This is the third draft of the abstract - 5th October 2004
Theme: Enabling learning: Effective instructional practices and flexible design models
An information skills tutorial, EXPERTease, hosted within WebCT, was developed as a project within the key skills strand of Edge Hill’s HEFCE funded COMET project. The tutorial achieved success in the 2003 Times Higher/ LTSN eTutor of the Year competition. The development brought together information professionals and learning technologists to incorporate an understanding of pedagogical and technological issues into the finished product. Nevertheless, much incidental learning occurred due to the team’s organic, constructivist approach, focusing on the probable experience of the user.
Sharing knowledge gained through the development process, scaling up and embedding the tutorial within a range of subject curricula was enabled by the creation of a toolkit. The toolkit supports staff in administration, adaptation, delivery and moderation of the tutorial. To ensure that detailed instructional materials are to hand at point of need, the toolkit is included as a ‘hidden’ content module within EXPERTease tutorials and the project team has carefully evaluated use. This model has potential for wider use within the Institution’s WebCT courses.
Workshop participants will access the tutorial and toolkit, and share the evaluation and lessons learned. There will also be an opportunity for participants to exchange their experiences of developing and using similar toolkits.
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7 comments:
The second draft of the abstract
Sorry, now the third draft!!
I think that reads a lot better. Let's send it off!
I think it reads like 'up yourself-ease'and am a bit wary about sending it off for a day or two.
Don't most of these abstracts!
"Lok at me, look what I've done!"
I know, but wouldn't it be nice to write in plain English. We also have to write a 75 word summary to go off with the abtract so not finished yet.
We've got this course in WebCT. Other people need to use it for their own subjects so we have given the some help. Come and see how it works. And you can slag us off if you want. Ta.
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