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Enhancing Staff Development Through Virtual Learning Environments

Explore the impact, challenges, and practical applications of virtual learning environments for staff development. Discuss changing perceptions, mature technology, lessons learned, new methods, and online delivery options.

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Enhancing Staff Development Through Virtual Learning Environments

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  1. The Role of Virtual Learning Environments in the Online Delivery of Staff Development Colin Milligan March 1999

  2. Scope • Background. • Issues (the pressures). • In Practice. • Reconsider the Issues. • Conclusions. March 1999

  3. JTAP-573 The Role of VLE’s in the Online Delivery of Staff Development: • a report on our experience, • a review of current options. March 1999

  4. JTAP and VLE’s A commitment: • funding of VLE development, • studies of the use of VLE’s. March 1999

  5. TALiSMAN Changing Perception: • networked learning, • online courses, • virtual campuses. March 1999

  6. Issues Changing Culture: • lifelong learning, • accreditation, • ILT, • economy. March 1999

  7. Mature Technology • multi-tasking, • usability, • multimedia, • networks. March 1999

  8. TALISMAN Online • atypical, • two approaches, • re-use of materials, widening access, • test the software. March 1999

  9. Lessons Learned • cohort vs truly open, • discussion doesn’t work, • more guidance, • more structure, • motivation, • isolation. March 1999

  10. New Methods • active learning, • resource based learning, • learning from your peers, mentoring, • portfolios, projects. March 1999

  11. Options • learner-centred, • communication-rich, • flexible. March 1999

  12. Conclusions online staff development needs, • commitment, • collaboration and interactivity. March 1999

  13. Colin Milligan http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/jtap-573/ colin@icbl.hw.ac.uk March 1999

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