Thursday, 2 December 2010

Open and distance learning


The creation and birth of a distance course



1.       Project: Objectives/Organization
Which project to choose?
Scenario of necessary content?
course overview
learning objectives
technical expectations and requirements
descriptions of activities and resources
2.       Scenario: Models/Exercises
assessment details (online participation, assignment and exam requirements, submission details)
Community: Examples/practices
Bring existing content together
Evaluate this content
Use existing PowerPoint presentations
Use existing solution models of excercises
Gather information and links to other existing free sources
3.       Software: Images/screencasts
Web 2.0 bases applications (free)
Captivate (license)
Articulate (license)
Exelearning (license)
Debut Video Capture Software (free)
Dokeos (free)
4.       Council: Do it your self/Get help
Search out everything yourself
Get some help
Colleagues
Good practices on internet or by (foreign) partners
Software tutorials
Dokeos e-learning studio (…)
Choose recognizable frame
Don’t forget to mention your own organization
5.       Logico-visual: Mascot/image gallery
Welcome frame
choose colors
Buttons
layout for exercises
Choose (eventually) an avatar