RESOURCES

Toolkits

AFRICAN SCHOOLNET TOOLKIT

Available for download here.

Guidebook 1: ICTs in Education and Schoolnets
Guidebook 2: Planning Schoolnet Programmes
Guidebook 3: Implementing Schoolnet Programmes
Guidebook 4: Practitioner's Guide

AUDIO FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION AND OPEN LEARNING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR PLANNERS AND PRODUCERS

Available for download here.

Chapter 1: The potential of audio
Chapter 2: Planning and design
Chapter 3: Development and production
Chapter 4: Practical skills - talks, interviews and discussions
Chapter 5: Practical skills - location recording and audio editing
Chapter 6: Practical skills - documentaries, features and magazines
Chapter 7: Practical skills - audio drama and music
Chapter 8: Student use of audio
Chapter 9: Monitoring and evaluating audio

COPYRIGHT & DISTANCE EDUCATION: A TRAINER'S TOOLKIT

Available for download here.

Introduction
Topic 1: The Basics of Copyright
Topic 2: Copyright and Distance Education
Topic 3: International Conventions and National Legislation
Topic 4: Legal and Financial Aspects of Copyright
Topic 5: Institutional Implications and Procedures
Topic 6: Other Media

GENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SERIES - THE GMS TOOLKIT

Available at: www.thecommonwealth.org/Internal/33896/33903/36970/the_gms_toolkit.htm

Action Guide
- Unit 1: Experiences of Gender
- Unit 2: Defining the Task
- Unit 3: Using the GMS Handbook
- Unit 4: Using the GMS Sector Manuals
- Unit 5: GMS Mechanisms: Information
- Unit 6: GMS Mechanisms: Planning
- Unit 7: Change Management
- Unit 8: Using the Trainer's Guide
- Unit 9: Developing Skills
- Unit 10: Action Planning
- Selected Resources
Trainer's Guide
- Introduction
  - Unit 1: About the Trainer's Guide
  - Unit 2: About gender training
  - Unit 3: How to
  - Unit 4: Key concepts
  - Unit 5: To help you choose
Modules
- Core Modules
  - Module 1: The Gender Management System
  - Module 2: Using gender-sensitive indicators
  - Module 3: Development Planning
  - Module 4: Change Management
- Sector Modules
  - Module A: Finance
  - Module B: Public Service
  - Module C: Education
  - Module D: Trade and Industry
  - Module E: Agriculture and Rural Development
  - Module F: Information and Communications
  - Module G: Legal and Constitutional Affairs
  - Module H: Science and Technology

QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR TEACHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TOOLKIT

Available for download here.

Guidelines to the Toolkit
A leaflet for publicity and advocacy
An Introduction to Quality Assurance in Higher Education
Quality Indicators for Teacher Education
QA Best Practice Cases

SCHOOLNET TOOLKIT

Available at: http://www.unescobkk.org/index.php?id=1792

Guidebook 1: ICTs in Education and Schoolnets
Guidebook 2: Planning Schoolnet Programmes
Guidebook 3: Implementing Schoolnet Programmes
Guidebook 4: Practitioner's Guide

TELECONFERENCING - A TRAINING KIT

Available at: http://cemca.org/books/teleconf.pdf

Section 1: Teleconferencing: Technology for Education and Training
Section 2: The Technology of Teleconferencing
Section 3: Lesson and Session Planning
Section 4: Development of Programme Materials, Audio-Visual Aids and Presentation
Section 5: Teleconference: Preparation and Management
Section 6: Guidelines for Orientation of Personnel
Section 7: Monitoring and Evaluation of Teleconference
Case Studies

TRAINING TOOLKITS (1999)

An Overview of Open and Distance Learning: Training Toolkit
More information is available here.

Topic 1: Introduction to Open and Distance Learning
Topic 2: Operational Structures
Topic 3: Operational Issues
Topic 4: Course Planning and Development
Topic 5: Course Delivery and Learner Support
Topic 6: Quality, Research and Evaluation
Case Studies

Designing Materials for Open and Distance Learning: Training Toolkit
More information available here.

Background and Introduction
Topic 1: Introduction to Open and Distance Learning
Topic 2: Instructional Design
Topic 3: Curriculum Development
Topic 4: Target Audience
Topic 5: Writing Aims and Objectives
Topic 6: Developing a Study Guide
Topic 7: Media Selection
Topic 8: Interaction, Feedback and Assessment
Topic 9: Learner Support System
Topic 10: Managing Materials Development, Production and Distribution
Case Studies

Planning and Management of Open and Distance Learning: Training Toolkit
More information available here.

Background and Introduction
Topic 1: Introduction to Open and Distance Learning
Topic 2: Issues in Open and Distance Learning
Topic 3: Structures of Open and Distance Learning
Topic 4: Managing Open and Distance Learning Programmes
Topic 5: Financial Management
Topic 6: Learning Materials
Topic 7: Managing Learner Support Systems
Topic 8: Managing Staffing and Training
Topic 9: Performance Indicators
Topic 10: Research and Evaluation

Use and Integration of Media in Open and Distance Learning: Training Toolkit
More information available here.

Background and Introduction
Topic 1: Introduction to Open and Distance Learning
Topic 2: Media Planning in Open and Distance Learning
Topic 3: Instructional Design
Topic 4: Media Characteristics
Topic 5: Media Appliances
Topic 6: Issues in Distance Delivery
Topic 7: Interaction and Learner Support Systems
Topic 8: Project Planning, Production and Distribution
Case Studies

Quality Assurance in Open and Distance Learning: Training Toolkit
More information available here.

Background and Introduction
Topic 1: Introduction to Open and Distance Learning
Topic 2: The Concept of Quality Assurance
Topic 3: Techniques of Quality Assurance
Topic 4: Quality Assurance in Open and Distance Learning
Topic 5: Related Case Studies
Case Studies

Learner Support in Open and Distance Learning: Training Toolkit
More information available here.

Background and Introduction
Topic 1: Introduction to Open and Distance Learning
Topic 2: Adult Learning and Learner Support
Topic 3: Tutorial Support
Topic 4: Counselling in Open and Distance Learning
Topic 5: Administrative Support in Open and Distance Learning
Topic 6: Media for Learner Support
Topic 7: Quality Assurance for Learner Support
Case Studies