Varsity College Technology Enhanced Learning Course

Varsity College Technology Enhanced Learning Course

INTRODUCTION

Technology Enhanced Learning is a Short Learning Programme designed to address the digital literacies and digital citizenship skills gap.  Educators have a responsibility to support their students to develop these skills.   Before doing this, however, educators themselves need to enhance their digital literacies and digital citizenship skills.

Web and Digital literacies refer to a series of skills required to effectively use both online tools as well as to access and use information on the World Wide Web

Digital citizenship refers to the accountability an individual has to navigate and use information on the World Wide Web responsibly and ethically.

Digital Literacies provides foundational knowledge and skills with the aim of building and enhancing a teacher’s digital literacy levels.

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Any individual wanting to complete a quality professional development learning programme to enhance their digital literacies skills and to learn the requirements of being a responsible digital citizenship.

 

DURATION AND MODE OF OFFERING

The programme consists of 50 sessions, which can either be offered as full day workshops over 6 days or a series of workshops over 6 weeks. The structure of the timeframe is flexible depending on the needs of the participants.

 

PROGRAMMES MATERIAL

The short learning programme fee includes all programme material, which becomes the property of the student. This material constitutes a valuable source of on-going reference.

 

PROGRAMME EVALUATION

The programme evaluation for each module is different and will consist of an assignment/project or a portfolio of evidence.

 

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

This programme consists of 3 individual modules, each of which are described below.

 

THE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION – ACCREDITED BY THE BRITISH ACCREDITATION COUNCIL

The IIE has been internationally recognised and accredited by the British Accreditation Council (BAC). The BAC has been responsible for setting standards within the independent further and higher education sector for 25 years. Their accreditation is held by hundreds of college in the UK and overseas. They provide the leading mark of educational quality for the sector, which is used by students, parents, agencies and beyond as a guarantee of standards. For more information please visit http://www.the-bac.org