Summer School at Oslo University College (Norway)

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LATINA (June 23rd to July 11th/18th 2008).
Learning and teaching in a digital world
Are you turning to the Web to develop your own learning and teaching activities? Do you need to master the new educational environment? Many countries are now ready for digital, web-based education. The technological tools are in place - but how can we use them to create interesting and challenging environments for learning? LATINA is a new and unique course for digital teachers and learners - developed by people with long experience in this field.
LATINA is a course for students and teachers that want to develop their educational skills on the World Wide Web. Digital technology is transforming the way we learn and the way we teach. Traditional education takes place in a closed physical and social space, with limited technical resources, and with a single person in charge. In countries where web access is widespread, teaching and learning can take many other forms.
Digital education requires a technical infrastructure. But technology by itself is not enough. The new technical possibilities must be understood, embraced and developed. Good teachers use books, classrooms, blackboards and chalk effectively. In LATINA we approach digital learning and teaching in the same spirit.
We stress creative learning and challenging teaching. Our lectures combine solid theory with advanced concepts and cases. We believe in active learning and will allocate much time to practical work and group discussions.
The course is aimed equally at those who teach and at those who learn. In digital environments, in fact, the line between the two is often blurred. In the digital world, texts and tools are available to everybody.
The course will give you a practical, hands-on introduction to a variety of web-based tools for teaching and learning. At the same time we will relate the tools to relevant learning theories - and to theories of historical, economic, organizational and socio-technical change. The digital revolution runs deep, and we can only understand educational change if we see learning and teaching in a broad historical perspective.
Fees
The fee for the summer course will be 5000 NOK (630 EUR/900USD). This includes accommodation (3000 NOK), extracurricular activities and excursions.
Scholarships
Oslo University College offers 5 summer programme scholarships. Scholarships are awarded based on academic and personal qualification and financial need. They consist of a waiver of the accommodation fee. Fee for extracurricular activities, excursions and living costs are not included in the scholarship and will have to be paid by the candidates.

Deadline:
The submission deadline is officially over. There are still a few places left.
How to apply
Please contact : helge.hoivik@hio.no

For further information see:
http://www.hio.no/welcome_to_ouc/summer_at_oslo_university_college_2008/summer_at_oslo_university_college_2008/latina