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Removing the blank looks – using eLearning to explain PSI
Angele [email protected]
The Background
● PSI Directive is relatively new
● Transposition in many member states is very recent (e.g. Malta in Feb 2007)
● Governments have not taken the role of teaching about PSI
● Both public civil servants and private companies/stakeholders are ignorant of obligations and opportunities
● Blank looks or feigned knowledgeable look are common!
Training Styles
● Education styles
● Face to Face (F2F) teaching (including workshops, conferences)
● Traditional distance learning (books, paper materials)
● Learning videos, CBT, Multimedia CDs
● Internet based teaching & learning (synchronous & asynchronous)
● PSI teaching could be a blended approach – either tutor lead or self-paced
Why E-learning? The eLearning Blend
Options to be explored
● Recorded video lessons / interviews / workshops placed online (similar to Youtube)
● Asynchronous teaching space with learning objects, modules, thematic courses (using Moodle or similar)
● First person simulations to teach public servants the steps and decisions to take in different situations ( using decision based systems like Quandary from Half Baked Software http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary.php )
● Creating a Learning Video DVD that can be given to government information offices to put on in waiting rooms
Costs, Time, Content
● Strength = a lot of great material is already within the EPSIplus portal, the Forum, Case studies etc
● Technology used can be open source or free for educational purposes
● Time to plan and carry out learning solutions is NOT trivial however and would be difficult to go for without some funding
● If we are targeting general public/larger stakeholders circle, all materials need to be translated. Again NOT trivial expense/time
● If we choose tutor/mentor led approaches then their time has to be re-imbursed
Ideas? Discussion?
●Feel free to agree or disagree● Is this also a problem in your country?●Who would benefit most from PSI teaching?●Should there be courses for civil servants &
courses for private stakeholders?●How could we reach our targets?●How do we fund the material creation?
Thanks for your attention(Thanks Chris for your patience!!)
Angele GIULIANO ([email protected])
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