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E-Learning and Distance Learning Symposium

E-Learning and Distance Learning Symposium. Second National Conference 1 March 2006. Professor Roy Leitch, Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Payton, Head of Foundation Programmes. Speakers today. Roy Leitch Deputy Principal of Heriot-Watt University

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E-Learning and Distance Learning Symposium

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  1. E-Learning and Distance Learning Symposium Second National Conference 1 March 2006 Professor Roy Leitch, Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Payton, Head of Foundation Programmes

  2. Speakers today • Roy Leitch • Deputy Principal of Heriot-Watt University • Founder and director of the Intelligent Systems Laboratory at Heriot-Watt • Consultant to governments in the UK, India and Italy. • Fellow of both the Institution of Electrical Engineers and the British Computer Society. Background Experience and Expertise • Malcolm Payton • Principal Teacher of Computing • Director of Education • Professional Advisor to the Scottish Executive Education Department • Consultant to the National Curriculum Body in Scotland Learning in theory and Practice

  3. E-Learning Distributed Learning • Disadvantages • Expensive to develop • Presents a single way to learn • Lacks personal interaction and intervention • It is harder to develop the skills to apply the knowledge • Learning environments require content as well as structure • How to overcome? • Economies of scale • Use interactive learning • Deliver through local teaching centres • Use distributed learning, with teachers able to focus on adding understanding • Develop full curriculum matched content • Advantages • Access anytime • Access anywhere • Allows self-paced learning • Scalable (If it works with 20, it can work with 2,000) If content was King, the world would be full of Libraries, not schools and universities. RRL

  4. What do we mean by Distributed Learning? Convert to Interactive form No-one to inform about updates, no training in delivery Local development Improved teaching methods Consistent delivery Automatic updates

  5. community context content context community Distributed Learning Content is central but is not sufficient Context is crucial and creates meaning Communities are captivating They increase motivation and the ability to apply knowledge If content was King, the world would be full of Libraries, not schools and universities. RRL

  6. A better way of learning IU Learning Technology Business Distributed Education STUDENTS ACADEMIC PARTNERS (The Scottish Universities) INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS STUDENTS STUDENTS

  7. Current Programmes Masters College Business Life Sciences Education Engineering Health Studies Medicine Creative Arts Information Technology Undergraduate coursesin Foundation College

  8. Strategic Projects • Egyptian Scottish Universities Programme • Sept 2006 start • Campus Completed • 10,000 Capacity • Sino Scottish Universities Programme • September 2006 start • China Scholarship Council • 15 Top Chinese Universities • Scottish Universities in Dubai • September 2006 start • Academic City • Jordanian Scottish Universities Programme • September 2007 start • Madaba University • 8,000 capacity • Under discussion: India, Oman, Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand

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