If you happen to be thinking of developing your skills in this regard, you may
be interested in a short course from the Institute of Education, University of
London. It is not only for teaching staff, but also attracts librarians, technical
staff, managers and administrators.
It is Online Education & Training, which is run online. You'll find it a forum for
rich structured collaborative learning with other educators. It deals with
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. A cheaper auditor registration is also available if you do
not need the credits.
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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