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Presentation “Training Course for Tutors”
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Description.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Objectives/Results ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Profile of the Participant (future tutor) ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 Content ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Previous Activities. Virtual Classroom Knowledge ......................................................................................................... 4 Module 1. Design of the Online course ................................................................................................................................ 4 Module 2. Practical Activities and Evaluation ................................................................................................................... 4 Methodology and Structure ............................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Bibliography and Complementary Resources .......................................................................................................................................... 6
Description The role of the teacher is key for making the teaching-learning environment a place where students find opportunities to participate actively in their training and where they discover, understand, share and put into practice the knowledge acquired. The new digital contexts require teachers not only to be at the forefront of their disciplines, but also to be able to inspire and facilitate learning using the tools of technology. This online teachers’ course aims to help future tutors meet these goals by seeking to use a model based on asynchrony while allowing moments of synchronicity in order to obtain closer proximity with participants and a flexible content structure. The methodology used in this course is “learn by doing” and the learning process focuses on developing activities related to the skills to be acquired.
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In addition, this course has a format that serves as a reference when developing the course itself, and it offers opportunities to practice with the participant having to act in a similar manner to when he or she becomes an online tutor.
Objectives/Results The aim of this course is to show in a practical way future authors/tutors of a virtual course on the IDB Integration and Trade program how to navigate the virtual classroom as participants, and how to design the structure of their future course, as well as how to put together the multimedia content and practical activities in line with the objectives of their future course and in harmony with the methodology applied in this Program.
Profile of the Participant (future tutor) The profile of the “Tutor Training Course� participant is that of an expert who is able to conceptualize the theory in his or her area of expertise, and develop or select content. But this is above all for professionals with great practical experience who will guide other professionals, who are the beneficiaries of the course, in their learning process.
The future author/tutor will be responsible for preparing the content and practical activities to enable learning the key concepts and skills that the beneficiaries of the training need to acquire.
He or she will also act as a facilitator during the teaching stage, but the training related to the tutoring skills required for an online course will be given in a specific workshop a few weeks before the start of the course.
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Content The content of this course will be focused exclusively on designing the future course, the subject matter and content development.
Previous Activities. Virtual Classroom Knowledge Module 1. Design of the Online course
Theory: 1. Context of the Program and teaching-learning model. 2. How to design the basic structure of the modules. 3. How to design the theoretical content. Practical activities: 4. Reading for Module 1 . 5. Self-assessment test in order to learn the key concepts on methodology, digital content and copyright/licenses. 6. Designing the structure of the module. 7. Forum with a practical case on the proper use of external resources in copyright material and licenses. Module 2. Practical Activities and Evaluation
Theory: 1. How to design practical activities. 2. Evaluation criteria. Basic concepts regarding rubrics. Practical activities:
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3. Reading for Module 2. 4. Self-assessment test for learning the key concepts for designing activities. 5. Designing the structure of a module (part II). 6. Designing a practical activity and its rubric. 7. Forum on rubrics and evaluation criteria with the aim of developing an ordered system for all the modules. Closure activities ____ * Module 3 Tutorial skills in the virtual classroom (this is a 3-day workshop a week before the start of
the course that you will give as a tutor).
Methodology and Structure The course will follow the same methodology as the courses that you will give as future tutors. It will be offered through the Moodle virtual classroom in an asynchronous manner, and those participating will have 24 hour access to the virtual classroom using any computer connected to the Internet during the 2 weeks that the course lasts. You can take the course in your own time within the timeframe established. The tutor will be available while the course is being given during business hours from Monday to Friday. Each of the two weeks that the course lasts will require a dedication of approximately 12 to 15 hours. It will also follow the same structure of current courses (module of “Previous Activities”, reading modules with actual content, and a final module with “Closure Activities”), with theoretical material and practical activities.
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Bibliography and Complementary Resources The bibliography used will be provided, and in “Complementary Resources� the material allowed will be linked from the INDES tutors course that offers basic guidelines on e-learning, principles of instructional design and educational concepts.
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