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Lessons Learned from the Delivery of Online
   Courses at the Institute of Technology
              Blanchardstown


            Daniel McSweeney, ITB
Before we dive in…
        • Daniel McSweeney

        • Institute of Technology
          Blanchardstown

        • eLearning Coordinator

        • Lecturer in Informatics and
          Digital Media

        • Recent online student
Some background history…
          • In October 2007, the Institutes of
            Technology and DIT submitted
            their proposal on flexible
            learning to the higher education
            authority.

          • developed new flexible online
            offerings in a range of business,
            engineering, computing and
            horticultural programmes.

          • Today there are 73 flexible
            modules running.
#1
Your head is more
important that you
think…..
#2
Can we meet
sometimes…
#3
Online tutors really
benefit by being an
online student…
#4
First impressions
count…
#5
People worry about
their own voices…
#6
Interaction is key
#7
Technology can be
scary to some…
#8
Its lecturing Jim but
not as we know it…
#9
Saying that you went
to college in the box
room lacks
something…
#10
Twitter is so last week
daaahling…..
#11
Beware the MOOC…
QUESTIONS…
COMMENTS…
CONDOLENCES…

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Lessons Learned from the Delivery of Online Courses at the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown