Anyone who has an interest in, or a need to come to grips with, e-learning
for these subject areas and/or others, may wish to know that there is a
long-established London University short course for people concerned with
online practice as a means of supporting teaching - the Certificate in
Online Education & Training, from the Institute of Education, run globally
with regional groups.
We have set up a group for Scotland with its own regional facilitator some
years ago. {see below} Belonging to this group is only one part of the
course; in other parts there is active international interaction.
Our "students" - all HE or FE professionals - normally include a large
group of language teachers and trainers among the cohort which attracts
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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People who wish to join the regional group for collaboration with
colleagues in Scotland, please contact:
James Carr
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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>
