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Direct linkLaw, Patrina – Open Learning, 2015
Awarding badges to recognise achievement is not a new development. Digital badging now offers new ways to recognise learning and motivate learners, providing evidence of skills and achievements in a variety of formal and informal settings. Badged open courses (BOCs) were piloted in various forms by the Open University (OU) in 2013 to provide a…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Foreign Countries, Informal Education, Recognition (Achievement)
Blackmore, Chris; Tantam, Digby; van Deurzen, Emmy – Open Learning, 2008
SEPTIMUS is a one-year Europe-wide postgraduate theoretical course for psychotherapists and counsellors provided entirely via the Internet. It may be used as part of a training course, with face-to-face elements provided locally, or for continuing professional development. The course was developed at the University of Sheffield in collaboration…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Counselor Training, Computer Uses in Education, Online Courses
Stickler, Ursula; Hampel, Regine – Open Learning, 2007
In 2003-04 the Open University offered its first German beginners' course with a dual tuition strand: tutorials were delivered either face-to-face or online using synchronous, audio-graphic, Internet-based conferencing software. For the new online tutors, a special training programme was designed and delivered. We evaluated the benefits of our…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Higher Education, Educational Methods, Open Universities
Jung, Insung – Open Learning, 2005
This study aims to compare the cost-effectiveness of an online teacher training method with a face-to-face training method in teaching "ICT integration in the school curriculum". In addition, the study explores the possibilities of a school-based voluntary training method in supporting other approaches to ICT teacher training. The analyses of…
Descriptors: Training Methods, Educational Technology, Cost Effectiveness, Web Based Instruction
Scheer, Stephanie B.; Lockee, Barbara B. – Open Learning, 2003
As more opportunities for enrolling in online courses and programs become available, ensuring the quality of such educational experiences will continue to increase in importance. One factor determining quality concerns the student support services available to distance learners. Unfortunately, these services are often underdeveloped or overlooked,…
Descriptors: Wellness, Needs Assessment, Distance Education, Online Courses
Ukpo, Eugenia Onwu – Open Learning, 2006
This paper reports on a research study that draws on the perceptions of students, tutors, field centre coordinators and central management to evaluate the support services provided to students in the National Teachers' Institute's distance teacher training programme. Within a conceptual framework that built upon models of teaching and learning…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Student Attitudes, Teacher Effectiveness, Questionnaires
