AN E-LEARNING COURSE ON E-LEARNING FOR STAFF IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Piers MacLean and Bernard Scott, Cranfield University Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, UK

In this paper we report on the development, delivery and evaluation of an e-learning course. Aimed at university staff undertaking a mandatory post-graduate qualification in higher education teaching, the course was designed to develop understanding of the concept of e-learning. We describe, with reference to the literature, how the course was designed and delivered via the institution’s virtual learning environment and facilitated using an online learning moderation model based on Salmon (2004). Also discussed is how evaluation will lead to improvement in the next presentation of the course and general considerations for other institutions seeking to achieve similar aims.