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Group Presentation – Planning a Workshop on Developing ODL materials

Order of Presentation:

1. WikiVelopers
2. Tomato
3. Sunflower and Mountain Chicken
4. MYT6

WikiVelopers

Workshop – 2 -3 days duration Course – A process to provide basic skills – leading to one month period, peer review within group and further consolidate skills.

4 key deliverables:

1. Knowing your audience
   1. participants
2. Introduction & advocacy
   1. core values
   2. status of ODL globally
   3. Showcase high quality ODL materials and examples
3. Key features of ODL materials – look at template of units

Include objectives, feedback, summaries, tools to develop materials, intext questions, access devices, icons and their purpose, language – level and readerbility. Use and integration of media technology. (a practical intervention – ie checking that objectives are SMART)

1. Production Schedules – key deliverables, tasks,timelines, stakeholders

Tomato

Logistics for workshop

• Samples of template for developing materials
• Objectives
• Teaching & Learning strategies and activities to be used

Content

• Concept of ODL
• Best Practices – various aspects of ODL (target group – mixed)
• Needs analysis – How?
• Learner profile – How?
• Instructional strategies
• Factors to consider when developing materials
• Student assessment and evaluations
• Course design
• Selection and distribution of content
• Language – style
• Activities in materials
• Format and Layout of content

• Develop a Course Guide for Learners

THE MY T6-GROUP PRESENTATION

BRAINSTORMING THE PLANNING OF AN ODL WORKSHOP

Group Members

• Patricia
• Roza
• Mohammed
• Ainsworth
• Manthoto
• Lydia

Group Processing

• Group worked really well together
• Patricia as part of the “organizers” deliberately softened her input
• Mohammed was selected as group secretary.
• Structure evolved in the ordering of the discussion. All voices were heard, everyone contributed

Presentation Design

• Title of Workshop
• Target Group/size
• Objectives
• Pre-workshop activities
• Workshop design
• Delivery structure
• Resources

Workshop Details

• Title: CREATING MATERIALS FOR OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING

• Target Group:20 Teacher Educators

• Duration: (3) Days (consecutive) Tuesday - Thursday

Objectives

• Major: to create ODL materials using sound instructional design principles�
• Expose participants to the principles of ODL�
• Help learners to develop skills in the use of the relevant technologies�
• Expose participants to various instructional design models

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the workshop, learners should be able to:

• Produce an instructional plan for a course�
• Structure their content using the COL instructional template/alternative pre-structured ISD templates�
• Do collaborative content authoring using appropriate software�
• Publish content on an elearning platform

Pre- Workshop Activities

• Design, distribute and evaluate pre-test instrument to participants (2wks prior)
• Locate appropriate facilities and resources
• Organize secretariat to administrate workshop- registration, lunch etc.
• Send invitations to Ministry, media and other officials
• Ensure that resource personnel are in place for digital recording of proceedings

Workshop Design - Structure

• Daily program 9:00am - 3:00pm
• 15min. break at 10:30, Lunch 12-1:00
• Four working session per day
• Presentations by resource personnel
• Individual and Group activity
• Group presentations

Workshop Opening

• Formal Opening- 1hour
• Welcome and Opening remarks
• Formal Address
• Vote of thanks etc.

Resources

• Course Package; handouts, templates, stationery etc.
• Lab-based environment- Internet access
• IT support
• Human resources- Protocol, Certificate of participations

GROUP SUNFLOWER & MOUNTAIN CHICKEN

Rationale

There is a need to train DE practitioners to design and develop quality ODL materials

Steps / Needs

1. Pre planning session (s)+
2. Needs assessment+
3. Programme coordinators+
4. Rationale
5. Venue
6. Budget / Source of funding
7. facilitators
8. Duration - timings
9. Accommodation
10. Meals / refreshment
11. Transport
12. Allowances / per diem

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1. Aims & Objectives
2. Course Content
3. Target group/no. of participants/background Structure /delivery methods /Activities
4. Materials / equipment
5. Communication / Invitations
6. IT support / software
7. Evaluation
8. Writing report
9. Implementation

Pre planning

• Needs Assessment
  • Participants needs
• Structure
  • Facilitators
  • Budget
  • venue

Practitioners

• Content writers / experts / editors
• Instructional designers / curriculum specialists
• IT technicians
• graphic artists

Okay folks the Sandbox has been created. Standby and prepare for great creativity and lots of spills.

Now for my ToDo List
Monday

Morning

Early

1. prayer
2. greetings and visitations
3. breakfast
4. news
5. travel

Mid

1. briefings
2. telephone calls
3. meetings

Late

1. updates
2. wrap ups
3. lunch

Afternoon

Early

planning

Mid

briefings

late

TV

Tuesday

Morning

Early

1. prayer
2. greetings and visitations
3. breakfast
4. news
5. travel

Mid

1. briefings
2. telephone calls
3. meetings

Late

1. updates
2. wrap ups
3. lunch

Afternoon

Early

planning

Mid

briefings

late

TV