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- BruceGrahamCommunity Member
Jeff Kortenbosch said:
Hi Jeff, I'd say it doesn't matter really as long as YOU use it consistently in anything you write. Like Garry states: in the end it's all about learning.
Agreed completely.PS - also "online learning".
- RutwinGeuverinkCommunity Member
I agree with Jeff - no correct, or incorrect syntax here. as long as you stick with one.
Nevertheless, out of pure curiosity I searched for both terms and got the following (perhaps quite useless) info:
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Google gives about 12,200,000 results for "elearning", and about 17,300,000 results for "e-learning". This would indicate that "e-learning" is more common than "eLearning" - unless the extra 5 million references were all coming from online discussions about the frequent misuse of "E-learning"
- In Wikipedia's entry on "E-learning", the syntax "E-learning" is used 97 times, whereas "elearning" only 10.
- It seems that offline publications about electronic/online learning prefer "elearning", whereas online articles more frequently use "E-learning".
- ChandanSinghCommunity Member
That (results on Google)may not be the best indication of which is more common. Google's algorithms are complex and it knows that semantically, both are the same, and will show results for elearning even when you search for e-learning.
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Google gives about 12,200,000 results for "elearning", and about 17,300,000 results for "e-learning". This would indicate that "e-learning" is more common than "eLearning" - unless the extra 5 million references were all coming from online discussions about the frequent misuse of "E-learning"
Rutwin Geuverink said:
- Google gives about 12,200,000 results for "elearning", and about 17,300,000 results for "e-learning". This would indicate that "e-learning" is more common than "eLearning" - unless the extra 5 million references were all coming from online discussions about the frequent misuse of "E-learning"
LOL That could very well be the case, Rutwin.- VasilyIngoglyCommunity Member
It's e-learning in Horton's "E-Learning by Design" and Clark's and Mayer's "e-Learning and the Science of Instruction" (and E-Learning in headlines/section titles in each). That's the convention I use when I mention it.
- RutwinGeuverinkCommunity Member
Happy eXmas Everyone!
- KimberlyVallierCommunity MemberUntil they decide to drop the dash like I believe what happened with email finally.
Christophe Breemersch said:
I guess Oxford dictionary is the one to follow?
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/e-learning?q=elearning
So: e-learning.
Kind regards,
Christophe
- LeahHemeonCommunity Member
Another vote for eLearning. We dropped the hyphen internally when we started developing content for our LMS about 4 years ago. We needed consistency so landed on eLearning and have stuck with it ever since. I agree with everyone else that it shouldn't matter what you call it as long as you're consistent. I also remember when we all used a hyphen for email I suspect, as others have suggested, that we'll drop the hyphen but I imagine eventually also the capital 'L'. I wonder how long it'll take?
Just my 2 cents.
PS... hmm... should probably stop using "cents" since the penny's been eliminated in my currency... soon no one will know what that means! Ahhh... evolution.
- leorakleinCommunity Member
i think elearning is right
- NicknaCommunity Member
Bruce Graham said:
I suspect that the term e/E/E-/e- learning might become redundant over time.
I know some people still talk about "email", (or is it e-Mail, or e-mail....anyway), a lot of people now just say "mail".
After all we "text" and "message", (not an "e" in sight). I suspect we will just start to talk about training..."...oh, and here's the url".
I think the delivery mechanism will become redundant eventually, but not sure how or when this one will play out.
HappE Christmas
Just 'learning' or 'training stuff' is easier to say for your average person.A point to remember is this 'The iphone is not the last phone to made.'
Eventually there will be another form of learning coming along and we'll be saying 'Do you remember elearning?...Oh yeah..)
Nicholas
- PedroFernandezCommunity Member
Wow, there are a lot of posts on this subject!
I tend to follow the organizational stance on the word with one exception: if we use the hyphenated version (e-learning) in a title (of any kind), then we should go with all capitals or captilize the L (example: E-LEARNING or e-Learning).
Personal preferance? e-learning