INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC) 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore-560 059 COLLOQUIUM-2 E-Learning: An Overview Abstract Learning is a life-long process. Throughout his life, human being learns by formal and informal ways. These ways of learning have under gone tremendous changes. With technological advancement, the learning and teaching process have reached a new era of learning known as e-learning. E-Learning is about using ICT to expand the access to education and to enhance and transform both teaching and learning experiences. It is the combination of pedagogical and technological innovations in education. The concurrent quality and the cost reduction pressure are the two major factors that lead to transition from the traditional learning to e-learning. Today various proprietary and open source tools are paving a path for e-learning. Several online e-learning systems are created with the help of these tools. These systems ought to offer the online courses and also to promote and enhance the distance education and e-learning. This colloquium provides an overview of e-learning models, tools, systems and the impact of e-learning on various sectors namely Education, Economy and Society. Speakers Topics Amit Tiwari Introduction Goutam Mondal Background, Definition, Features, etc. Amrish Dubey Learning and Learner's Models Harish Kumar T E-Learning Tools: Open Source Harsha Rathi E-Learning Tools: Proprietary Source Udaya Varadarajan Real World E-learning Systems: Some examples Naveen Patil E-Learning Systems: An evaluation Susheel K Chourasiya E-Learning and Libraries Supriya Bag Impact of E-Learning Dipanjan Munshi Conclusion Date: 14-02-2017 Time: 2 p.m. Venue: DRTC Class Room (G-16), ISI Bangalore. All are cordially invited. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.