What is a QR code?

This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series).  We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. Example QR code You’re no doubt familiar with simple barcodes which are a series of lines, of varying thickness, used to represent…

What is a tag cloud?

This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series).  We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. First we’ll start by looking at what a tag is.  Tags are typically words which are used to classify…

What is SHURA?

This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series).  We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. This article continues our look at some local Sheffield Hallam terms by explaining what we mean by SHURA, the Sheffield Hallam University Research…

What is an e-book?

This is part of a regular series of articles exploring some of the terms used in e-learning (view other articles in the series).  We’ll do our best to break down the jargon and explain what things are from a basic perspective. Books that are available in an electronic format are known as e-books. e-books have gained in popularity recently.  Many…