Glossary of Terms for ICT and E-learning: Compare the Polish, Spanish and Russian Approach

Abstract

The development of information technology creates new opportunities for teachers and learners. An increasing number of educators and students benefit from e-learning. However, there is scarcity of publications devoted to terminology describing e-learning process. Participants of the IRNet project recognized the need to investigate terminology used in e-learning. Therefore, the purpose of the article is to select notions connected with e-learning, group them and present their definitions in the form of a glossary. Twenty-nine notions were selected. They were divided into four groups. These were concepts connected with information, competence, education and-e-learning. Definitions of ten notions regarded as basic were gathered from Russia, Poland and Spain and compared. It is hoped that the work will be useful both for e-learning courses creators and students.