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Dublin Institute of Technology
How to Teach and Old Dog New Tricks:
a model for developing online training
Dublin Institute of Technology
Learning Technology Team
•Established May 2002
•1 manager, 1 administrator and 3 designers
•Role…The education of faculty members in realising the potential of e-learning to produce pedagogically sound e-learning materials
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The approach taken to address the above issues will affect directly whether the initiative is accepted, reaches its full potential, and becomes part of the culture or not
There is no simple way to adopt e-learning…it’s a complex and to a great extent doing it absolutely right is still an unknown process
Implementing e-learning initiatives is inevitably linked to change and that this change can be broken down into 3 main categories:
• Technological change• Pedagogical change• Cultural change
http://www.napier.ac.uk/elearning
Background
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a means to an end…
Background
Dublin Institute of Technology
a means to an end…
educational rather than technological…
Background
Dublin Institute of Technology
a means to an end…
educational rather than technological…
to add educational value…
Background
Dublin Institute of Technology
a means to an end…
educational rather than technological…
to add educational value…
How?
Background
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1) Evaluation of need
2) Subsequent planning
3) Delivery of training
4) Evaluation
Never-ending cycle…
Developing & delivering training sessions is a never-ending cycle of 4 stages:
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Utilising expertise
Learning Technology Team
Learning and Teaching Centre
Distance Education
in association with
and
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Training : Purpose?
Two-fold
1) to support lecturers in preparing and developing pedagogically sound course materials for delivery in a virtual learning environment, and
2) to give lecturers an opportunity to experience the VLE WebCT
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Training : Structure & Support
Session 1: The Student Experience
Session 2: A Lecturer’s Experience
Session 3: The Designer Experience
http://webtutors.dit.ie
Operates within an overall structure & is integral to the other support services offered by the LTT & LTC
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Background
Implementing change is:
“…a proces of interaction, dialogue, feedback, modifying objectives, recycling plans, coping with mixed feelings and values, pragmatism, micropolitics, frustraion, patience and
muddle.”Everard and Morris,Effective School Management
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Contact Details
Learning Technology Team: http://dit.ie/DIT/ltt/index.html •Kevin O’Rourke [email protected]
•Dolores McManus [email protected]
•Pauline Rooney [email protected]
•Frances O’Brien [email protected]
Learning and Teaching Centre:•Roisin Donnelly [email protected]
Distance Education:•Jen Harvey [email protected]