e-Technologies in Engineering Education Learning Outcomes Providing Future Possibilities The Intersection of Learning Architecture and Instructional Design in e-Learning

Abstract

A sturdy Learning Architecture is necessary to lay the foundation for effective learning in the age of the Internet. Complementary technologies must be integrated into what is potentially so pervasive that it could be said to be a Learning Ecosystem. Not only is the technology of this infrastructure impacted by the decision to knit disparate parts into an integrated whole, but Instructional Design methodology is impacted as well. A Learning Ecosystem capitalizes on reusability, on underlying shared logic and taxonomy, and on convergence of learning and Knowledge Management to support a new model where learning and work are seamlessly and inextricably linked. I.