Section outline

  • Session 6 : ICT resources for distance learning

    Collapse all Expand all

    Summary

    Over the recent years distance and flexible learning has been changing the traditional education systems across the world. Many wealthy learning institutes have been forced to undergo massive changes in their approach or risk becoming irrelevant. These changes are largely the results of widely available cheaper educational programmes alternatives made available to more people over longer distances. It is now possible for students to enrol and study in a flexible way (for example, while raising kids or working full time) with an education institution on the other side of the globe. This learning approach does not come without its own set of challenges but it keeps on improving all the time and distance and flexible learning is here to stay often providing people with opportunities they would otherwise never could have dreamed of. This session provides an entry to the world of distance learning.

    Outputs
    • Participants will been familiarised with distance learning from education provider within within Vanuatu and abroad
    Resources

    Resources necessary for the instructor to more effectively offer training

    • TFS, CLICC high power and CLICC NComputing working labs
    • Projector and other presentation equipment
    • Working high bandwidth Internet connection
    • JoinNet Home Meeting clients have to be installed on the CLICC 1 PCs. Must be pre-tested. If simple installation, can be part of the training.
    • Projector and other presentation equipment
    • Downloadable Facilitator Guide
    Collaboration

    Participants are encouraged to discuss, ask for help and offer help in the following forums. It is also a forum used to introduce participants and learn about forums and how they can be used in this and other courses.

  • Topic 1 - USP E-Learning and Moodle Services

    Subject

    Introduction to USP e-Learning Services and Distance Learning in the South Pacific

    Objectives
    • Learn about various USP online learning courses
    • Learn about other e-Learning initiative of USP
    • Learn how Skype can be used as a simple video conference tool for remote communication and learning

    Reference Material, Group Activities and Projects

  • Topic 2 - Introduction to ECF Online Courses

    Subject

    Learning how to study with Moodle: the ECF courses

    Objectives

      • Learn about ECF ICT online learning offerings
      • Learn how to log in, access and navigate to ECF courses of interest
      • Learn to follow the course using the resources and doing activities in the correct order
      • Get an introduction to the basics of Power Point Presentation

          Reference Material, Group Activities and Projects

        • Topic 3

          Subject

          Free and Open Distance Learning Courses (e.g. MOOC, Open Courseware)

          Objectives

            • Learn about OpenCourseWare and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)
            • Learn about a list of good Open Courseware that will be maintained here
            • Learn how to suggest adding new Open Courseware to this list
            Reference Material, Group Activities and Projects

            Thanks to Africaeducation.org for suggesting many of the links below

          • Topic 4

            Subject

            3C : an example of a synchronous, interactive tuition platform

            Objectives
            • Learn the features of a modern synchronous learning platform
            • Be able to interact with a teacher remotely using the features
            • Understand how such a system might be used in practice (for instance by VITE)

                Reference Material, Group Activities and Projects

              • Topic 5

                Subject

                APTUS School Server Demonstration

                Objectives

                  • Learn about the APTUS server
                  • Learn when the APTUS server can be a good choice
                  • Learn about the differences and similarities with the UAP Gateway and Server 

                      Reference Material, Group Activities and Projects

                    • Self-Assessment

                      The self assessment is a final activity for each training module. It is a simple survey helping you to track your learning progress. This will help us to understand the effectiveness of this training and plan how best to support you in our mutual long term goal of integrating ICTs into Vanuatu's education system.