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MSc in Ageing and Diversity (eLearning) MEd in eLearning Advising for Language Learning 88 89 90 The University’s online programmes give you the opportunity to study for one of our qualifications even if you’re not able to travel to either of our campuses at Hull or Scarborough. Online programmes, delivered through one of the University’s virtual learning environments (VLEs), provide you with the opportunity for ‘anywhere, anytime’ learning – enabling you to fit your studies around your professional and personal responsibilities of work and family life. You have access to learning materials and to communication within the learning community 24 hours a day, from any internetconnected computer in the world. This also gives you frequent opportunities to study alongside colleagues from around the world, providing an exciting and stimulating learning environment. All of our online programmes are subject to the same rigorous processes of quality assurance as the campusbased programmes, so you can be confident that the qualification you obtain will be of the same high standard – the culmination of a rewarding, exciting and effective educational experience. The University has invested heavily in the support of learning through electronic resources, online journals and e-books, and our various student support and study advice services regularly employ online methods which, of course, are especially appropriate for students taking courses online. Online learning is still quite new, and it can feel quite daunting to begin studying for a full qualification through a mode of study that you haven’t experienced before. For this reason, a number of our online programmes offer opportunities for induction into the environment and learning processes, along with the opportunity to study initially for a single module as a taster of the full programme. Our staff are always happy to answer your questions and to give guidance relating to the learning and teaching processes on the individual courses and the degree of commitment needed for the particular balance of individual and collaborative learning that an online programme involves.
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Ageing and Diversity (eLearning)
MSc
This exciting new international online programme recognises the diversity of the ageing experience. As well as valuing the contribution that older people make to society and their immense potential, it stresses the importance of successful intergenerational relationships in the provision of effective, high-quality services and support to older people across the globe. The programme also focuses on the older person’s cultural and spiritual needs alongside their physical and psychosocial ones. The programme team offer a flexible approach to learning that is led by your own learning needs and learning styles. This fosters a strongly collaborative, interdisciplinary and interagency approach to the provision of support and services to older people within society. The programme is open to all those who work with older people and can lead to their influencing individual, local, national and global policy to transform the experience of older people. Modules • Policy and Older People • Diversity in Later Life • The Experience of Ageing • Philosophical and Ethical Issues in Ageing • Assessing Need and Intervention with Older People • Health and Social Care Research Methods • Dissertation Duration Three years part-time. Location E-learning (distance learning online). Full support is given in using the computer systems involved. Start The programme commences in September. Learning and teaching E-learning. Assessment This varies according to the module involved. Registration and induction To be conducted via email. Entry qualifications Applicants are expected to have an Honours degree or equivalent. Other qualifications, together with work experience, may also be acceptable. A synchronous online interview will be conducted before the applicant is admitted to the programme.
Your contact The Programme Leader: Julie Santy T 01482 464692 E j.santy@hull.ac.uk
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eLearning
MEd
The MEd in eLearning is designed for professionals in education and training. The programme comprises the following modules. • • • • • • • Foundations of Online Learning and Teaching eTutoring and eLearning Course Design eResourcing eLearning: Context, Management and Implementation Educational Technology: Issues in Implementation Research Methods in Education Contexts Dissertation
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Duration Maximum nine years. Learning Learning is exclusively by online learning, and the course can be followed from anywhere in the world. Assessment Candidates are assessed by means of coursework assignments and a dissertation. Appropriate assignments, normally between 4,000 and 6,000 words, are required for each module, and a dissertation of between 15,000 and 20,000 words on an approved topic is submitted at the end of the period of study. Cost Up-to-date information about fees can be found at www.hull.ac.uk/money. Entry qualifications Candidates will normally have a Bachelors degree, a relevant professional qualification and relevant experience. Non-graduates are eligible to apply provided that they have a relevant professional qualification and at least three years’ relevant experience. How to apply Please contact Mrs Sarah Donaldson at the Centre for Educational Studies: T 01482 466898 E s.l.donaldson@hull.ac.uk
Your contact Mrs Sarah Donaldson T 01482 466898 E s.l.donaldson@hull.ac.uk or Dr Dorothy Howie T 01482 465342 E d.r.howie@hull.ac.uk
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Advising for Language Learning
Postgraduate Certificate
This programme aims to help language staff in higher education and other educational institutions make full use of the facilities available through modern technology. It is designed for language graduates or professionals who are interested in developing a career as a language teacher, language adviser, material designer or manager of a language centre and offers a recognised qualification for the new profession of language adviser. The 60-credit programme is delivered online using the University’s virtual learning environment and offers flexible study arrangements over one or two years, which is of particular help for students whose study time is limited because of work or other commitments. The programme focuses on • language learning and teaching (including assessment) • the application of several technologies in language learning and teaching and the understanding of the role of e-tutoring • the establishment of supportive environments for autonomous language learners, including self-access centres for language learning As well as a greater understanding of language learning and the role of an adviser, the programme offers first-hand experience of using a well-designed virtual learning environment. The Department of Modern Languages has a strong record in the development of support for language learning and has won the European Award for Languages three times (in 2003, 2004 and 2007). As a result of the success of SMILE (Strategies for Managing an Independent Learning Environment), a nationally funded project, the department has achieved an international reputation in education for learner support and the promotion of learner autonomy. Modules Language Learning (Semester 1) introduces recent research on second-language learning, its relation to teaching and the role of individual differences. In Semester 2, Management of Open Learning for Languages (MOLL) explores issues of open and distance learning in relation to language learning. A year-long module, Advising for Language Learning, examines the role of the language learning adviser as a new professional and the discourse practices that are likely to facilitate language learning. Modules are designed to represent a nominal 200 hours of study and are divided into 12 sections, each containing a lecture (audio, supported by PowerPoint slides) and discussion tasks. On registration, you become a member of the University Library, allowing access to its large electronic journal collection. Please note that all of the above modules can be taken individually for professional development purposes. The fee per individual module is £395 for 2008/09. While the programme begins in September, students who wish to take a single module may start in January. Duration Either one or two years part-time. Entry requirements Normally a degree in modern languages or a related subject, but applicants from other backgrounds with relevant professional experience are also welcome. Kay Nock Admissions Coordinator Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences T 01482 466059 E k.e.nock@hull.ac.uk
Marianne Driessen (second from left), a student from the Netherlands who successfully completed her languages programme entirely on-line, on graduation day at the Hull Campus.
Cost Please see the website for details. The fees are the same regardless of a student’s country of residence. Location The programme is coordinated from the Hull Campus, but taught online. Assessment The main forms of assessment are essays and projects, but part of the assessment is based on students’ participation in online discussions and the online submission of shorter assignments. How to apply You can download an application form at www.hull.ac.uk/admissions/postgrad/how_to_apply.
Your contact Department of Modern Languages T 01482 465043 F 01482 465020 E languages@hull.ac.uk W www.hull.ac.uk/languages
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