Getting Ready to Teach Online: A Malaysian Experience

Online discussion in a forum plays a crucial role in the delivery of distance-learning materials. We should not use the learning management system as depository of contents, but as a platform for active exchange of ideas and collective reflections In order to generate new knowledge. This paper looks...

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Main Author: Chan, Chang Tik
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Language:English
Published: INTI University College 2007
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spelling my-inti-eprints.3752018-10-30T05:45:55Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/375/ Getting Ready to Teach Online: A Malaysian Experience Chan, Chang Tik HF Commerce HF5601 Accounting P Philology. Linguistics Online discussion in a forum plays a crucial role in the delivery of distance-learning materials. We should not use the learning management system as depository of contents, but as a platform for active exchange of ideas and collective reflections In order to generate new knowledge. This paper looks into online training of lecturers using” e-tivities” to promote online discussions. The training lasted ten weeks and the participants learned the key skills needed to host online discussions and function as e-instructors. This paper also deals with the various aspects of content development for distance-learning modules and the problems encountered. INTI University College 2007 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/375/1/2007_2.pdf Chan, Chang Tik (2007) Getting Ready to Teach Online: A Malaysian Experience. INTI Journal, 2 (2). pp. 17-26. ISSN 1675-0284
institution INTI International University
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topic HF Commerce
HF5601 Accounting
P Philology. Linguistics
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HF5601 Accounting
P Philology. Linguistics
Chan, Chang Tik
Getting Ready to Teach Online: A Malaysian Experience
description Online discussion in a forum plays a crucial role in the delivery of distance-learning materials. We should not use the learning management system as depository of contents, but as a platform for active exchange of ideas and collective reflections In order to generate new knowledge. This paper looks into online training of lecturers using” e-tivities” to promote online discussions. The training lasted ten weeks and the participants learned the key skills needed to host online discussions and function as e-instructors. This paper also deals with the various aspects of content development for distance-learning modules and the problems encountered.
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author Chan, Chang Tik
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title Getting Ready to Teach Online: A Malaysian Experience
title_short Getting Ready to Teach Online: A Malaysian Experience
title_full Getting Ready to Teach Online: A Malaysian Experience
title_fullStr Getting Ready to Teach Online: A Malaysian Experience
title_full_unstemmed Getting Ready to Teach Online: A Malaysian Experience
title_sort getting ready to teach online: a malaysian experience
publisher INTI University College
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