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Ready, Steady, Study!

Ready, Steady, Study!. Heather Baba (ADMC) Phil Cozens (PI). Overview. Why the LI-SIG? Local situation Why and what is DL? Questionnaires IL Skills Readiness Choosing courses. Rationale. DL is IL Important local issue Need for issues to be addressed Are you … a DL course?

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Ready, Steady, Study!

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  1. Ready, Steady, Study! Heather Baba (ADMC) Phil Cozens (PI)

  2. Overview • Why the LI-SIG? • Local situation • Why and what is DL? • Questionnaires • IL Skills • Readiness • Choosing courses

  3. Rationale • DL is IL • Important local issue • Need for issues to be addressed • Are you … a DL course? • debating • doing • done

  4. Local Situation • Working overseas • Need to improve • Need to keep up-to-date • General interest • Flexibility • Constraints • Time • Finances • Family • Availability

  5. What is DL? • Who is at a distance? • Correspondence courses • Almost everything through the mail. • Fully online • Scheduled logins and class participation • Chat sessions – video conferencing – shared whiteboards – wikis • Blended courses • Everything else

  6. Questionnaires • 76% taken or taking DL courses • Only 15% not for higher degrees • Majority related to Education/Language • Most “Distance Only” • Perception differences between groups • Taking courses 77% • Not taking courses 27%

  7. Problems • 57% experienced problems • Feelings of isolation/communication 29% • Feedback • Time management 25% • Technology • Time • Motivation 20% • Lack of guidance • Status 15% • Materials

  8. Essential Skills

  9. Skill & Characteristics

  10. IL Skills • What skills are necessary? • Over to you • Additions • Deletions

  11. Readiness • Multiple online surveys and advice • Surveys and advice support findings • Differences • Health v stress • Focus on technology and equipment • Willingness to learn e-skills • Assumption that DL is online

  12. Criteria for choosing a course • Have pre-requisite qualifications • Positive feedback from participants • General reputation of institution • Finance and payment schemes • Access to resources/materials required • Personal investment required • Materials provided • Support provided

  13. Course specific criteria • Length of course • Residence requirements • Relationship to circumstances/skills • Course structure • Modular • Tasks / Essays • Exams / Dissertations • Flexibility of deadlines • Mode

  14. What are your priorities? • Type of course • Level and Title • e.g. EdD TESOL Publishing • Your criteria

  15. Choosing a course • Finding the information • The internet • Professional magazines • Other institutions • Friends and colleagues • Sorting out the acronyms • Does anyone know what they mean?

  16. AAArrrrrrgggghhhhhh!! • Visit our discussion list

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