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Innovative Practices in eLearning Training: Enhancing Skills and Competencies

This eLearning training project by Dr. David Gray, Malcolm Ryan, and Arnaud Coulon focuses on identifying and showcasing innovative practices for training teachers and trainers in the field of eLearning. It explores activities, competencies, and roles crucial for sustainable impact and policy changes. The project includes case studies, transnational perspectives, and a variety of approaches to using eLearning. Recommendations for practitioners, national policy makers, and EU policy makers are provided for adopting eLearning strategies effectively.

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Innovative Practices in eLearning Training: Enhancing Skills and Competencies

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  1. TTNet eLearning Project Training of Teachers & Trainers: Innovative Practices, Skills and Competencies in the field of eLearning Dr David Gray, Malcolm Ryan, Arnaud Coulon

  2. What is innovative practice? Initiatives, projects and activities that have a tangible impact on improving trainers and/or teachers’ skills, professionalisation and working environment; and proven to be sustainable in their social, pedagogical and organisational components and/or through lasting changes in policy and decision-making.

  3. Project objectives • Identify examples of innovative practice for the training of trainers/teachers with specific reference to eLearning • Identify and describe the activities, competencies and roles involved in innovative practices

  4. 1970s1980s 1990sNow Transmitted knowledge E-learning Next? Negotiatedknowledge PagesSitesArchivesPortalsDatabases Discussion Harvested knowledge The evolution of e-learning

  5. Data Select case studies Data Case Study templates & tools Integrate Report Data Data Overview of process TCs NLs TCs NLs TCs

  6. Overview of achievements • Set of data gathering/analysis tools • Variety of cases that illustrate diverse approaches to use of eLearning in the training of trainers • Transnational perspectives on above • Identified a range of issues related to using eLearning • Identified examples of innovative practice in the training of trainers • Piloted a new way of working within TTNet

  7. Diverse learning strategies

  8. T S S S T S S S S S S S S S Impact on practice Didactic Facilitative

  9. KM system of products & practice Virtual community of practice Video simulations From didactic delivery to.. End-users designing web sites Asynchronous discussions Diverse approaches

  10. Diversity of scale

  11. Assembly Line Integrated Project Team Project manager System Instructional designer Design team Product Instructional designer Integrated Project team Learning Administrator Tutors Writers LARGE SMALL Competencies & project teams

  12. Traditional E-learning TNA TNA Multi-disciplinary ClassroomPaper-basedComputer (HCI) Instructional Design Development Delivery Evaluation Competencies & development TeachersProfessional designersExternal designersSystem engineers Traditional teaching skillseTutoring skillsLearner administration Evaluation

  13. Transferability Development time Project management Pedagogic models eTutoring Cultural change Costs Issues & challenges

  14. Recommendations: Practitioners • Determine own eLearning strategy • Have a clear rationale for employing eLearning • Adopt a participative approach • Make platforms ‘human friendly’ • Determine performance indicators

  15. Recommendations: National Policy makers • Identify clear add-on value of eLearning, if any • Encourage use of learner-centred learning models • Develop policies/strategies for improving ICT skills of end-users

  16. Recommendations:EU policy makers • Establish and promote coherent set of European e-tutoring competency standards/qualifications • Encourage diversity in projects • Continue to promote sharing of best practice • Require a clear business case from all potential eLearning project developers

  17. Discussion Next steps ?

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