Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/international-perspectives-on-teaching-and-learning-online/5016859/
Thirty international distance learning pioneers gathered in Montreal last year prior to the World Forum on Early Care and Education to share effective practices in the use of technology to educate early childhood professionals.The group represented a wide range of distance learning models, technologies, delivery systems, and learners. Participants came from ten countries and 14 states in the U.S. to learn from and support each other, and to identify practices to improve the education of early childhood practitioners worldwide.
EC eTeaching 2005 �" Promising Practices in Teaching and Learning at a Distance included four program showcases:
• New Zealand Tertiary College Goes Online
Selena Fox, New Zealand
• Early Childhood Development Virtual University
Alan Pence, Canada
• European Enhancement of Early Years Management Skills
Petra Luck, United Kingdom
• KidSmart Brazil
Vera Mellis Paulillo, Brazil
Four U.S. distance learning programs were also featured:
• Early Childhood en Español University of Cincinnati, Early Childhood Learning Community
Lisa Holstrom
• Pacific Oaks College Online
Judy Magee
• HeadsUp! Network - National Head Start Association
Kathy Ward-Cameron
• Eager-to-Learn - Minnesota Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Cory Woosley
Each presentation represented a wide range of international perspectives, different sponsoring organizations, a variety of technologies and methodologies, and diverse audiences. They all had a common commitment to finding technology tools and methods that ...