
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Voice transmitted digitally using the Internet Protocol. Avoids fees charged by telephone companies.
Source: Learning Circuits
- VPN (Virtual Private Network)
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A Virtual Private Network, or VPN, is a private network of computers that's at least partially connected by public phone lines. A good example would be a private office LAN that allows users to log in remotely over the Internet (an open, public system).
VPNs use encryption and secure protocols like PPTP to ensure that data transmissions are not intercepted by unauthorized parties.
- VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language)
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The World Wide Web isn't a linear experience like leafing through and reading a book. The Web enables you to jump around from place to place. But in most cases, you jump from one page-based site to another. HTML is the specification for page-oriented Web navigation. VRML is a 3D navigation specification, hammered out by Silicon Graphics, Intervista Software, and other organizations and individuals.
It enables the creation of 3D sites (not necessarily just chat rooms, though this is one example of its use). Many sites and FAQs are devoted to discussing and showing off the technology. The specification is also available online.
- W3C
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World Wide Web Consortium, an organization developing interoperable specifications, software, and tools for the WWW.
Source: Learning Circuits
- WAN
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Stands for Wide Area Network. A network of computers that covers a large geographical distance.
- WAP (wireless application protocol)
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Specification that allows Internet content to be read by wireless devices.
Source: Learning Circuits
