The library has become a focal point in most institutions that develop e-
learning, whether for on campus or distance use. This is clear by the many
books now available, some of which I have read and reviewed recently books
such as Secker's "Electronic Resources in the Virtual Learning", and
Melling's "Supporting e-learning; a guide for library and information
managers".
So I assume that some people on this list may wish to enhance their
understanding of the issues involved. I would like to suggest our short
course in which our "students" normally include academics and related staff
that may be part of e-learning design teams, e.g. librarians.
It is the online course in Online Education & Training, from the
Institute of Education, University of London, run globally as a
forum for rich structured collaborative learning with UK and world-wide
educators.
We use various multimedia materials and platforms to consider different
methods of teaching and syllabus design, closely tied to educational needs
of the campus as well as distance use. This gives a real insight into the
needs of e-learning provision from the student point of view.
The course deals with general issues of teaching online with regular
practical tasks, and has a choice of optional topics on using the internet
to enhance
internet teaching. These are expected to include
online discourse and moderating
computer-based assessment
mobile technologies
Real-time teaching with CHAT or video-conferencing and whiteboards
blogging and podcasting
The next start is 13 May 2007. We suggest you register as soon as
possible.
The course carries 30 UK credits towards either a masters or a diploma and
can be taken by 10 weeks distance study online.
The fee is £Stg 499, which can be paid by bank transfer, credit card or
instalments.
More information about the course is at the
website:http://www.ioe.ac.uk/english/OET.htm
Enquiries to
Anita Pincas, Senior Lecturer,
Institute of Education
Tel +44 0207 612 6522
Personal Web page http://www.ioe.ac.uk/english/Apincas.htm
Short course: Online Education and Training
Full details and application form: http://www.ioe.ac.uk/english/OET.h
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Podcast: http://anitapincas.podomatic.com/
Blog: http://oet06.blogspot.com/
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