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Starter Materials:

 * Free Training Handbooks - Commonwealth of Learning -

Five publications are currently available in a developing series of handbooks for practitioners in open and distance learning (ODL). The series covers the key roles and functions of ODL systems from the practitioner perspective. The purpose is to give practitioners advice and guidance about their tasks, functions and roles, and to enable practitioners to reflect on the critical issues they face. In this way, the series aims to model good ODL study materials and to provide key study materials for ODL training. In developing this series, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) seeks to address the needs of ODL for accessible and practical training materials for professional development. Each handbook can be read in a number of ways - as an informative text; as part of the materials for a workshop or short training programme; or as part of an extended training and study programme requiring learners to undertake a practical project.

Instructional Design Template (2006)
COL has developed a template for instructional design that helps content developers to convert their subject matter expertise into learning materials. It helps authors incorporate ODL instructional design techniques into their learning texts. Created in just over a year and tested in many countries and institutions with feedback from many instructional designers, this template is truly a collaborative effort. COL hopes that anyone who may feel discouraged from developing ODL learning materials will now feel empowered to begin to do so.

=== Creating learning materials for open and distance learning: a handbook for authors & instructional designers (2005) ===

Introduction Unit 1: WHAT IS INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN...? Unit 2: ADAPT OR CREATE? Unit 3: PLANNING AN ODL COURSE Unit 4: PLANNING AND WRITING A UNIT OF LEARNING Unit 5: WRITING FOR THE WEB Unit 6: PLANNING ASSESSMENT Unit 7: STUDY GUIDES Unit 8: LANGUAGE, WRITING STYLE AND LAYOUT Unit 9: DRAFTING AND TESTING Unit 10: QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS References

Costing ODL CDROM (June 2004)
provides an introduction to costing in open and distance learning (ODL). It is designed for people setting up new ODL programmes and for people wishing to improve the quality of the management of existing programme. "Costing ODL" includes fully functioning spreadsheets but it is not a costing tool.

Planning and implementing open and distance learning systems: a handbook for decision makers (2004)
Introduction Unit 1: THE TARGET GROUP AND THEIR NEEDS Unit 2: STRATEGIC ODL PLANNING Unit 3: STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANNING IN ODL Unit 4: DEVELOPING AND ACQUIRING MATERIALS Unit 5: TUTORING AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS Unit 6: RECRUITING AND ENROLLING STUDENTS Unit 7: ASSESSING STUDENTS Unit 8: MANAGING AND ADMINISTERING THE SYSTEM Unit 9: EVALUATION Bibliography

Tutoring in open and distance learning: a handbook for tutors (2004)
Introduction Unit 1: THE PLACE OF TUTORING IN ODL Unit 2: CORE ODL TUTORING SKILLS Unit 3: THE SUSTAINING ROLE OF TUTORS Unit 4: ASSESSMENT IN ODL Unit 5: PLANNING AND FACILITATING GROUP LEARNING Unit 6: SUPPORTING TUTORS Appendix A: SAMPLE STUDY PLANS Appendix B: NOTES FOR FACILITATORS Bibliography


 * Cost and Financing in Open Schooling

Other Titles from The Commonwealth of Learning
These titles from the Knowledge Series Catalogue - The Commonwealth of Learning


 * Adapting Learning Materials for Distance Learning
 * Designing Learning Objects for Online Learning
 * Producing Gender-Sensitive Materials for ODL
 * ODLPolicy Development (Particular Reference to Dual Mode Institutions)
 * Using Community Radio for Non-Formal Education
 * Applying Costs/Benefits for Distance Education Programmes
 * Designing Online Learning
 * Editing Distance Education Materials
 * Instructional Design for Self-Learning for Distance Education
 * Support Groups in Distance Education
 * Practitioner Research and Evaluation Training in ODL

Resources

 * |Certificate in Adult Education, Massey University

Collaboration requested
We are interested in working with the Learning Design project