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elearning at Faculty of Dental Sciences, Uni. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Last updated 04-06-2010: This blog will have the most updated info from SeL

Next ICT Short Course for Second Year Students, 2010
Time Table: Tuesday afternoons from 15th June to 3rd August 2010
I hope to do a lecture for these students about attending this course at 3 pm on Monday 7th June soon after Microbiology lecture. members of SeL are welcome to attend
Since their semester will go on till 10/09/2010 may be we can organize few e-learning events at the ITCentre with the help of library committee and SeL

Time Table for ICT course, 2010 at the University IT Centre for Second YearBatch, 2007-8


















Benefits of the HETC/UGC/ICT Project
Please visit following blog for updated info on HETC project ICT requirements

Meeting held on 28th October 2009
Attended by: Prof Prasad Amaratunga (Dean), Dr Jayantha Weerasinghe (Convener), Dr Parakrama Wijekoon, Dr Sumedha Jayathilaka,
Dr Ms Nilmini Wanigasooriya
1. Short IT course for 2006 batch
Group B will commence 32 hr eight afternoon course from 4th November
2. University E-Learning Unit Representation
It was decided to repeat staff survey with modified questionnaire

Past Meetings:
6th August 2009
(ppt presentation available
544kb at: (http://www.slideshare.net/Jayantha_Weerasinghe/sel-meeting-6-aug)
Observations: Web pages of Uni Sheffield and Uni Sydney(library) had eLearn material. Web 2.0 has free document hosting (YouTube, Scribd, Linkedin, Slideshare etc.). Web Blogs could be used as educational tools. It is free and does not need webdesigning skills. http://jayanthaweerasinghe.blogspot.com/
Moodle is a virtual class room and there are free moodle hosting sites.http://omfsperadeniya.ninehub.com/

Our Plans:
1. Servey among Students, Academic and Other staff (technical, clerical and nursing)
Survey forms are being analysed, results to be submitted at PURSE 2009
2. maintain this webblog for communication
Other members who did not respond please find time to leave a comment
3.Short Term suggestions:
Dean recommended to involve the new coming ELTU batch for ICT classes everyday afternoon
at: Faculty IT units or university ICT centre
26-08-2009. On Dean's request, University IT Centre will conduct the course on Tuesday/Thursday afternoons begining 27th August. This includes end-of course evaluation
This course is now completed successfully thanks to staff of the University IT Centre

4. Development of IRQHE proposal (eLearning component)
25-08-2009. Faculty Board decided to have several workshops regarding IRQHE

5. ICT Workshops for staff
6. Research activities
7. University e-Learning Unit (eLU)
Convener of Faculty SeL will be representing the Coordinating commitee meetings of the proposed 'Peradeniya eLU'. Inaugural meeting was held on 23/10/2009 at the IT centre, await details.


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