Course Materials

The course comprises ten modules plus an ‘induction’ week when participants get to experiment and explore how the course works. Each module is designed to consist of five learning hours, including a one-hour live webinar (scheduled on Wednesday at 12:30 UK time, with one or two exceptions) and a range of other activities.

Starts
4 April
Induction and reception
Guidance, Activities, Webinar Presentation, Webinar Chat, Webinar Recording [skip to 1:42 in the recording for the beginning of the session]
Led by
David Jennings
Technology Enhanced Learning Foundations — 15 hours
15 April TEL concepts and approaches, Webinar Presentation, Webinar Chat, Webinar recording
Maren Deepwell
22 April Understanding learners’ needs, Webinar Chat, Webinar Recording Julia Fotheringham
29 April Active Learning, Webinar Chat, Webinar Presentation, Webinar Recording
Nicola Whitton
TEL methods and tools — 20 hours
6 May Producing engaging and effective learning materials, Webinar Chat, Webinar Presentation (Peter Hartley)Webinar Presentation (Sarah Currier)Webinar Presentation (Chris Pegler)Webinar Presentation (David Walker & Panos Vlachopoulos)Webinar Recording
Peter Hartley
13 May Platforms and technologies, Webinar Presentation, Webinar Chat, Webinar Recording Phil Tubman
20 May Providing timely, effective assessment and feedback , Webinar Presentation, Webinar Chat, Webinar Recording Linda Creanor
27 May Supporting learners with tutor and peer communications, Webinar ChatWebinar Recording
Gráinne Hamilton
Managing TEL — 15 hours
3 June Enhancement strategies, Webinar Chat, Webinar Presentation, Webinar Recording David Jennings
10 June Keeping on track and cheating Murphy’s Law, Webinar Chat, Webinar Recording, Webinar Presentation Julie Voce & Sarah Sherman
17 June Evaluating TEL and reflection, Webinar Chat, Webinar Recording, Webinar Presentation  Julie Voce & Sarah Sherman

Materials for each module will be published before the dates above.

ocTEL draws on existing Open Educational Resources wherever possible. Materials produced for the course will also be open and available under an open licence for inclusion in other courses or learning programmes.