Web based training

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Web Based Training ( WBT ) or Web Based Learning ( WbL ) are generic terms under which learning programs based on Internet technology can be classified.

Definition of terms

Web Based Training (WBT) is a special form of e-learning . WBT is understood as a further development of Computer Based Training (CBT) through the use of network-based services . Both the WBT and the CBT can be subsumed under the concept of Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) from the perspective of the learner. On the other hand, under the concept of Computer Assisted Teaching (CAT), the teaching processes are viewed from the teacher's perspective and the focus on web-based media is referred to as Web Based Lecture (WBL).

In contrast to computer-based training, learning units are not distributed on a data carrier, but are accessed online from a web server via the Internet or intranet . The embedding in the network offers a variety of further possibilities for communication and interaction between the learner and fellow learners. If the WBT is moderated by a lecturer / tutor, it is a moderated WBT (mWBT). In the mWBT, e-mail, news, chats , material archives and discussion forums are linked to the WBT by the lecturer and learners are instructed and motivated to use them by the lecturer. In addition, data-intensive audio and video signals can be streamed live via synchronous conference platforms.

Web-based learning opportunities

WBT enables the learner to make his learning process more flexible in terms of space, time and content. In addition to the self-directed learning process, the WBT enables greater interactivity between learners and teachers, as well as between learners, than in traditional mass events or conventional distance learning (Grob 2012).

Web 2.0 approaches are suitable for supporting the self-directed learning process through the possibility of community building and the creation of user-generated content (e.g. through wikis, weblogs or tagging). Learners have the opportunity to add questions, comments and tags to the course content offered online so that other learners can answer, evaluate and, if necessary, correct them (Dahl et al. 2008).

Form of learning

Web-based learning works best on the principle of swarm learning. Success essentially depends on how the group interacts with one another. Five behaviors could be observed in bee colonies, which ensure successful cooperation. The following points describe this behavior.

Crush learning

  1. Remind group members of their common interests and encourage mutual consideration so they can work productively together.
  2. Research different solutions to the problem to maximize the group's likelihood of making excellent choices.
  3. Gain knowledge of the group in an open debate
  4. Minimize the leader's influence on group thinking.
  5. Balance between mutual dependency (sharing of all information) and independence (no peer pressure) among the members of the group.

literature

  • D. Mair: E-learning - the script. Handbook for media authors and project managers . Berlin and Heidelberg, 2005
  • Rolf Schulmeister: On the didactics of the use of learning platforms . Published in: Maike Franzen (Ed.): Learning platforms. Web-based training . Empa Academy: Dübendorf. Switzerland 2005, pp. 11–19. ISBN 3-905594-45-5
  • Daniel Dahl, Jens Lechtenbörger, Jens Sieberg, Gottfried Vossen: LEARNR - WEB 2.0-driven learning. In: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Web-based Education. Innsbruck 2008

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Grob, 2000, see web links