Staff Development

I run a number of staff development sessions on developing the pedagogy of e-learning. These concentrate on how and why e-learning is used to enhance student learning not on the mechanics of using WebCT or an active white board.

Currently these sessions are on offer:

e-Learning: Improving student grades Which looks at the reasons why you should, or should not, use e-learning in your teaching.
e-Learning: Discussion and activity. Which discusses how the discussion areas of WebCT can be used for a variety of learning activities.
e-Learning: Assessment and feedback. Which considers the role of on-line assessment and feedback in the enhancement of student learning.

[ I am looking into the possibility of running the above sessions on-line. Preliminary material is here.]

Please contact me if you want to do any of these staff development activities.

In previous years I have run a number of sessions which you might also want to look at:

Writing web pages with Dreamweaver
If you are thinking of writing web pages then this is the session with which you should start.
Designing a web site with Dreamweaver
This session is a follow up to the previous session and is required if you are going to put your pages onto a server.
So I have Dreamweaver. What do I do now?
In this session you will get an opportunity to revise and extend your use of Dreamweaver.
Using Javascript to enhance your web pages
You may want to add such things as rollover buttons to enhance the look of your web pages.
Developing e-learning
This is an on-line module to allow members of staff to experience on-line learning in a "safe" environment. The minimum involvement will be fifteen hours over a period of twelve weeks. There will be some deadlines but the interactions will generally take place at a time convenient to the participants.