Alvanet focuses on content development and application of the
e-learning components. In other words, Alvanet sees itself as
content and application provider for e-learning market. The basic
components of e-learning system which are essential for its functionality
are called the technical system.
The technical system is supplemented on the hand by manware,
which refers to the people who use, administrative, maintain
and develop other components of the system. On the other hand,
it is supplemented by orgware, which refers to all organizational
regulations and concepts concerning e-learning and its management.
Every part of an e-learning system which can be marketed autonomously
is called e-learning product. E-learning products comprise on
the one hand hardware, software and content in terms of digital
data. On the other hand, they comprise services in connection
with hardware, software, content, manware and orgware.
E-learning becomes more and more important. Reasons are the
paramount importance of knowledge, life-time learning, globalization
and mobility. E-learning products are not only demanded by educational
institution or companies but also by individual, autonomous
learners focusing special learning objectives via ICT.
In addition, digital divide between rural area population and
the urban population is huge especially in Malaysia. There is
a great need in helping the rural area population especially
children to have access to the online academics resources content
via digital means such as satellite, internet and storage media
technologies. Example in the remote area such as Bario, Sarawak,
and the children population can utilize the existing facilities
e-Bario to access Alvanet Children Edutainment Programs (ELSV,
WebICC, WebITV). Even some places without internet connection
and computer, Alvanet existing Hybrid CD Technology (HCDT) can
let the user to view the children content in VCD player.
Currently, most of the children edutainment software programs
available are mostly foreign content and lack of local content
and not much related to our country education guidelines of
education curriculum. Most of the Alvanet contents are local
education content curriculum which follow the guidelines of
Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE).
Since 1998, Alvanet has introduced more than 30 titles of children
edutainment software program, VCD and Hybrid CD for Malaysia
as well as some South East Asia countries such as Thailand and
Philippines.
Having the children software, VCD/DVD mode and Hybrid CD Technology
HCDT (user can use computer or VCD player to run interactive)
enable Alvanet to deliver its products more efficient and cost
effective. This will make the users or learners to enable them
to have continuous learning lesson with various digital options
via ICT.
As the growing ICT knowledge of e-learning among the children
in Malaysia, Alvanet plan to do Research and Development in
order for it to market more innovative e-learning content and
application products such as ELSV, WebICC and WebITV.
