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The course will work
as follows:
- Learners enrol in
an online ‘course’,
which runs part-time
for two months. The
purpose of the course
will be to provide a
conceptual platform
for learners, which
helps them to introduce
them to the issues covered
in the course.
- During the online
course, learners will
access a full web-based
course environment,
comprising activities,
support resources, links
to other useful web
resources, and ongoing
e-mail engagement with
online mentors and a
community of their peers.
Continual feedback will
be provided via e-mail,
while the course environment
will be designed in
such a way that it is
possible to monitor
the progress of participants
in the run up to a five-day
face-to-face workshop.
This is expected to
comprise 30 notional
hours of learning. To
ensure that access to
resources is streamlined,
learners will receive
all materials that they
require for the course
on a DVD.
- After two months,
participants will gather
in a central location
to participate in a
five-day, hands-on training
session. Given the online
preparation, the face-to-face
course will focus squarely
on intensive interaction
between participants
and facilitators, providing
participants unique
opportunities to work
through practical activities,
share experiences and
problems with their
peers, and shape the
learning environment
so that it meets their
specific requirements.
This will comprise a
further 40 notional
hours of learning.
- Following the face-to-face
session, online interaction
will be continued for
a further two months.
At this point, the formal
structure of the online
environment will be
loosened somewhat to
allow more dynamic engagement
amongst peers, but will
comprise some designed
activities to ensure
ongoing participation.
This will comprise a
further 20 notional
hours of learning, for
a total of 80 notional
hours of learning.
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