General
VTT-BOX MOOC
Teachers' training course to create high quality Open Distance Learning Courses
using the VTT-Box methods
Topic outline
- General
- MOOC Overview
MOOC Overview
This Open Online Course offers an approach to the Virtual Teachers' Toolbox and the developed tols and content.The course is self-directed and structured as a sefl-learning course. You can enroll and repeat each chapter as often you like.
The self-evaluation part at the end of each chapter offers you the possibility to find out if you have got the necessary knowledge to use the project's results and output.
- The pedagogical Framework
The pedagogical Framework
This chapter describes the pedagogical framework developed in the frame of the project. This framework is available as a PDF-format from the project's webpage /www.vtt-box.eu. It offers a simple and short approach to the developed pedagogical approach. The main focus is on active learning, which is a column in the developed outcomes.
Aczive learning means a shift in the roles (and needs also a shift in the mindset of learners and teachers/trainers):
Teacher → facilitator of the learner, the former passive learner→ active, collaborative learner. - A quality enhancement framework for Distance Learning in School Education
A quality enhancement framework for Distance Learning in School Education
Quality matters - there is no daubt!This chapter offers a quality enhance framework (based on the studies of the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities. This framework can be found on the web page of the EADTU and is called e-Xcellence.
The framework covers Course Design, Course Delivery, and Support.
- Use of the Pilot Courses
Use of the Pilot Courses
This short chapter explains the use of the pilot courses that have been developed in the frame of the project. - Moodle as a Learning Platform
Moodle as a Learning Platform
This chapter gives an overview of the possibilities to get a Moodle Server for the implementation of courses following the VTT-Box concept. - Transferability of Pilot Courses to other Subjects
Transferability of Pilot Courses to other Subjects
This chapter teaches the transfer of the implemented and tested pilot courses to other subjects (This is done exclusively for the field of school education only). - FAQ and Knowledge Base & Supplementary Material
FAQ and Knowledge Base & Supplementary Material
This chapter gives an overview of the technical background and methods used to create and implement the pilot courses. An overview of the used (free to use) software is given. Finally, a frequently asked questions section (FAQ) clears open questions.