LEARN TO WRITE COURSES - DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE
Course Structure
There are 8 lessons in this module as follows:
1.Bases for Education
•Approaches to Education
•Teacher Centred Learning
•Student Centred Learning: PBL, Experiential, Montessori, Self paced learning
•Specialist or Generalist Education
•Competency Based Training; CBT
•Homework
•Delivery Modes
•Issues For Learning; Lifelong learning, Foundation skill development, Reinforcement
•Problem Based Learning; characteristics of PBL,Why PBL, Benefits of PBL, PBL Problems, PBL project stages
•Education Contextualisation
•Trends, Ethics, Equity
•Establishing Course Aims
2.Course Writing Methodologies
•Developing Courses
•Course Outlines
•Curriculum Documentation
•Study Notes
•Continuous or Periodic Course Review and Development
•Identifying Needs; student perspective, educators perspective, family perspective, community and industry perspective
•Identifying Resources; student and teacher
•Writing Aims, Competencies and Assessment Criteria
•Writing Course Notes
•Writing Practicals
•Writing for Clarity and Understanding; principles of good writing, structuring the course
•Coding Courses
•Flexible Delivery
•Applying Strategies for Flexible Delivery
•Course Components; Assignments, Exercises, Brainstorming, Buzz Groups, Demonstration, Discussion, Case Study, Guest Speakers, Laboratory Work, Lecture, Mutual Lectures, Practical Workshop, Project, Tutorials
3.Level of Study
•Determining Appropriate Level of Study; Quantitative and Qualitative Factors
•Descriptors
•Duration
•Assessment
•Levels of Training; eg. varying certificate levels between UK and Australia
•Lessons and lesson plans
•Determining level required
•Identifying student needs
•Allowing for different modes of study
•Structuring a lesson
•Timing a lesson
•Evaluating and improving a lesson
•Levels and kinds of Language
•Language of learning, and Professional language
•Determining level of Training
•Skills and Training Objectives; Competence
4.Curriculum Documentation
•Scope and Nature
•Examples
•Structure and Layout
5.Course Materials
•Introduction
•Teaching Resources
•Learning Resources
•PBL Project; Develop a new course with minimum use of limited resources: financial and other.
6.Course Material Creation
•Developing knowledge
•Applying Knowledge
•Reflection and Review
•Developing Skills
•Innovation and Flexibility
•Types of Support Materials; documentation, visual elements and illustration, technical aids
•Factors to Consider when Writing Support Materials
•Writing for Distance Education; Problems and Solutions
•Writing a Question
•Dealing with Practical Aspects of Education
•Clarity and Consciousness
•Improving Clarity
•Understanding Causes of Confusion
•Ways to Write Concisely
•Differentiating between Guidelines, Instructions and Procedures
•Correspondence Course Structure
•Writing PBL Documentation
•Handouts
•Visual Materials; Illustration, Charts
•Audio Materials, Recorded Presentations
•Digital Technology; Educational Applications for Digital Technologies
•Multimedia
•The Internet
7.Reviewing and Updating Courses
•Change and Inertia in Education
•Policies and Procedures to Support Change
•How to Review a Course
•Procedure for Changing an Established Course
•Procedure for Maintaining Currency
8.Recognition and Accreditation
•Who can Provide Education
•Universal Recognition; Is it Possible
•Scope of Endorsement Systems
•Recognition and Qualifications
•What is Accreditation
•The Value of Accreditation
•Accreditation Myths
•Recognition and Accreditation Systems
•Trends
•Who accredits or recognises what
•Secondary, Vocational, University Education
•Industry Training Boards
•Accreditation Authorities
•Other Forms of Recognition
9.Application and Implementation
•Delivering Classroom Based Courses
•Session Organisation
•Delivering Practical Courses Outside a Classroom
•Delivering Distance Education Courses
•Customising Distance Education
•Assessment and Evaluation
•Purpose of Assessment
•Forulative, Cumulative and Sumative Assessment
•Assessment Policies and Procedures
•Marking Guidelines for Assignments
Course Duration: 100 hours
What qualification will I achieve for completing this course?
This is an individual module course. The individual module courses are 100 hour long usually and can be taken on their own or as part of a larger program of study.
If you wish to take an individual module course as a stand alone course, you can elect to sit an optional exam at the end of it.
If you successfully pass the exam and all assignments, you will receive a Statement of Attainment. You can take examinations at a time and location to suit you. If you enrol, you will be sent further information on how to arrange examinations at the end of the course.
If you do not wish to take the exam, you will receive a Course Completion letter when you have passed all assignments.
There is an assignment at the end of each lesson. So for example, if an individual module course contains ten lessons, you will need to complete ten assignments. Assignments can be sent to us via email, post or fax.
Other qualifications, such as certificates, diplomas etc may require examinations to be taken as part of the overall assessment process.
You can find further information on the examinations process by clicking on the “Enrolment” link above.
You can find further information on other courses by clicking on the “Courses” link above.
Aims
More Information on ACS Distance Education and our courses
Who are our tutors?
Our tutors are all highly experienced and professional, knowledgeable in their field of study. We have staff from around the world, enabling us to gain a wide variety of perspectives. We have a school in the UK and in Australia. If you would like to have a look at our tutors, then click on the “The School” in the boxes above and choose “The Staff” option.
Sample Course Notes
Our courses are all written by highly qualified tutors and writers, who also teach on the courses, so know them well. We strive to update our courses and improve them with new information, methods and knowledge on an ongoing basis. If you would like to see examples of some of our courses, then choose the “Enrolment” option above, and then click on “Sample Course Notes”.
What learning method should I choose?
We offer three learning methods – e-learning, correspondence and online. If you are not sure which is the right choose for you, then click on the “Enrolment” box above, then “Learning Methods.”
How Long will it take to complete the course?
This obviously varies from student to student. Some students will have more time for study than others. Some students may work quicker than others, so it is an individual thing. We estimate that most students will take, for example, 4 – 6 months to complete a 100 hour individual module, but we allow up to 12 months for you to complete it.
Longer courses will obviously take longer. You can find more information on the length of time required and so on the “Enrolment” box, then selecting “Terms and Conditions of Enrolment.”
What Do Our Students think of us?
If you would like to read comments from our previous students, then choose the “Enrolment” option above, then “Student Testimonials”.
I don’t think this is the right course for me.
If you’re not sure about this course, then why not look at our wide range of other courses. Click on the “Courses” box above.
You may also wish to design your own course to fit in with exactly what YOU want. To do so, click on the “Enrolment” box, then “Design your Own Course”.
If you would like more advice on a course, then you can contact us and ask a tutor about the courses. You can contact us by calling 0800 328 4723 or +44(0) 384 442752 or emailing info@acsedu.co.uk
Recognition and Accreditation
For more information on our recognition and accreditation, click on “The School”, then “Recognition”.
Who is ACS Distance Education?
If you want to know more about ACS and our history, then please click on “The School”, then “About us.”
