Tuesday, February 24, 2015
E Learning and Sustainability Report
Link to report (416 Kb, doc. By Graham Attwell)
"The brief for the study was ?working out an analysis of how to manage a virtual learning environment in different countries and by different types of organisations (universities, SMEs, primary schools, international associations) in a sustainable way?. The report focuses on five aspects of sustainability (1. Learning platforms and learning software. 2. Institutional responses to the use of e-learning. 3. E-learning materials development. 4. Pedagogic approaches. 5. Teacher and trainers skills.)
"The brief for the study was ?working out an analysis of how to manage a virtual learning environment in different countries and by different types of organisations (universities, SMEs, primary schools, international associations) in a sustainable way?. The report focuses on five aspects of sustainability (1. Learning platforms and learning software. 2. Institutional responses to the use of e-learning. 3. E-learning materials development. 4. Pedagogic approaches. 5. Teacher and trainers skills.)
Below is an outline of the Institutional strategies Graham Attwell recommends (checklist) based on his findings for e-learning sustainability:
- Develop and adopt strategies of implementing open source software.
- Establish data repositories or contribute to collective repositories.
- Look at what free resources are available (WWW is the largets e-Learning repository in the World).
- Encourage staff to share resources.
- Establish licence agreements (it is important that the effort and contribution of materials creators is recognised and their rights protected).
- Think carefully about alternatives to Virtual Learning Environments.
- Staff development and training (technical and pedagogy) is central to successful and sustainable e-learning.
- Develop and review strategies for implementing e-learning.
- A sustainable strategy should consider how different services can be integrated or can interoperate at a technical, pedagogic and human level.
- The provision and use of metadata and conformance to standards (e.g. SCORM) are key strategic issues for the sustainability of e-learning.
- Take pedagogies seriously (good technology is not enough!).
- Integrate ICT within the whole curriculum.
- Project funding is important in allowing opportunities for innovation and experimentation.
- Institutions should encourage staff to actively seek funding opportunities.
- Actively seek to develop partnerships and networks for e-learning.
- Share practice throughout organisation.
- Make sure sufficient support is available.
- Evaluate e-learning practice (e.g. anually)"
(If you dont have time to read the whole report, please read Graham Attwells "Recipes for sustainability" (conclusion). Excellent stuff! Thanks Graham! )
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