TTNet eLearning Project

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TTNet eLearning Project
Training of Teachers Trainers Innovative
Practices, Skills and Competencies in the field
of eLearning
Dr David Gray, Malcolm Ryan, Arnaud Coulon
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What is innovative practice?
Initiatives, projects and activities that have a
tangible impact on improving trainers and/or
teachers skills, professionalisation and working
environment and proven to be sustainable in
their social, pedagogical and organisational
components and/or through lasting changes in
policy and decision-making.
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Project objectives

• Identify examples of innovative practice for the
  training of trainers/teachers with specific
  reference to eLearning
• Identify and describe the activities,
  competencies and roles involved in innovative
  practices

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The evolution of e-learning
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Overview of process
TCs
NLs
TCs
NLs
TCs
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Overview of achievements

• Set of data gathering/analysis tools
• Variety of cases that illustrate diverse
  approaches to use of eLearning in the training of
  trainers
• Transnational perspectives on above
• Identified a range of issues related to using
  eLearning
• Identified examples of innovative practice in the
  training of trainers
• Piloted a new way of working within TTNet

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Diverse learning strategies
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Impact on practice
Didactic
Facilitative
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Diverse approaches
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Diversity of scale
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Competencies project teams
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Competencies development
TeachersProfessional designersExternal
designersSystem engineers
Traditional teaching skillseTutoring
skillsLearner administration
Evaluation
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Issues challenges
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Recommendations Practitioners

• Determine own eLearning strategy
• Have a clear rationale for employing eLearning
• Adopt a participative approach
• Make platforms human friendly
• Determine performance indicators

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Recommendations National Policy makers

• Identify clear add-on value of eLearning, if any
• Encourage use of learner-centred learning models
• Develop policies/strategies for improving ICT
  skills of end-users

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RecommendationsEU policy makers

• Establish and promote coherent set of European
  e-tutoring competency standards/qualifications
• Encourage diversity in projects
• Continue to promote sharing of best practice
• Require a clear business case from all potential
  eLearning project developers

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Discussion
Next steps ?