The University of Nigeria Centre for Distance & e-Learning is organizing a 3-day training workshop for the staff on Overview of Open and Distance Learning (ODL): Foundation and Basics. See details below.
TRAINING WORKSHOP ON OVERVIEW OF OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING (ODL): FOUNDATION AND BASICS
A TRAINING WORKSHOP ORGANIZED FOR STAFF OF
THE CENTRE FOR DISTANCE AND e-LEARNING (CDeL)
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA
3RD – 5TH JULY 2017
Introduction
The Centre for Distance and e-Learning, by the virtue of its services stands out clear as an appropriate avenue through which education can be disseminated to the members of the society irrespective of distance, age, time and space. To achieve this, the Centre must be strategically adjusted in order to meet the challenges of a modern, technology and knowledge-driven society. This means that the staff must be properly and regularly updated on the current trends in ODL. This can be achieved through in-house, national and international trainings, conferences, workshops, seminars, etc.
This training is an offshoot of the Train-The-Trainer workshop which organized from 31st of May through 2nd of June and co-sponsored by Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Regional Training & Research Institute for Open & Distance Learning (RETRIDAL). We were sponsored to that workshop which took place at the National Open University of Nigeria (NAOUN) Abuja. Participants were mandated to go home and train their staff on the workings of ODL. This training therefore is, is aimed at equipping the staff of the Centre with the basic knowledge of what ODL is all about, and their responsibilities in making the Centre stand out as one of the best in the country.
Goal of the Program
The main goal of this training is to provide the Center staff with a general introduction into Open and Distance Learning mode of education delivery in Nigeria, with a view to equipping them with the required skills, knowledge and attitudes essential for their specific roles in our Centre.
Objectives of the Program
Introduce our staff to the historical and conceptual basics of Distance and Electronic learning.
To adequately equip staff to effectively meet the challenges of running a Distance Learning Centre
Develop our staff competencies in the area of Open and Distance Learning with a
view to putting them on the correct footing for proper management of our learners
Expected impact of ICT to the Centre and UNN
A crop of more efficient staff for the delivery of ODL
Staff with more consciousness of their roles in the Centre
More consciousness of staff on the need of our learners
Improved quality of course materials
KEY DISCUSSION POINTS
Monday 3rd July, 2017
10:05 a.m. – 12:00 noon
FODL1 – Fundamentals of Open and Distance Learning (ODL)
o History of Distance Learning
o Concept of Open and Distance Learning
o Rational and relevance of ODL in the 21st Century
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
FODL2 – Learners’ Support Services
o The e-tutors and their duties
o The e-facilitators and their duties
o Information, Advice and Guidance (IA&G) Officers and their duties
o Supporting the learner
o The learner and Open Educational Resources (OER)
Tuesday 4th July, 2017
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
FODL3 – Quality Assurance
o Concept and relevance of Quality Assurance
o Quality of staff
o Quality of infrastructure
o Quality of courseware
o Quality of delivery media
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
FODL4 – Regulation of ODL in Nigeria
o Why regulate ODL
o ODL Policy Framework
o Resources needed in an ODL Centre
o Contemporary issues in and about ODL in Nigeria
o UNN Distance & e-Learning Programme – the journey so far
Tuesday 5st July, 2017
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
FODL5 – The Learners and the Learning Management System (LMS)
o Concept and relevance of LMS
o Learners interface with the LMS
o The LMS and the e-Tutors/e-Facilitators
o LMS and System documentation
FODL = Fundamentals of ODL
