courseware
Digital learning materials
Courseware is educational software or digital content designed for teaching and learning.
The term emerged with computer-assisted instruction and now covers everything from interactive tutorials to full online learning platforms: The university invested heavily in courseware development.
It often refers to the packaged materials for a specific course rather than general educational tools.
Internet-delivered instruction
- LMSEducational course hosting software
- MOOCMassive online open course
- onlineNetwork-connected state
- platformRaised flat structure
SCORM · module · cloud-based · self-paced · distance · webinar · downloadable · streaming
Course plan document
- moduleIndependent functional component
- lessonUnit of teaching
- unitIndividual part or measure
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
assessment · prerequisites · competencies · certification · credits · progression · scope · sequence
Imitation of real processes
- gamificationAdding play mechanics elsewhere
- quizzesBrief knowledge checks
- exercisesActivities for fitness
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
drag-and-drop · scenarios · feedback · engagement · participation · activities · collaboration · role-playing
Recorded moving imagery
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- audioTransmitted sound content
- graphicsVisual design elements
- slideshowSequential visual display
voiceover · screencast · tutorial · demonstration · infographic · transcript · captioning · playback
Preset pattern for reproduction
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- publishingDistributing written works publicly
- exportForeign-bound sale
- developerOne who builds things
designer · editing · customization · localization · accessibility · responsive
e-learning
Internet-delivered instruction
platform · SCORM · module · cloud-based · self-paced · distance · webinar · downloadable · streaming · virtual
syllabus
Course plan document
objectives · assessment · prerequisites · competencies · certification · credits · progression · scope · sequence · standards
simulation
Imitation of real processes
- gamificationAdding play mechanics elsewhere
- quizzesBrief knowledge checks
- exercisesActivities for fitness
branching · drag-and-drop · scenarios · feedback · engagement · participation · activities · collaboration · role-playing · problem-solving
video
Recorded moving imagery
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- audioTransmitted sound content
- graphicsVisual design elements
slideshow · voiceover · screencast · tutorial · demonstration · infographic · transcript · captioning · playback · embedded
template
Preset pattern for reproduction
- storyboardPlanned visual sequence drawings
- publishingDistributing written works publicly
- exportForeign-bound sale
developer · designer · editing · customization · localization · accessibility · responsive
- E-Learning ToolsLMS, digital textbooks, e-learning, online modules, interactive content
- e-textbooksebook, PDF, student edition, e-reader, download
- edtechonline classes, Moodle, STEM, learning platforms, digital education
- textbook editionsstudent edition, teacher edition, workbook, annotated edition, abridged edition
- instructional designlearning objectives, instructional materials, learning outcomes, backward design, Bloom's taxonomy
coursewaretextbook
Academic subject manual
printed materials · hardcopy · print media · workbook · lecture notes
course, wares, hardware, software, courses, silverware, glassware, cookware, tableware