E-Learning Process When you enroll in an online course, you’ll be studying the same course topics and materials as class room course participants but here you’ll have the flexibility to organize your coursework around your other commitments and obligations. Courses offered are developed and taught by practicing professionals.
Your online facilitator’s instruction on the online course website will guide you through the course topics, quizzes, assignments and learning activities. If you need supporting materials or assistance with researching a topic, you can get help from our online learning facilitators.
If you need help accessing your online course website or interacting with your facilitator you can contact online help for technical assistance. The course facilitator creates and facilitates discussion topics and other online activities.
Online interactions are usually a large part of the course experience. Students participate in ongoing discussions by posting questions/ideas and receiving feedback from the facilitators and classmates. You may take part in Case studies and scenario role plays as part of some learning activities.
The courses are run mostly online with online facilitor and requires regular access to the Internet with a good connection.
Facilitators
There will be two types of facilitators. An online facilitator who will guide students through the online sessions and mark the assignments and a facilitator who will coach and mentor student via phone or video conference or Instant Message or email and provide feedback on lessons.
We use the following Learning Tools and Techniques to make the learning memorable, enjoyable and practical to learners. - Case Studies
- Ask Questions
- Mentoring
- Group Work
- Interview
- Learning Journal
- Answer Peer’s Questions
- Learning Summary Reports
- Online Discussions
- Scenario Based Learning (SBL)
- Project Based Learning (PBL)
- Self Assessments
- Survey
- Course Learning Summary
Case Studies
Students analyze a case description under different aspects. They have to search for a solution which could be useful in a real life situation. They can also develop alternative solutions and explain their choices. Benefits: Students can connect learning with real life situations.
Tools & Techniques: Case studies, Assignments
Ask Questions
Students formulate questions based on their learning difficulties or desire to learn more.
Benefits: Direct students to extract essential learning issues.
Tools & & Techniques: Online Ask/Answer, Webinars, Workshops
Mentoring
Student(s) meet with mentor to brainstorm on a given topic. In a second step they sort out the best results. The topic to be discussed should be clearly defined in advance and Mentor/Facilitator will lead the discussion. Benefits: Direct students to extract essential learning issues.
Tools & Techniques: Online Ask/Answer, Webinars, Skype, Phone, Email
Group Work
Two or more students work together on an assignment for a single result. Benefits: Profit from the motivational aspect of sharing and train collaborative skills.
Tools & Techniques: Assignments, Forum, Skype Interview Based on a list of questions a Facilitator/Mentor collects opinions or facts from one or several course participants and posts a summary together with a comment.
Benefits: Encourage students to provide information in a synchronous setting. Stimulate peer knowledge review.
Tools & Techniques: Skype, Assignments, Round Table
Learning journal
Students write down their ideas, experiences, and other thoughts during the course in a learning journal.
Benefits: Foster self-evaluation and self-reflection. Create consciousness about the progress of studies and hopefully encourage and motivate.
Tools & Techniques: E-Notes
Answer Peer’s Questions
Instead of Facilitator/Mentor answering students' questions, students are encouraged to answer questions posted by peers.
Benefits: Expose students to different types of questions and prepare students for self-learning tests.
Tools & Techniques: Online Ask/Answer
Learning Summary Report
A learning summary report shows in about one page the student’s reflection, their learning experience and progress.
Benefits: Encourage students to reflect on their learning process and train their ability to produce concise summary report.
Tools & Techniques: E-Assignments
Online Discussion
Exchange of information in asynchronous mode outside the real-world classroom. Benefits: Deepen understanding and reflection on main course topics by writing opinions. Learn to base arguments on evidence, descriptions of examples or citations. Allow students to learn from other students’ expertise and knowledge.
Tools & Techniques: Forum
Scenario Based Learning (SBL)
SBL is a teaching method where students are confronted with "real life situations".
Benefits: Students develop critical thinking, problem solving skills and acquire knowledge of the essential concepts in learning material.
Tools & Techniques: Assignments, E-Interactive
Project Based Learning (PBL)
PBL is a long-term learning task which requires students to independently organize their learning task in a strategic and structured way that leads to a final self-explaining product.
Benefits: Students develop real world experience, problem solving skills and acquire knowledge of the essential concepts in learning material.
Tools & Techniques: Assignments, E-Interactive
Self Assessment
The self tests produce feedback that helps students to check their knowledge and to rehearse accordingly. Benefits: Give students access to feedback helping them to check their knowledge and rehearse accordingly.
Tools & Techniques: Questions, Assignments
Survey
Surveys are anonymous online tests without any assigned grades. They can also be used as polling tools with statistical tables showing the groups results.
Benefits: Get a quick and honest feedback from students or poll them for specific information.
Tools & Techniques: Survey Tool
Course Learning Summary
Students summarize the content of a course out of a selection that comprehensively covers a subject area or field of learning.
Benefits: Give students a quick overview of course learning experience. Train their exception skills. Prepare them for writing abstracts.
Tools & Techniques: Assignments
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