There are lots of possible meta's, and perhaps soon we will soon stop
talking about e-learning and just subsume it under learning [as Diana
Laurillard hoped at the launch of the recent DfES consultation paper on e-
learning strategy].
The relevance of this is that, while the metadata movement is rather
technical for most of us educators, and we find it difficult to take on
board sufficiently, we would still like to suggest that a way of bridging
the gap between us would be for more people in the field to get involved
with e-learning, preferably as learners.
So for these reasons I would welcome some members of this list on the short
online Certificate in Online Education & Training, from the Institute of
Education, London University, that I have been running globally with
regional groups for about 12 years. It is for people concerned with online
practice as a means of supporting teaching, and would give an insider view
of what is needed for the e- side of learning and teaching. It would also
help me get some dialogue going between meta-people and other educators.
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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