Online Course delivery
A variety of online courses are now on offer (edX, Coursera, ALISON). Monitoring the Google Teacher newsletter there is now a set of course construction that they are making available.
A set of Wiki pages (https://code.google.com/p/course-builder/wiki/CourseBuilderChecklist) outline the methodology of producing a course. This may or may not lead eventually to a set of standards for Google accreditation for the course.
An initial reaction is that the materials do require a degree of computer literacy beyond the average skills of a recent UK PGCE graduate. The skills are therefore arguably beyond the remit of a lot of the profession.
However, using some of the courses offered by edX, Coursera and ALISON it would be possible to acquire the skills. The use of Google tools will probably become part of Education degrees as time goes on as tailored curriculum become more individual and compulsory.
In the next few weeks I am looking to get to grips with the software and looking to relate the development of a course for my own purposes. As a former Head of Department for Science and ICT in a middle school I will be looking to develop initially short courses on analytical skills in Science and Safety.
So grab the Python by the tail and see what happens!
A set of Wiki pages (https://code.google.com/p/course-builder/wiki/CourseBuilderChecklist) outline the methodology of producing a course. This may or may not lead eventually to a set of standards for Google accreditation for the course.
An initial reaction is that the materials do require a degree of computer literacy beyond the average skills of a recent UK PGCE graduate. The skills are therefore arguably beyond the remit of a lot of the profession.
However, using some of the courses offered by edX, Coursera and ALISON it would be possible to acquire the skills. The use of Google tools will probably become part of Education degrees as time goes on as tailored curriculum become more individual and compulsory.
In the next few weeks I am looking to get to grips with the software and looking to relate the development of a course for my own purposes. As a former Head of Department for Science and ICT in a middle school I will be looking to develop initially short courses on analytical skills in Science and Safety.
So grab the Python by the tail and see what happens!
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