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Using Elluminate ® to develop Open University Associate Lecturers at a distance (the OU in the North West)

Using Elluminate ® to develop Open University Associate Lecturers at a distance (the OU in the North West). Annie Eardley, Elke St John . Content of session. Background information Our project Benefits of delivering training online & traps to avoid How to devise an effective session.

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Using Elluminate ® to develop Open University Associate Lecturers at a distance (the OU in the North West)

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  1. Using Elluminate® to develop Open University Associate Lecturers at a distance (the OU in the North West) Annie Eardley, Elke St John

  2. Content of session • Background information • Our project • Benefits of delivering training online & traps to avoid • How to devise an effective session

  3. Aims of Session • Understand the benefits & traps of online training • Identify pedagogical and technical aspects of online training • Recognise key aspects of successful online training

  4. Staff Development for Associate Lecturers at the Open University • Induction • Central briefings • Regional events (generic and faculty-based) • Online material

  5. The OU in the North West • 1000 Associate Lecturers • 15 000 students

  6. Media of delivery • Face-to-face • Elluminate • Combined face-to-face & Elluminate

  7. example

  8. Previous events • Training on and about Elluminate • Familiarisation • Improver • Role of teacher • Learning Styles • Teaching activities • Generic training • Exploring TutorHome • Move to Outlook • ALs as role models for reflective practice (dual mode)

  9. Planned events for 2011-12

  10. Planned events for Languages ALs

  11. Benefits of online SD events • Improve performance of tutors when teaching on Elluminate • Reach a bigger cohort of ALs • Make ALs more confident with technology • Can be run simultaneously with a face-to-face session

  12. Traps to avoid before session • Send out pre-training information, e.g. podcasts Top tips ; Audio set-up ; Accessing room • Set-up forum for questions R08-TRAINING • Stress that it is online training • Emphasise that headset is necessary

  13. How to devise an effective session Pedagogical Issues • adapting the f2f teaching skills • non-verbal communication • raising hands • time issue • silence (especially with smaller groups) • class room management • follow-up with forum discussion • participant workspace necessary

  14. How to devise an effective session Technical Issues • multitasking technical aspects necessary • text chat • keep training simple • create a safe learning environment

  15. Reflection on our experience • Laughter in sessions/humour • Not making assumptions • Recording of training • do we need an Elluminetiquette? • certain classroom ethics can be developed

  16. Our experience within existing research • Situated learning (e.g. Lave et al.) : i.e. training is not useful if not carried out on Elluminate • Learning by doing (e.g. Brown et al.) • Participatory approach (e.g. C McLoughlin builds confidence)

  17. Conclusion: lessons learnt • Initial reluctance needs to be overcome therefore: extended programme ALs have to move through • Training not useful as a one-off, Als need workspace to follow up

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