MCAST in e-learning 'Community of Practice'

Ronald Curmi, deputy director of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, participated in a course entitled 'E-learning for interactive training: methodologies, tools and best practices'.

The course was held in Bari, Italy, and was funded by the European Union under the Comenius programme.

The training was intended to create knowledge and professional competences to set up a 'Community of Practice' for study and research activities in the field of e-learning.

This was achieved through the analysis of specific material content and through a methodology strongly connoted by an active role of course participants.

The course was based on both theoretical and practical sessions involving the learning design of e-learning units and courses.

Participants had the opportunity to investigate different tools that can be used for the production of e-learning objects that can be loaded onto any SCORM compliant e-learning platform.

The course also catered for the deployment of e-learning platforms.

Participants visited the Tecnopolis park in Bari and the University of Lecce, where they observed real e-learning applications for both the educational and industrial training environment.

Visits to Bari and Lecce were organised to promote Italian culture and allow participants to socialise and exchange views and ideas.

Participants from the Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania and Romania also attended the course.