T-learning- A Blend of C-learning

M-learning is convenient in that it is accessible from virtually anywhere and collaborative. M-learning also brings strong portability by replacing print material and notes with small computer devices with contents as required. Elearning applications and processes include Web-based learning, computerbased learning, virtual classroom settings and digital collaboration. Content is delivered via electronic media in many forms like text, animations etc. U-learning is popularly quoted to be the blend of Mlearning and E-learning. We talk about learning but what is learning? Learning can be defined as the relatively permanent change in an individual's behavior or behavior potential (or capability) as a result of experience or practice. Then, what is teaching? Teaching then, can be thought of as the purposeful direction and management of the learning process teaching is the process of providing opportunities for students to produce relatively permanent change through the engagement in experiences provided by the teacher. What needs to be observed here is that is E-learning, M-learning or U-learning facilitating behavior change or permanent change by engaging the students in experiential learning. A standalone system of learning will not complete the learning cycle. Conventional teaching and learning process emphasize the intervention of a facilitator who involves in face-to-face interaction. The human intervention is inevitable. This concept of T-learning applied to management institutes in India have shown positive results. The proportion of blend of each system of learning for various domain subjects differs. Language learning, technical learning and management learning require different blends of E-M-U-C learning to make it an effective T-learning for better knowledge transfer. The various demographic stages of learners too require a proportionate blend of each type of learning. A conscious and voluntary learning by an adult by Ulearning can be effective but for students, forced learning is inevitable for their credit courses. In such a case, T-learning will be effective since the extent of learnability can also be identified and we can get a feedback. This paper discusses the concept of Tlearning (Total Learning) which is a blend of C-learning ( Conventional learning) and U-learning and its impact on knowledge transfer in higher education. An experimental set up and study reveals that each type of The Seventh International Conference on eLearning for Knowledge-Based Society, 16-17 December 2010, Thailand