| CAI |
computer aided instruction (a truly ancient acronym that has
fallen out of favor --guess why!-- in favor of courseware etc) |
| CBT |
computer based training, typically disk or CD-based and taking
place in a learning center (compare WBT) |
| CMC |
(the science of) computer mediated communication |
| CMI |
computer-managed instruction: instruction itself need not be
delivered via a computer, although CAI is often combined with CMI. |
| CME |
computer-mediated education: apps (eg. email) delivering instruction |
| CSCW |
computer-supported cooperative/collab work (groupware) |
| DE/DL |
distance education/distance learning, suitcase-sized buzzwords
that can mean almost anything if you want to stretch |
| EPSS |
employee performance support systems, attempts to embed
learning into work processes |
| F2F |
face-to-face "real world" (ie. traditional) learning |
| GUI |
graphical user-interface |
| LT |
learning technologies |
| UI |
user-interface |
| VC |
virtual communities (groupware --OR venture capital!)
|
| WBT |
web-based training, typically at an employee's desktop
(compare CBT, EPSS) |