The document discusses how technology needs to become invisible in the classroom in order to fully integrate learning. It suggests keeping up to date with trends like RSS, Web 2.0, and social bookmarking and sharing sites. The future of online learning is explored through virtual learning environments, hybrid courses, and content management systems. Second Life is mentioned as a virtual world used for education. M-learning is defined as using mobile devices like phones, MP3 players, and tablets for learning.

2. Stephen Bax suggests:
“Technology needs to become invisible, to both the
teacher and the student, in order to be fully integrated into
the learning process”.
 Natural part of the classroom.
 The pace of change has been slow
 There will be no one big movement or trend.

3. How to keep up-to-date
 RSS (Really Simpli Simplification)
An easy way of reading content from blogs and websites
 Web 2.0
Computing platform, which delivers services and applications to
end users, wherever they may be.
 Social bookmarking
 Social sharing sites

4. The future of online learning
VLE(Virtual Learning Environment)
“The use of “this other world” for training and education”
HYBRID COURSES
Self-acces mode, tutorial-based sessions with colleagues
and tutors.
CMS(Content Management Systems)
It is an online repository which can be stocked with web
pages, documents, downloads of multimedia files and
other resources. It can be managed by a group of
people.

5. SECOND LIFE
2003. By real Networks(Real Player).
It’s a virtual world built and owned by
residents.
Population: over 3 million people
Education: provides and ideal and safe
environment in which to work. Classes and
courses, seminars, conferences.
Expectations: a Firefox browser to access to
Moodle, Language school (Language Lab
Co.)

6. M- Learning
 Mobile phones
 Mp3 players
 Smart phones
 Tablets
 Palms
 Laptops
 Devices

7.  Allthis technology appears to be here to
stay, and it is- specially when we
considerhow adept most people are with
mobile devices these days.