Which order should the ECDL modules be delivered in?

py2006

Hi all,

I am going to be starting to deliver an ECDL course within a company! It will be on a tight schedule.

Does anybody recommend which order these modules should be thought. I know the theory ones are a pain in the arse. So I was thinking of getting of one theory then one practical (example word).

Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks

Tom Dunne

I personally wouldn't change the order for the simple reason that if you are using a book (and you are using a book, aren't you? ), jumping around will confuse people.

At that level, with no disrespect to anyone who has done ECDL, the less confusion, the better. Generally speaking, people who do ECDL are absolute beginners and require a lot of hand holding.

Having said that, I do accept what you are saying in terms of keeping students awake/interested. For the boring stuff, it's up to you to keep their interest.

py2006

Tom Dunne wrote: »

I personally wouldn't change the order for the simple reason that if you are using a book (and you are using a book, aren't you? ), jumping around will confuse people.

At that level, with no disrespect to anyone who has done ECDL, the less confusion, the better. Generally speaking, people who do ECDL are absolute beginners and require a lot of hand holding.

Having said that, I do accept what you are saying in terms of keeping students awake/interested. For the boring stuff, it's up to you to keep their interest.

Thanks for that. These people I believe aren't entirely beginneers as they are all working in an office enviroment! Although I could be wrong!

Tom Dunne

py2006 wrote: »

Thanks for that. These people I believe aren't entirely beginneers as they are all working in an office enviroment! Although I could be wrong!

Well then, there's one tip for you - find out what level your target audience is at. No point in starting at the absolute basics - you will lose people fairly quickly.

Also, have extra, more advanced exercises so the students that fly through it will be kept busy while the slower ones are still working on the "standard" exercises. The last thing you want is a bunch of students sitting around twiddling their thumbs.

py2006

Tom Dunne wrote: »

Well then, there's one tip for you - find out what level your target audience is at. No point in starting at the absolute basics - you will lose people fairly quickly.

Also, have extra, more advanced exercises so the students that fly through it will be kept busy while the slower ones are still working on the "standard" exercises. The last thing you want is a bunch of students sitting around twiddling their thumbs.

Yea its all very daunting as it all has to be done in 60 hours! 10 * 6 hour sessions! I normally do itover a longer period of time.

torregolf

Think you should def leave theory module till the end - they will have learned lots of it as they go along and they will have much more confidence at the end of the course. Powerpoint is always a good start

Hair Bear

py2006 wrote: »

Hi all,

I am going to be starting to deliver an ECDL course within a company! It will be on a tight schedule.

Does anybody recommend which order these modules should be thought. I know the theory ones are a pain in the arse. So I was thinking of getting of one theory then one practical (example word).

Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks

Most persons have WORD skills so I would suggest starting with this module. It also gives the tutor time to find out what students abilities are. Mod 1 & Mod 2 are generally learned throughout the course so these are best tested near the end.
Suggested order that works for me is: M3; M6; M4; M1; M5; M2 & M7. M7 is useful at end as most students are emailing & web browsing so this module generally can be taught in a shorter time than the others - also a high pass rate on this module- end in a good note!
Every group is different though!