Much European policy is concerned with the spread of new technology, and
with training the population at large to use it, particularly in contexts of
learning of all kinds, including older people.
If you are involved, or likely to become involved in the field, you may wish to
take a short course that also offers the vital experience of being an e-learner
yourself. It is not only for teaching staff, but also attracts librarians,
technical staff, managers and administrators who seek to extend their
professional area.
It is Online Education & Training, which is run online. You'll find it a forum for
rich structured collaborative learning with UK other educators. The course
deals with e-learning in terms of a simple pedagogy framework that
incorporates many styles of learning.
It covers general issues of teaching online including social networking,
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 by phone, text, video-conferencing, or SecondLife
- blogging and podcasting
The next start is 9th March 2009. 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 654, 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
Email: [log in to unmask]
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