Pre-Conference Workshop A7
DistancE-Learning in Europe – Exchange of Experience and Knowledge Sharing
Date Wednesday, Dec 2 Time – Room Price: free of charge Status: fully booked
Workshop leader
John Trasler
Director, EADL, UK
John Trasler is the founder of Elearn which provides provides consultancy in distance and blended learning together with training programme for individulas and organisations in management, leadership and coaching.
With over 25 years in the education and training business John has managed multi-national companies for Pearson and News Corporation in both Europe and Asia. John holds a masters degree and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and an Executive Member of European Association of Distance Learning (EADL).
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Speakers
Eric Tarantini
Universität St. Gallen, Switzerland
Eric Tarantini (*1992-08-13 in Lausanne, Switzerland), Bachelor of Arts HSG in Business Administration, lives in Wittenbach (CH) and studies at the University of St. Gallen in the Master of Business Innovation. In addition, he absolves a business education program for upcoming teachers in law and economics since 2012.
In June 2015, he initiated an innovative project with the pedagogical institute at the University of St. Gallen. The core of this initiative is represented by the productive and interactive work with videos recorded during school lessons teached by students of the business education program. For his master thesis, he organizes, supports and evaluates the pilot phase of the project during this semester.
Joachim Bessell
Forum Distance Learning, Germany
Joachim Bessell, Master of Arts in Soziology and German Literature, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freigurg i. Br.
He made his first experiences with distance learning as tele-tutor and supervisor in the distance learning course "Expert for new learning technologies". This was in 1998 and some of the participants had to buy a PC in order to participate in this distance learning course. Over the years, the subject distance learning would not let him go. After a stint as eLearning consultant in a Swiss company and some years of classroom teaching, he worked the last seven years as freelancer by writing learning Textbooks for distance learning courses and guiding adult learners in their learning.
Today, he is a research assistant in the project "PM Kompare" (www.pm-kompare.de). There he developes and organizes a distance learning course on the subject of process management, which prepares the participants for the exam at the Chamber of Commerce (IHK). This distance learning offer is based on work process integrated and action-oriented learning. Here among other things come Tablets and an ePortfolio platform (Mahara) in use.
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Content
With the pre-conference workshop within the framework of OEB the organizers intend to create an opportunity for networking and knowledge sharing for participants who offer programmes for lifelong learning and vocational education using distance learning methods. The intention is to establish an international forum enabling the participants to develop a position regarding the variety of technological developments for digital teaching and learning programmes in the field of distance learning.
Agenda
Introduction
Cross Media & Enriched Learning
Social Video Learning
Target audience
This pre-conference event is for Distance Education experts who want to expand their network and share their knowledge with others and for anyone who is interested in distance learning methods as well. The workshop is especially for those who work in the adult education business.
Prerequisite knowledge
Participants should have a familiarity with distance education and/or adult and vocational education.
Outcomes
- Receiving knowledge of using audio and video units in distance learning programmes
- Understand the importance of Big Data for evaluating educational programmes
- Expanding networks and supporting the sharing of knowledge in Distance Education
- Get together in an international framework