Training teachers in e-learning without Internet accessShow others and affiliations
2010 (English)In: Proceedings of EDULEARN10 Conference, 5th-7th July 2010, Barcelona, Spain., International Association of Technology, Education and Development , 2010, p. 6336-6341Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
In this paper the authors present a solution to the problem of giving practical training in handling
information and communication technology (ICT) without depending on internet access. The proposed
method is to use an USB-memory to emulate selected educational resources that are otherwise
available on the internet or on a local network. How this method can influence pedagogical issues is
discussed and, it is asserted that the method offers interesting learning advantages beyond the
obvious independence of internet connections. The paper describes the planning and implementation
of a course about the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) in higher education and, in
particular, how it was designed to meet the needs of educators in a developing country with slow or
unreliable internet connections. The course was a part of the project USo+I: Universidad, Sociedad e
Innovación. Mejora de la pertinencia de la educación en las ingenierías de Latinoamérica (University
and Society: Improving of the relevance of the education in the engineering of Latinoamerica) this
project financed by the European Union, within the ALFA III program. The University of Borås was
assigned to design and teach a course about LMS to engineering educators in Latin-America.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
International Association of Technology, Education and Development , 2010. p. 6336-6341
Keywords [en]
e-learning, learning management systems, engineering education, developing countries, Engineering Education
National Category
Pedagogy Other Social Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-6387Local ID: 2320/6674ISBN: 978-84-613-9386-2 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-6387DiVA, id: diva2:887075
Note
Sponsorship:
This work has been produced with financial assistance from the European Community, contract DCIALA/
19.09.01/08/19189/160-922/ALFA III-9.
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