Encouraging Benchmarking in e-Learning : Final Report.
Report from a project that supported the dissemination of e-learning benchmarks developed by the Australasian Council on Open, Distance and E-Learning (ACODE). Dissemination activities, including provision of web-based information and training, were required to enhance the accessibility to the secto...
| 总结: | Report from a project that supported the dissemination of e-learning benchmarks developed by the Australasian Council on Open, Distance and E-Learning (ACODE). Dissemination activities, including provision of web-based information and training, were required to enhance the accessibility to the sector of the benchmarks and the guidelines for their use. ACODE ran interactive workshops in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. A workshop evaluation was completed by 82 per cent of participants; of these 96 per cent felt that workshop outcomes had been realized, and 86 per cent indicated their intention to use some or all of the benchmarks (54 per cent within the institution only, and 46 per cent with partners). Training was provided for a group of staff from The Innovative Research Universities of Australia (IRUA) group in the use of the benchmarks, and a case study developed that was disseminated as part of the workshops and on the ACODE website: http://www.acode.edu.au. The original intention of the project was that communities of practitioners be established and supported via web-based communication tools. Given the time delay in embedding benchmarking initiatives in the planning process, and the fact that their early use was largely for internal self-assessments, the need for collaborative tools to facilitate work with benchmarking partners did not arise during the course of the project. However, 90 per cent of national workshop participants indicated they would consider joining a community of practice to further benchmarking work. |
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| ISBN: | 9781921856426 9781921856426 |
