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The
potential for collaborative work and small group discussion among students
with less requirement to meet face-to-face is what make this mode of
learning so exciting and so powerful an education format.
There is
a sense of community created in the "virtual classroom" for
effective learning to take place. The discussion board element plays a
critical role in creating and sustaining the spirit of community
Self-Directed And Problem-Based Learning.
Our
unique design prepare students to participate fully and productively in
today's technology-based workplaces. The key skills listed include critical
thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, verbal and written communication,
ability to research, and lifelong learning. To meet this concern and help
students become more independent and interdependent learners, we have
adopted cooperative learning techniques and developed learning communities
so students are required to make connections among courses. These
strategies do move us along a continuum toward self-directed and
Problem-Based learning. Problem-based learning is a curriculum development
and instructional system that simultaneously develops both problem-solving
strategies and disciplinary knowledge bases and skills by placing students
in the active role of problem-solvers confronted with an ill-structured
problem that mirrors real-world problems.
Research shows
that PBL will increase retention of knowledge, help students transfer
concepts to new problems, enhance student interest in the content, and
enhance self-directed learning. The problems used in our program will
consist of a series of common, important and ill-structured problems
(ill-structured so there will be multiple solutions). These are designed by
our experienced trainers. These problems will be carefully selected so
their solutions will encompass the degree competencies. Students will test
their solutions in a real-world lab provided by our trainers. After solving
a problem as a team, individuals will then be given another problem to
solve on their own in order to demonstrate how well they have met the
competencies covered in each problem.
Solving
real-world problems changes student and faculty roles. Because students are
engaged by the relevant problem, they "own" the problem and much
of the learning process is turned over to the student. During small group
meeting, students define the problem, identify what they know, and then
discover the concepts, principles and skills they need to know to solve the
problem. What they need to know becomes the "learning issues" they
focus on to solve the problem.
Find
out more:
· If
you haven't spent much time on either an online service or the Internet,
you might find that reading the Benefits Of Our Blended learning ? is a good first
step in understanding the basic way one of our online tutorial works.
· Another
good source of general information is the FAQ about
Competency-Based-Learning.
· What makes a successful online student?
· Specific activities that promote online discussion ?
· Self Evaluation for Potential Online Students.
Should Online
Distributed Learning Applicable To AMT Training ?
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