Communication Technology

Communication technologies generally falls into two categories - asynchronous or synchronous.
Asynchronous activities use technologies such as blogs, wikis, and discussion boards. Synchronous activities occur with all participants joining in at once, as with a chat session or a virtual classroom or meeting.

The term E-Learning 2.0 has been foucsing on the uses of social software such as blogs and wikis. This approach has been particularly evangelised by some instrcuctional designers.

The writing community and the communication channels relate with the E-learning and the M-learning communities. Both the communities provide a general overview of the basic learning models and the activities required for the participants to join the learning sessions across the virtual classroom. The activities essential for the learners require frequent chat sessions in the form of virtual classrooms and blog meetings.

The various blogs that are being used for providing writing approaches are gaining popularity. The Encyclopedic content is no longer in demand and the virtual classrooms serve the purpose of an instructor leading and controlling the sessions.