Soft-learning
One of the first encounters a person has with e-learning is through the purchase and use of software. In this instance there are two general categories: educational software and non-educational software.
Education software is specifically as instruction based learning using a computer. Much of this software supplemental in nature, that is, it is used to help the learning process. But there is a growing base of instructional software that comprises complete courses of studies. This has been a popular format for the home school and independent learner markets.
Non-educational software is any software that does not have formal education as its primary purpose. An example of this would be Microsoft Office. With the software package is a electronic user manual that can guide a person through the steps of how to use the software. There are also a host of stand-a-lone software programs that can augment the learning process of utilizing MS Office.
At one time, years ago, software came with a hard copy user manual. Some of these manual were very thick. Today most software comes with e-manuals. It is rare to see software come with any manuals, if is does, it is usually a set-up manual.
The next time you open a software’s “help file” just remember that you are taking place in an informal of e-learning.
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