Since Geography is so visually oriented, should I be surprised that not
very many geographers have taken the course I mention below? Or is that
that they have already undertaken a great deal of web teaching and feel
they do not need any training course themselves? If so, may I suggest that
one of the best ways of deepening one's understanding of e-learning is to
become an earlier oneself. This is what we aim to accomplish in our long-
established London University short course for people concerned with online
practice as a means of supporting teaching.
The certificate in Online Education & Training is from the Institute of
Education, and runs globally with regional groups. Our "students" - all HE
or FE professionals - normally include not only academics but related staff
that may be part of e-learning design teams, e.g. technical specialists or
librarians. Thus, participants come from a range of different disciplines
and educational backgrounds and usually enjoy the unusual opportunity to
share both what they have in common and where they differ.
We use various multimedia materials and platforms to consider different
methods of teaching and syllabus design issues, closely tied to educational
needs. It gives a real insight into the needs of e-learning provision from
the student point of view, as well the institutional.
You'll find it a forum for rich structured collaborative learning with UK
and world-wide educators.
As with much good modern teaching, we focus very much on group
collaborative learning, both in our method of running the course and in the
topics we discuss. There is also a range of special options to cater for
specialist interests.
The Certificate is available in two modes:
either
the 10 week international online option from 30 January 2004,
or
the 4 week online course plus 5 separate days in London from 26 April 2004.
Content is the same, and both carry 20 credits that can be taken into
either an Advanced Diploma in Professional Studies or a Master's. All the
tutors have many years of experience as online tutors and trainers.
For full details, visit:
http://www.ioe.ac.uk/english/oet.htm
Enquiries to London office:
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Anita
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Anita Pincas, Senior Lecturer,
Lifelong Education and International Development [LEID]
Institute of Education,University of London
Tel +44 0207 612 6522 / FAX +44 0207 612 6467
Personal Web page <http://www.ioe.ac.uk/english/Apincas.htm>
Certificate in Online Education and Training
Full details and application form:
<http://www.ioe.ac.uk/english/OET.htm>
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