Digital media and e-learning provide a cost-effective means of reaching large widely-distributed communities and building their research capacity.
The session offers experiential advice on
- the strategies that could be adopted, particularly to support informal learning within communities
- the resources that are available and
- how these resources can be used to help build research capacity.
ICT role in 21st century education and it's challenges.
Cook ESRC National Centre for Research Methods
1. E-Learning in its Element: Building Informal Learning and Research Capacity in Large Communities John Cook Learning Technology Research Institute, London Metropolitan University ESRC funded National Centre for Research Methods, 10th Nov, Work-Based Learning for Education centre, Institute of Education, London
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8. Another possible framework for developing strategy: “Socio-Cultural Ecology” Pachler, Bachmair and Cook ( in press) Pachler, Bachmair and Cook Mobile Learning: Structures, Agency, Practices. New York: Springer. Due Feb 2010. http://www.springer.com/education/learning+&+instruction/book/978-1-4419-0584-0