J Bottomley (johnbo@deakin.edu.au)
Fri, 15 Jan 1999 07:16:58 +0100
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 07:16:58 +0100 From: J Bottomley <johnbo@deakin.edu.au> Subject: [ifets] Re: ifets-digest V1 #89
Responding to John Martin & John Spiers
How long does it take to develop materials for resource-based learning?
The answer to this is, without joking, the amount of money (or time etc.)
that you are prepared to invest. I've been involved in eight-country
consortia to produce broacast TV based courses in human geography that cost
millions of dollars US but have also written print based materials for that
cost a few thousand.
Having said that my advice is to not underestimate what is involved.
Writing educational materials takes time. No-one produces more than about
eight pages a day. A 200 page course at this rate of progress takes five
weeks of solid work. Using any other medium takes a greater investment.
Dr. John Bottomley
Director: Flexible Learning
Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Woolstores Campus
Deakin University
Geelong
Vic 3217
Phone (03) 52 278 175
Car 019 130 497
Fax (03) 52 278 536
e-mail johnbo@deakin.edu.au
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