NIACE Online Staff Development
Exploring Successful Learning Online (ESLO)
Consists of two face-to-face sessions, plus 6 weeks online delivery.
There are no new dates set at this stage but for further information visit the NIACE web.
The ways in which we can learn are evolving all the time. More and more organisations are considering a move towards the introduction of online or blended learning. There are so many reasons why this is seen as advantageous, including to:
- training their employees using a flexible approach that allows training to be relevant, delivered when required and at times suitable for the organisation
- train volunteers and employees speread over a wide area who cannot easily attend face-to-face
- provide alternative delivery methods for their current learning provision
- attract new and different learners
- enhance exisiting face-to-face courses with an online element
This Exploring Successful Learning Online course will support staff in organisations who want to experience online learning through a virtual learning environment and explore some of the potential uses of online and blended learning and consider how it could be incorporated in their current or potential delivery. By completing the online programme, participants experience being part of an online learning community and explore the skills and knowledge required to create some online resources of their own.
This course is ideal for people who have yet to experience online learning or the use of a virtual learning environment.
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Facilitator support: This course is fully facilitated by a highly experienced facilitator who will not only guide you through the learning materials, but will provide you with personal tutor support and guidance
High-quality materials: All of our materials have been produced by experts in the field and are subject to high quality control processes
Accreditation: The units on this course are NOCN accredited and successful completion of the course will earn you 6 NOCN credits at Level 2. There are two units - Exploring Online and Blended Learning and Tools for Online Learning, each with a credit value of 3
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Exploring Successful Learning Online is delivered through the NIACE Moodle learning platform and is a six week course with the majority of the work being completed online working in small collaborative groups. The course consists of a face-to-face induction day in London, followed by three modules studied online, then a final face-to-face day. Participation in all parts of the course is compulsory.
Face-to-face 1: Induction - introduces participants to the outline of the course and to techniques for online learning
Module 1: Exploring online learning - identifies and explores effective methods of delivering online and blended learning.
Module 2: Advantages and disadvantages of using online collaborative activities - gives you an opportunity to explore the uses of online collaboration.
Module 3: Tools for online learning - provides participants with the opportunity to identify tools and skills that can be used to deliver online learning, and to explore how these can be used.
Face-to-face 2: Skills carousel and closing activities - provides participants with the opportunity to share the e-skills they have learnt with others and to learn new e-skills from fellow participants.
Learning outcomes
- Identify and explore effective methods of delivering online and blended learning
- Explore the advantages and disadvantages of using online collaborative activities
- Identify and use tools and e-skills for delivering online/blended learning
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For information on start dates or to register your interest for any of the online delivery courses that NIACE offers, contact: kajal.samat@niace.org.uk
For further information regarding course content, please contact: susan.charlish@niace.org.uk
