The Effect and Significance of E-Learning

Based on Computer Network Technology for Higher

Education in China at Present

Wu Peng

Computing Center, Henan University, Kaifeng, China

b_sunday@sina.cn

Abstract. As the development and the popularization of the computer network

technology, the education will become the biggest industry after the electronic
commerce on Internet. Especially during recent years, all universities and
colleges in China are passing through a significant period of digital campus
project, whose education and teaching functions are required to be brought into
fullest play. Therefore E-Learning educational model based on the computer
network technology is imperative. This article has considered and analyzed the
influence and significance of E-Learning based on computer network
technology in universities and colleges in China.

Keywords: Internet, E-Learning, Information Technology, Higher Education.

1 Introduction
Generalized E-Learning means the learning behaviors by accepting application of
electronic technology and media, including learning behaviors based on television
broadcasting, video audio, CD-ROM and the Internet. In this sense, E-Learning has a
history of more than 30 years. While in a narrow sense, E-Learning is specifically
defined as Internet-based learning. E-Learning possesses operable property. It breaks
through closed property of traditional teaching and realizes a ubiquitous mobile E-
Learning. E-Learning is interactivity. E-Learning has inherited the interactivity of
traditional teaching. But it also has great differences with interactivity of traditional
teaching. Interactive of E-Learning is online, and it can be either synchronous or
asynchronous; E-Learning possesses cooperation property and E-Learning platform
provides an environment for teachers and learners to collaborate and exchange, and
realize collaborative learning through E-Learning; E-Learning possesses traceability
property and all learning activities of learners are logged as part of the assessment of
the learning results and the basis of learning demands analysis; E-Learning possesses
authenticity property, and though the learners are in a virtual environment, learning
situation is authentic; E-Learning is technical, implementation and technology of E-
Learning are closely related, including ICT technology, network technology and
related software and hardware. E-Learning is not one kind of new technology, but a
method of transmitting the content. And what the most important is that it is a great
reform for study itself as well as its production through the study. Thus this is the true
meaning of E-Learning. The contemporary study theory of constructivism believe that

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the knowledge acquirement is not imparted by teachers, but gained by the meaning
construction way. In that way learners are in a certain situation, that is to say under
the given society cultural background and with the aid of other people and essential
study materials. The study theory of constructivism takes knowledge meaning
construction as the final goal of entire learning process. The teaching design does not
usually start from teaching goal analysis, but from how to establish context which is
advantageous for meaning construction of learners. During the learning process all
activities have to obey to this central idea, and have to be advantageous to complete
and deepen the meaning construction of the learning knowledge. The study theory of
constructivism reveals four attributes of learning environment, which are “situation”,
“cooperation”, “dialog”, “meaning construction”. They are important to the E-
Learning learning process. The study theory of constructivism requests the E-
Learning teaching design to carry on launch by the analysis design of “question
scene”, “study resources”, “study strategy”, “cognition tool”, “management and
service”, “strengthening and the appraisal” and so on. In this process the learners are
the main body of teaching design, whose core duty is the study goal. The goal of E-
Learning teaching design is to create intelligent learning system, so that learners can
study in collaborative learning in simulation learning “scene” of virtual system. In the
learning process we use modern network technology, communication technology and
multimedia technology to achieve “conversation”, and finally we establish the
meaningful knowledge to existing knowledge system.

2 Effect and Significance of E-Learning Based on the Computer

Network Technology for Higher Education in China at Present
With wide application of E-learning in higher education and enterprise training, E-
learning is given a new dimension. E-learning is considered to be a brand new
teaching model which based on computer, multimedia and internet, and emphasize the
guiding function of the teacher and the subject position of the student; in addition, E-
Learning also refers to the teaching and learning behavior in the information
technology environment. If we say that class teaching is a product of the industrial
age, and the E-learning is a product of information age and knowledge-based
economy, which has many attributes such as network, popularization, personalization,
lifelong and so on. E-learning can also be understood as an e-learning, digit-learning
or network-learning, which in a broad sense are called teaching and learning behavior
in context of information environment. From the perspective of teaching forms, with
the aid of E-learning teaching model we can not only learn actively in the way of
using multimedia under the stand-alone environment, but also in LAN environment
access to the server online and browse or download a special course and related
materials; with the aid of the Internet we can also carry out global distance education
and virtual teaching in the worldwide. From the perspectives of content, the E-
learning emphasize the close combination of digitized content and network resources.
The essence of E-learning is that under the guidance of advanced education theory we
take information technology, multimedia, computer technology and network
communication technology as a platform of teaching, learning and cognitive. With the
aid of teaching and learning environment, learning content, learning tools we change