TUTORIAL SESSION

 

 

 

Tutorial Title:  Process model: Distance Education Course – From Planning to Evaluating e-Learning Courses

 

 

 

Motivations and Scope of Tutorial:

Sometimes (as a lecturer) when we think of e-learning courses, we focus on giving the course (offering the possibility to learn online, providing electronic learning material, interact with the participants, etc). But providing an e-learning course is more than that. It is a process that starts from planning, includes deploying and delivering, and ends with evaluating and improving. All these steps have to be considered when you want to have success on the growing market of e-Learning. 

Providing an e-Learning or distance education course is a process that starts with the planning (addressing the requirements and preferences of the lecturer and the target group, didactical settings, learning material, electronic support, etc.) and deployment (fixing the time-schedule, arranging an e-Learning platform (setting user accounts, installing forums, chat, ...) of the course. 

The next step in the process is the delivery of the online course. Questions relevant to this step, include: which didactical setting for which target group, how to compensate missing face-to face contacts, how to arrange and work with virtual groups, etc. that will be discussed in this tutorial. 

The final step in the process includes evaluation, improvement of the didactical setting, the course material, etc. This often neglected and omitted step is essential in improving the quality and the acceptance of distance education courses. 

The instructor will discuss best practices (case studies) and lessons learned based on her experiences in the areas of universities, schools and adult continuing education. The aim of this tutorial is to present a holistic view on e-Learning courses enriched with personal experiences and practical knowledge. 

 

Tutorial Outline:

3 Phases of an e-learning course process:

Ø      Overview

Ø      Planning

o       Preconditions

o       Requirements

o       Preferences

o       Target group, lecturer, didactical model, learning material, learning environment

Ø      Deployment

o       Didactical settings (online communication, blended learning, etc.)

o       Environment

o       Progress

Ø      Evaluation

o       Improvements

Ø      Conclusions

 

Intended Audience:  Participants interested in creating and delivering online education.  Technical and non-technical participants are welcome. 

 

Prerequisites:  None. 

 

Tutorial Length:  2 hours. 

 

Method of Presentation:  PowerPoint using LCD projector. Tutorial notes will be made available. 

 

Presenter:  Dipl. Ing. Dr. Susanne Loidl

Institute for Information Processing and Microprocessor Technology (FIM)

Johannes Kepler University

Linz, Austria

EMAIL: loidl@fim.uni-linz.ac.at

WWW : http://www.fim.uni-linz.ac.at

 

 

Presenter's Bio:

Susanne Loidl studied computer science at the Johannes Kepler University (Austria). At present she works as university assistant at the Institute for Information Processing and Microprocessor Technology (FIM). As university assistant she provides lectures in the area of distance education, personal digital assistants (PDA's, Palm and PocketPC), software engineering, IT Security, programming (C++) and operating systems. Within her dissertation she focused on Distance Education (Distance Teaching/Coaching/Learning), intelligent mobile agents and the combination of these two topics. Furthermore, in the area of Distance Education, she is a team member of the project "WeLearn - Web Environment for Learning" and participates in different e-Learning lectures and case studies (with varying didactical settings, target groups, requirements, etc.), where WeLearn is used to support and enable e-learning.