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I am writing to mention that - as e-learning is now an important part of professional development for most careers - one of the best ways of coming to grips with it is to engage with it as an e-learner. You may therefore be interested to know about our long-established London University short online course for people concerned with online practice as a means of supporting teaching. This is the certificate in Online Education & Training, from the Institute of Education, run globally with regional groups. Our "students" - all HE or FE professionals and trainers - 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: [log in to unmask] using for reference the subject header: OET Anita ==================================== 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>