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Dewhurst, Dale; Keyes, John Mark; Zariski, Archie – Journal of Distance Education, 2013
This paper discusses a current project to develop open educational resources (OER) for legislative counsel in countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. The project is the latest step in a 20-year old distance education program for those professionals. The paper explores best practices for investment in freely available OER for use by professionals…
Descriptors: Open Source Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Best Practices, Professional Education
Northcote, Maria; Reynaud, Daniel; Beamish, Peter – Online Submission, 2012
Developing online teaching skills can occur through involvement in learn-by-doing strategies, which incorporates informal, organic or need-driven strategies. Such processes are sometimes labeled as "bottom-up" staff development processes. In other contexts, teaching staff are formally directed to develop online teaching skills through a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Online Courses, Teaching Skills
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Park, Caroline; Kier, Cheryl; Jugdev, Kam – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2011
This reflective case study was based on our independent use of the debate as an online instructional approach and our shared interest in teaching strategies. In an interdisciplinary manner, using narrative inquiry and action research, we melded our data sources and analyzed the findings, including our individual experiences with the technique. Our…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Based Instruction, Online Courses, Computer Mediated Communication