e-learning and ILT
Dave Foord has run over 80 different training events in this area of work, and can create, or tailor sessions to specific needs and requirements. Attached are some examples of sessions that can be organised and run. To discuss your specific needs, please contact Dave for a chat.
Working outside the box - making PowerPoint Interactive
PowerPoint for many is a tool to create a phenomenon known as 'Death by PowerPoint' - having long presentations, where the tutor talks, the students listen (for a bit) and learning generally doesn't take place.
With a few simple skills, a little bit of imagination and a good understanding of basic learning techniques - PowerPoint can be used in a variety of ways to support engaging, interactive, effective teaching.
This session takes someone with basic IT and PowerPoint skills through these processes.
ILT and Higher Order thinking skills
It is very easy to use technology to support lower order thinking skills such as knowledge and comprehension, however for many people it is more difficult to support higher order thinking skills such as analysis and evaluation. This training session looks at innovative and imaginative uses of technology that are simple for the tutor to create and promote higher order thinking skills.
Concept Mapping software as a teaching and learning tool
This session looks at how the principles of Concpet Mapping which derive from Mind Mapping (as detailed by Tony Buzan in his book 'Use your Head') can be applied to educational settings, through the use of Concept Mapping Software.
ILT and the Disability Discrimination Act
One of the key selling points for the use of ILT and e-learning, is the fact that its use will usually increase the accessibility of the learning. This session looks at some of the key issues of the DDA and how ILT can be used to improve accessibility without impacting too heavily on the tutors time.
Wikis, Blogs, Social Software and students
Wikis, Blogs, RSS, YouTube, Flickr, MySpace are all examples of Social Software and have become buzz words in recent months.
This session focuses on the pedagogic uses of these tools (rather than the technicalities of their use) and looks at simple and quick ways to develop engaging learning with them.
Making assessment more effective with ILT
This session looks at how technology can be used to make assessments more effective, part of the learning process and ultimately provide a better learning environment for student and tutor.
There is an increased emphasis now placed on the use of e-assessment, as well as many tools being available to provide self assessing activities, simple skills learnt during this session can have a huge impact.
This session looks at how ILT can be used to make assessments more effective, part of the learning process and ultimately provide a better learning environment for student and tutor.
Different learning styles and ILT
People are all different, and part of being different means that we all learn in different ways. There are various different models of preferred learning styles, and each has its supporters and critics, but the challenge in education at the moment is to use a variety of different styles.
This session looks at how ILT can be used to achieve this goal, and create a more balanced approach to learning.