Traditional Learning vs. eLearning

	Traditional Learning	eLearning
Classroom Discussions	The teacher usually talks more than the student	The student talks at least as much as or more than the teacher
Learning Process	The learning is conducted with the whole class participating; there is almost no group or individual study	Most of the learning process takes place in groups or by the individual student.
Subject Matter	The teacher conducts the lesson according to the study program and the existing curriculum	The student participates in determining the subject matter; the studying is based on various sources of information, including web data banks and net-experts located by the student.
Emphases in the Learning Process	The students learn “what” and not “how”; the students and the teachers are busy completing the required subject matter quota; the students are not involved in inquiry-based education and in solving problems, but rather in tasks set by the teacher.	The students learn “how” and less “what”; the learning includes research study which combines searching for and collecting information from web data banks and authorities on the communications network; the learning is better connected to the real world, the subject matter is richer and includes material in different formats.
Motivation	The students’ motivation is low, and the subject matter is “distant” from them.	The students’ motivation is high due to the involvement in matters that are closer to them and to the use of technology.
Teacher’s Role	The teacher is the authority	The teacher directs the student to the information.
Location of Learning & Lesson Structure	The learning takes place within the classroom and the school. The teacher dictates the structure of the lesson and the division of time	The learning takes place with no fixed location. The structure of the lesson is affected by the group dynamics.