e206 ‘Study onthe MA: DTCE by cstance learning | MA: Digital Technelogies, Communication and Eduction Study on the MA: DTCE by distance learning June 10,2016 Drew Whitworth Goto comments Leave a comment ‘The MA: Digital Technologies, Communication and Education has been run as a successful distance learning programme since 2007 and is still open for applications for entry in September 2016. The course content is innovative and different from that on many competitor courses. We take a broad view of what constitutes ‘education’, covering not just the impact of digital technologies on the school or university but also workplace learning, adult and community education, informal learning (via friends, family, the media): in short all the ways that digitisation affects how people form knowledge about the world. Prior teaching experience is not required: MA: DTCE students include journalists, librarians, web and e-book developers, video and multimedia producers as well as teachers, lecturers and learning technologists, (The picture shows distance learning graduate, and video producer, Alessandra Argenti at work in Nairobi, Kenya.) “The best online course I have ever taken" (Mike, Senior Lecturer) Becoming an MA: DTCE graduate means you will have learned to deconstruct an educational environment of any kind, understand what has driven its creation (learning objectives, theories of teaching and learning, management and leadership, politics and technology itself) and appreciate what different digital media do, or might, bring to the environment in order to enhance it, improving the experience of both learner and teacher alike, Practical skills are addressed, such as multimedia design and video production, but you will also be introduced to theories of communication, of technology development, teaching and learning, and how these can be applied to optimise educational technology solutions. MA: DTCE graduates currently occupy a range of positions worldwide, including senior roles — for examples, see earlier posts on this biog. Studying on the MA: DTCE by distance learning allows you to work flexibly, in ways that ft in with, and even complement, work commitments. You will not be isolated — there are plenty of ways to interact both with the teaching team and fellow students, including videoconferences, online discussion boards, one-to-one Skype tutorials and collaborative activities, which we can usually arrange at a time to suit your schedule (including for those of you studying outside the UK). There are ample opportunities to complete assignments in ways that integrate them with classes, projects or tasks that you need to complete in professional life. You can even receive course credit (15, 30 or the 60-credit dissertation) for designing and evaluating a workplace or consultancy project. We also have a ‘TESOL pathway" for those of you specialising in language teaching, MA; DTCE student, Ioannis, explores the Mubil ‘virtual laboratory’ with the Oculus kit We hope you might be interested in joining us in September 2016. Visit the course page on the University of Manchester web site for more information and to make an application htpsimacigitaltecmelogies wordprass.com 201818) "0study-or-the-ma-dtcs-by-dstanceearing! ”