18 Jan 10 - Launch of Teacher Training online

Epigeum and 16 universities met at a workshop in London last week to begin work on 'Teacher Training online': an online training programme for part-time lecturers and adjunct faculty.

David Jacques and Professor Barbara Gross Davis, UCLA; author and reviewer of the forthcoming course - 'Supporting learning through discussion'

Once complete, the project will comprise 9 online courses, and 200 hours of associated post course activity that can contribute to a Teaching Portfolio and possible accreditation. There will be two versions on release: a US version and a UK + International version.

Professor Graham Gibbs is Lead Advisor. Marilla Svinicki is Editor of the US edition. Professor Vicky Lewis is Editor of the UK edition. A host of well-known experts from the USA, UK, Canada, and Australia are contributing as authors and reviewers including Nancy Chism, Dee Fink, David Jacques, Vicky Lewis and David Boud.

Once completed (December 2010), each course will be modular in design, allowing for maximum flexibility in adoption. There will be a wealth of case study material of good practice from around the world and the material will be built to Epigeum’s usual high, pedagogic standards.

The nine courses are:

1 & 2. Lecturing 1 & 2

Author: Professor Graham Gibbs
Co-author: Rhona Sharpe, Oxford Brookes University
Reviewer: Professor John Cowan, Napier University

3. Providing Access to Learning Resources

Author: Professor Sally Kuhlenschmidt, Western Kentucky University
Reviewer: Professor Jo McKenzie, University of Technology, Sydney

4. Supporting Learning through discussion

Author: David Jacques
Reviewer: Dr Barbara Gross Davis, University of California Berkeley

5. Supervising projects and dissertations

Author: Professor Vicky Lewis, Open University
Reviewer: Professor David Boud, University of Technology Sydney

6. Marking and giving feedback

Author: Professor Marilla Svinicki, University of Texas at Austin
Reviewer, Prof Serge Piccinin, University of Ottowa

7. Designing a course

Author: Dr Dee Fink, University of Oklahoma
Reviewer, Dr Chris Rust, Oxford Brookes University

8. Developing your teaching

Author: Professor Nancy Chism, Indiana
Author: Professor Mike Theall, Youngstown State University
Reviewer:  Professor Chris Knapper, Queens University

9. Teaching with patients

Author: Professor Ed Peile, University of Warwick
Reviewer, Professor LuAnn Wilkerson, UCLA

Accessibility Advisor: Wilma Alexander, University of Edinburgh

The universities participating in the project include:

1. Birmingham, UK
2. Brunel, UK
3. City, UK
4. Cranfield, UK
5. Durham, UK
6. Foreman Christian College University, Pakistan
7. Indiana, USA
8. Institute of Education, UK
9. Minnesota State Colleges & Universities, USA
10. NUI Galway, Ireland
11. NUI Maynouth, Ireland
12. New York Institute of Technology, USA
13. Nottingham Trent, UK
14. South Florida, USA
15. UCL, UK
16. Western Kentucky, USA

Enquiries should be directed to:

David Babington-Smith
Managing Director
Epigeum Ltd
Tel: +44 (0)207 594 7365
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