CUSSW Online Teaching Tools Launched
First registrants for the technology
hail from around the globe.
Two new online courses, spearheaded by CUSSW Professor
Helene Jackson, have
launched at CUSSW. They combine substantive content with
cutting-edge technology. The project was supported by the
Columbia University Academic Quality Fund, the School of Social
Work, the International Education and Research Network (iEARN)
and Bank Street College of Education. The new online teaching
modules for school personnel, “Online Training in Trauma”
and “School-Based Interventions,” launched on February 25,
2004. The initial users of the new modules hail from around
the globe, including Iran, Pakistan, India, the Netherlands,
and the United States. According to one participant, one
of the highlights of these modules was the chance to “interact
with people from around the world” and “read about different
teaching styles and the differences between schools in the
United States and other countries.”
The modules themselves reside on two sites: the Columbia
University website and the iEARN site. While the modules on
the CU website can be accessed freely, those on the iEARN
site have been approved for course credit by the New York
City Department of Education AND require registration. The
iEARN modules feature interactive components, including two
online “facilitators” who give guidance to participants throughout
the course as well as midterms and other formal tests.
The next wave of modules, entitled “Sudden and Unexpected
Loss” and “School-Based Interventions,” are in production
and are scheduled to launch on June 30th.
The modules can be accessed through: http://ci.columbia.edu/w0521
Lisa Ferri
June 2, 2004
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