ED 403 blog news

Could we have a news posting saying, ED 403 has a blog, check your student mail for details. I am afraid some students may not check there mail until wed.

So should we meet at 1p.m. on wednesday?

Wow, a blogger at last!

Hi Everyone,

Feeling I have really arrived now being delighted to be blogging. If I have any questions, I'll ask my 12 yr. old daughter who is already experienced. Feeling at home as not much different than the Moodle posts.

The outline looks good so will put my mind to it.

Best regards, Ed

This is what we ended with on Saturday 16 May -Bob

nMap of the 12 USP countries indicating which have good connectivity and Fiji in particular for this course showing the distribution of students

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nStructure

nTitle: Future of Education – Practices of Tomorrow

nIntroduction

nScope: 4 key issues, 3 realities

nConclusion

nIntroduction

nWho are we? linguists, scientists, administrators, curriculum developers (MOE), ONE online expert, government officials, lawyer, distant students

nSkills: experienced teachers in face-to-face mode and DFL mode (print, VBC, satellite), computer literate, first online course

nIntroduction (cont.)

nDefinition of e-learning – “awaiting input…” – Bob Hogan

nTime scale – continuum

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nBody

nKey Issues

nCost-effectiveness-awaiting more input from Bob

nResponsibility/Survival:

nResponsibility to the students to cater for their needs

nProvide options to pedagogies

nFinance

nAccess to funds (grants), development of the program, fee structure and return (profitability)

nManagement innovation - hiring on contact rather than contract basis

nBody (cont.)

nStrengths

nFlexibility-in terms of students/faculty/management

nLearner sets own pace

nCross-credits reduce program lengths-reduce graduation time

nAccreditation programs

nExternal reviews of program quality

nPersonalized academic counseling??

nCareer advice before/during/after enrollment??

nTechnology used

nWide variety of multi-media used – online resources

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nBody (cont.)

nAccessibility: a responsibility to others

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nWays forward-opportunities

nEliminates disparity (gender, culture, academic capability, social interaction)

nKey Issues

nRealities

nTraining (for teachers/students), professional development, human resource development

nInfrastructure

nAcceptance: student, faculties, communities

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nConclusion

nTo do or not to do…

nWe cannot go back and start a new beginning, but we can start today and begin a new ending

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Our ED403 Seminar Works Site

Hi everyone,

Welcome to our blog. Here is how it works. I converted our slides into Outline View. Now, you can make your changes right here in our blog. Heres how to do it. Simply paste your comments. I will add everyone's changes. This way, we keep a complete record.

Yes, we are ending the course with one more bit of new technology.

If you have any questions, just email me, or blog me!

Bob

P.S. I'm learning this too. Cheers