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however, it can be well suited to mature adult learners who are used to operating (in their professional lives) at higher levels of autonomy, have well developed skills of problem solving, time management and who need to pick up skills quickly. This category of learners appreciate an opportunity to make own decisions of how, when and what to learn.
https://thebestschools.org/magazine/synchronous-vs-asynchronous-education/
Tools to create eLearning
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| What to consider | How to action | To include in |
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This course/module is about ...
| Do a brief description | Module/course overview |
Target audience: what do I know about them? 1) who this is for (job roles, skills, experiences)? 2) Any pre-requisites What skills and experience may they already have? What skills and experience will help to learn this particular subject | Do a brief description: | Module/course overview |
Structure/navigation of the module (how the sub-topics are organised and linked together | Do a brief description | Module/course overview |
Context: if this is part of the training programme - how is it linked to previous subject and related subject | Do a brief statement | Module/course overview |
Any other useful information for a learner: Estimated duration - learning hours Who to contact for help | Do a brief statement | Module/course overview |
Course overview template:
- Course title
- Introduce the subject - what it is about and what issues it is aimed at addressing ("what is the "pain"?)
- What is the target audience? Who will benefit from the course?
- Course structure
- How to navigate, i.e. pick and choose or need to do all the sections in the order they are presented
- If any quizzes or assessment - mention it and say what the benefits of doing the assessment activities are.
- Estimated course duration
- The course place in the "bigger picture" - refer to the "road map" (i.e. it is recommended that you do the module XYZ first before you start this course"
- What people will learn - do not just list the subjects, use action verbs indicating that learning has practical impact, e.g. "... learn how to recognise..." "how to identify...", etc.
- How to get help
- What is next?
- Please do not forget to tag your course - this is important to enable the "search" facility in the future.
eAcademy (GEANT Moodle)
To access the live site: https://e-academy.geant.org/moodle/course/ - to log in use the "Log in" in the top right corner
To access the test site: https://test-academy.geant.org/moodle/
First step with Moodle - short video tutorial: https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cY6V2iKeNc
How to start:
- Access the site and let Irina know. Irina will assign you a rile of a "Teacher" - it allows course creation and editing
- Practice/start creating your course using templates, currently labelled "OAV - course 1, 2. 3 etc" (watch the video tutorial first!)
- As this is the start of the process GLAD will arrange live online tutorials with Marcel
Design and Develop - tips and suggestions
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