Distance Learning Courses a practical approach

1. Distance Learning Coursesa practical approach Ana Dias TecMinho/Minho University Interface www.tecminho.uminho.pt www.elearning.tecminho.uminho.pt Tashkent – Uzbekistan June 2007

2. Distance Learning Courses For Whom? When? What? • Imagine that you would like to start a training program with enterprises or inside your university

3. Distance Learning Courses For Whom? When? What? • To start a training program you need to make a training needs analysis to the enterprise or university

4. Distance Learning Courses For Whom? When? What? • First step is to know the enterprise • To visit the enterprise • To make a formal Questionnaire • To know the enterprise, technologies available, type of products and markets the enterprise targets, the enterprise use of computers and internet • Workforce: How many workers and type of Jobs • Job knowledge: Studies and skills of the workers • The level of Computers and Internet use by workers • Type of training they need to fulfill enterprise aims

5. Distance Learning Courses For Whom? When? What? • answers will tell what kind of courses should be put in place; • Will define the type of DL; • Will define the target group; • Level of education of the target group; • Previous knowledge in the subject.

6. Distance Learning Courses For Whom? When? What? • Design courses • Type of Distance Learning • Experts in the subject – define curriculum of the course • Calendar: number of hours or days of the course according to target group • Course program, course contents and course training materials

7. Distance Learning Courses For Whom? When? What? • Design & Delivery DL • Design the course according to the technology available in the learners side • Mix different support and medium if possible • Books, manuals and training material, DVDs, etc • Use Internet, computers and mobile phone to communicate • Develop the training materials • Train your trainers first

8. Distance Learning Courses For Whom? When? What? • Evaluating a training program is the art of finding out to what extent it has succeeded in reaching its objectives. The primary concern is with the transfer of learning – how do participants use the course material when they get back to work.

9. Distance Learning Courses Learning Content Development (Instructional design)

10. Distance Learning Courses Learning Content Development (Instructional design)

11. Distance Learning Courses For Whom? When? What?