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Dublin Institute of
Technology
How to Teach and Old Dog
New Tricks:
a model for developing online training
Dublin Institute of
Technology
Learning Technology Team
•Established May 2002
•1 manager, 1 administrator and 3 designers
•Role…
The education of faculty members in realising the potential of
e-learning to produce pedagogically sound e-learning materials
Dublin Institute of
Technology
Background
Implementing e-learning initiatives is inevitably linked to change and that
this change can be broken down into 3 main categories:
• Technological change
• Pedagogical change
• Cultural change
http://www.napier.ac.uk/elearning
The approach taken to address the above issues will affect directly whether
the initiative is accepted, reaches its full potential, and becomes part of the
culture or not
There is no simple way to adopt e-learning…it’s a complex and to a great
extent doing it absolutely right is still an unknown process
Dublin Institute of
Technology
Background
a means to an end…
Dublin Institute of
Technology
Background
a means to an end…
educational rather than technological…
Dublin Institute of
Technology
Background
a means to an end…
educational rather than technological…
to add educational value…
Dublin Institute of
Technology
Background
a means to an end…
educational rather than technological…
to add educational value…
How?
Dublin Institute of
Technology
Never-ending cycle…
Developing & delivering training sessions is a never-ending
cycle of 4 stages:
1) Evaluation of need
2) Subsequent planning
3) Delivery of training
4) Evaluation
Dublin Institute of
Technology
Utilising expertise
Learning Technology Team
in association with
Learning and Teaching Centre
and
Distance Education
Dublin Institute of
Technology
Training : Purpose?
Two-fold
1) to support lecturers in preparing and developing pedagogically
sound course materials for delivery in a virtual learning
environment, and
2) to give lecturers an opportunity to experience the VLE WebCT
Dublin Institute of
Technology
Training : Structure & Support http://webtutors.dit.ie
Session 1: The Student Experience
Session 2: A Lecturer’s Experience
Session 3: The Designer Experience
Operates within an overall structure & is integral to the other support services offered
by the LTT & LTC
Dublin Institute of
Technology
Background
Implementing change is:
“…a proces of interaction, dialogue, feedback, modifying
objectives, recycling plans, coping with mixed feelings and
values, pragmatism, micropolitics, frustraion, patience and
muddle.”
Everard and Morris,Effective School Management
Dublin Institute of
Technology
Contact Details
Learning Technology Team: http://dit.ie/DIT/ltt/index.html
•Kevin O’Rourke
[email protected]
•Dolores McManus
[email protected]
•Pauline Rooney
[email protected]
•Frances O’Brien
[email protected]
Learning and Teaching Centre:
•Roisin Donnelly
[email protected]
Distance Education:
•Jen Harvey
[email protected]