Choosing & Using Technologies in Education & Training
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Crispen, Patrick
Roadmap96 URL http://ua1vm.ua.edu/~crispen/roadmap.html. URL accessed 25 June 1997
A free, text-based, 27 lesson Internet training workshop designed to teach new 'Net travellers' how to travel around the 'information superhighway'. The home page tells readers how to participate in the Roadmap96 course, which covers topics such as listservs, email, usenet, telnet, FTP, gopher, bookmarks and booklists, WWW and searching.
Graduate Certificate in Open and Distance Learning
Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, 4350. http://www.usq.edu.au/material/course/us59 URL accessed 27 June 1997
A Graduate Certificate for academic, teaching and training personnel seeking to develop their knowledge and skills in the design, delivery and management of open and distance learning. The full course comprises four credit points, with three enrolment periods a year. All course materials and instructional interaction are delivered via the Internet and email. Students access the study materials online, use the University's USQConnect system for email, newsgroups and conferencing, and link these with Netscape Navigator to obtain other information. The course is taught by members of the Distance Education Centre, Faculty of Education, Information Technology Services, and the Library, and (1997) enrols students from over 12 countries. The units can be taken singly or for credit in the Graduate Certificate. They include: perspectives on open and distance learning; a systems approach to open and distance learning; designing instruction for open and distance learning; instructional materials, design, development and delivery in various media (print, Web publishing, audio, video); assessing learning in an open and distance education environment; evaluating open and distance learning programs; and creating interactive multimedia.
InterNIC and Library & Information Technology Association
15 Minute Series URL: http://rs.internic.net/nic-support/15min/intro.html
The 15 Minute Series is a collection of Internet training materials provided by the InterNIC and Library and Information Technology Association which is part of the American Library Association. Each module is structured as a mini-slide presentation and is designed to answer clearly and concisely a specific Internet-related question ranging from the specific (e.g. 'what is RTF?' or 'how do I do xxx?') to the broad (e.g.'what is the Internet?'). They can be downloaded in two formats - HTML or Powerpoint, so that trainers can incorporate them into their own material. The site includes browsing and search options in the broad categories of Internet history, the basics, Internet organisations, electronic mail, the World Wide Web, technology, tools, indexing and search services, and the future. The site is constantly updated and modules reviewed. The material is equally valuable for the practitioner wanting to learn more about the Internet themselves, and the teacher wanting materials to assist them in teaching students how to use the Internet.
Open Training Services, Western Metropolitan College of TAFE, Victoria
Teaching and Learning Online.
A course designed for teachers and trainers who wish to delivery a course via the Internet. It considers the issues involved in online delivery and leads the learner through the process of moving a course online. The course is delivered online, providing study guide, tutor and mentor guide; notes on educational modesl, assessment, software and emerging technologies; software and information resources; and indexes for tutors and learners.
Open University, United Kingdom
Program for Professional Development in Educational Technology. URL: http://www-iet.open.ac.uk/PDET/online.html
The UK Open University offers a number of online professional development courses, for a fee, for teachers and others wishing to learn about technology-based teaching and learning. The courses include: designing a distance training module; designing training for the Internet; teaching and learning online; multimedia development for open and distance learning; information resources for open and distance learning; and finding learning opportunities on the web. The University provides an Internet connection pack with software, tutorial support and access to specialists in the field, online information resources and databases, and set books (hard copy posted) and online readings.
University of British Columbia, Continuing Studies
Technology-Based Distributed Learning. URL: http://itesm.cstudies.ubc.ca/info/
A series of five online graduate courses coming onstream progressively from September 1997. They will be offered by the University of British Columbia, Canada, and have been developed in conjunction with the monterrey Institute of Technology in Mexico. They can be taken for credit or audit. The courses will cover: designing, developing and delivering technology-based distributed learning; technology choice and use in distributed learning; introduction to distributed learning; planning, management and organisation of distributed learning; and researching and evaluating distributed learning. The term 'distributed learning' is similar to flexible learning as it is used in Australia.
University of Wisconsin - Extension
Distance Education Professional Development Program URL:http://www.uwex.edu/disted/depd/develop.htm URL accessed August 1997.
The Distance Education Professional Development Program is designed to build professional knowledge, skills and leadership in distance education and training. The course uses a mixture of media and modes of delivery which themselves exemplify the course content. Units cover all aspects of teaching and learning, instructional design, learner support, evaluation, and management. You may enrol in individual units or for credit towards a Certificate, and enrolments in many of the units can be done any time.
Wilson, Katie
1996, World Wide Web Walkabout: a subject-oriented program for teaching and learning the Internet, Paper presented at Ausweb96 conference, Southern Cross University. URL: http://elmo.scu.edu.au/sponsored/ausweb/ausweb96/educn/wilson. URL accessed 28 July 1997.
Wilson outlines the development of a WWW-based independent Internet tutorial program developed at Macquarie University Library. It offers self-paced learning about the Internet, and acquisition of skills to access and navigate it effectively. WWW Walkabout is used by students independently or in conjunction with academic courses. Development is modular, with live links to specific and relevant information resources.
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