Track 3

Training Trainers

alias:

21.-31. August 1998., Bratislava

CEENET workshop


In this page:
  1. Team of teachers
  2. Plan of the the workshop
  3. Literature suggestions
  4. links on related topics

 

 Teachers team:

Anne Villems, University of Tartu, Estonia
Mart Laanpere, Tallinn University of Educational Sciences
Ari Leino, University of Turku, Finland
Kaisa Väähähüüpä, University of Turku, Finland
Rolf Dalin, Mid-Swedish University, Sundsvall, Sweden
Karin Ekberg, Mid-Swedish University, Sundsvall, Sweden

Plan of the workshop

Day 1. (22.August 1998)
Morning - Common for all participants - introduction to workshop...
Afternoon -  some common for all tracks lectures etc.

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Day 2. (23.August)
1h  Introduction to the track 3, forming groups.       (Anne Villems, University of Tartu)
         small groups, 2-3 members in every group; 2-3 small groups form
         large group (6-8 members in each group).
2,5h A Finnish case: Training school teachers to use Internet  (Ari Leino, University of Turku)
3.5 h (1+1.5+1) Instructional design principles and models  - (Mart Laanpere, Tallinn University)
         1h theory
         1.5h exercise with "DigitalThink" free course
         1h theory continues with 2 case examples
1h  Target group analyses; discussion and presentation  (Anne Villems, Mart Laanpere)
(NB! Pre workshop homework needed, based on materials sent to participants prior to workshop!)  in groups of 3 to 6 people
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Day 3. (24.August)
2h  Content analyses: lecture                         Ari Leino, University of Turku, Finland
 - Selecting and analyzing the learning tasks (universality, difficulty, criticality, frequency,
practicality, achievability, quality, deficiency, retainability, follow-up training)
- Analyzing supportive knowledge for each learning task (Procedural or transfer tasks? Which facts/concepts/principles are relevant?)
 - Organizing supportive knowledge: taxonomies, concept mapping, causal networks
         Last 15 min for case presentations in large groups
         each group selects 1 case for presentation
1h  Content analyses: Group cases, presentations  Ari Leino
1.5h  Content analyses: Practical assignment                     Ari Leino
         in small groups, themes for each groups presented by the trainer
1h  Instructional goals and assessment procedures      Rolf Dalin, Mid-Swedesh University
 - Stating attainable instructional goals, breaking them down to objectives
 - Deriving assessment procedures from target group analysis and instructional goals
      - Assessment in Web-based courses (on-line testing, essays, role plays, simulations,
collaborative projects)
         - Presentation: some cases of goals and assessment in Internet-related courses
1.5h  Setting instructional goals and assessment procedures: practical assignment based on
the cases from the morning session   Rolf Dalin
         in small groups
   Group presentations
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Day 4. (25.August)
2h  Selecting instructional strategies           Rolf Dalin
 - Inquisitory and expository strategies
 - “Instructivistic” and “constructivistic” strategies
 - Instructional events
 - Flowcharting as a tool for depicting instructional strategies
2h  Pedagogy of open and distance learning      Anne Villems, University of Tartu
2-3h  Setting instructional strategies: practical assignment based on
         the courses designed by small groups during previous day
         Presentation                             Anne Villems
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Day 5. (26.August)
2h  Virtual learning environments                   Kaisa Vähähyyppäs, University of Turku, Finland
 - Types of virtual learning environments
 - Tools for designing virtual learning environments
 - Courseware authoring kits
 - IMS project at EDUCOM

2h  Human-computer interface for VLE (technical, psychological and social aspects)
                                                           (Mart Laanpere, Tallinn University)
2-3h  Designing learning environment and interface elements: practical assignment
         in small groups                      (Trainer 4 + Mart Laanpere )
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Day 6. (27.August)
2h  Educational telecommunications    Karin Ekberg, Mis-Swedish University
 - Theories of communication
 - Designing educational communications on the Web
- Tools for educational communications on the Web
- Managing educational communications

3h   Comparing the curricula of the Internet-related courses
around the world   Kaisa Vähähyyppäs
3h  Practical work: Evaluating a course Kaisa Vähähyyppäs
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Day 7. (28.August)
2h Collaborative learning     Karin Ekberg
         - some cases          Anne Villems

3h Additional topics, cases
2h Concluding session   (Anne Villems)


 

Computer lab is needed for the following workshops:

1) Day 2: 1,5 hours workshop on instructional principles and models
2) Day 4: 3 hours workshop on setting instructional strategies
3) Day 5: 3 hours workshop on designing human-computer interface for learning environment
4) Day 6: 3 hours workshop on course evaluation
5) Day 7: 3 hours workshop on collaborative learning


 

Literature suggestions

Mart suggested next books:
Target group analysis  

Content analysis

Instructional goals and assessment procedures  

Selecting instructional strategies

Keywords: case-based, role play, simulation

Virtual learning environments

Anne added:
Communication Books from Kaisa:
Harasim, Hilz etc: Learning Networks
        (1996)

Burge,Roberts: Classrooms with a Difference
        Facilitating Learning on the Information Highway
 

Haugley-Anderson: Networked Learning
       The Pedagogy of the Internet (1998)

Kommers, Grabinger,Dunlap: Hypermedia Learning Environments
      (1996)
 

Some links on related topicks

  1. Software for DE:
  2.  Distance Education courses on Internet and DE related topics:
  3. Articles and presentations about WWW-based training.
  4. Interesting sites
  5. Bibliography sites
  6. Interactive tests
 

Collected by Anne Villems,
Last modified: 1. July 1998