Comments on: North West Education Technology Show 2006 at Reebok Stadium (Part II) http://serverroom.edublogs.org/2006/11/24/north-west-education-technology-show-2006-at-reebok-stadium-part-ii/ Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain (he's running the IT) Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:54:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Tony Sheppard http://serverroom.edublogs.org/2006/11/24/north-west-education-technology-show-2006-at-reebok-stadium-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Tony Sheppard Fri, 24 Nov 2006 21:53:30 +0000 http://serverroom.edublogs.org/2006/11/24/north-west-education-technology-show-2006-at-reebok-stadium-part-ii/#comment-173 I have recently started the course and have already had one person I know complete it (and working on the MSc). It is a good course but as with all distance learning, you have to be careful about planning and ensuring that you keep in close contact with your tutor. Looking at the new technologies that can be used in learning the biggest brick wall you will hit *has* to be changing the attitude of whoever plans the curriculum development. Choosing the right courses and boards for students to study, as well as the number of staff allocated, is key to allowing good quality resources to be created. This point is likely to be a key part in my action research over the next 12 months. I have recently started the course and have already had one person I know complete it (and working on the MSc). It is a good course but as with all distance learning, you have to be careful about planning and ensuring that you keep in close contact with your tutor.

Looking at the new technologies that can be used in learning the biggest brick wall you will hit *has* to be changing the attitude of whoever plans the curriculum development. Choosing the right courses and boards for students to study, as well as the number of staff allocated, is key to allowing good quality resources to be created.

This point is likely to be a key part in my action research over the next 12 months.

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