期刊名称：ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2194-9042
电子版ISSN：2194-9050
出版年度：2005
卷号：XXXVI-6/W30
出版社：Copernicus Publications
摘要：This paper concerns an initiative of EuroSDR (formerly OEEPE) in the area of continuing professional development (CPD) by distance eLearning and EduServ3 (Spring 2005) represents the third installment of this annual eLearning distance education service. The EduServ series is intended as a means of transferring the findings of the research activities of EuroSDR from the research to the user domain of the spatial information sciences. It is primarily, but not exclusively, aimed at staff of Geographic Information (GI) production organizations such as national mapping and cadastral agencies (NMCA). In practice, however, participants are drawn from NMCAs, the private and public sectors and the academic community. Each installment consists of a series of short (two-week) eLearning distance courses, which run consecutively. The courses are practically focused and follow the principle of 'learning by doing'. Participants come together for a two-day workshop prior to the commencement of the courses where they meet other participants and receive course material and hear background presentations in the context of the courses. Challenges that face the course designers and organizers may be seen as (i) accommodating participants from a broad range of diverse organisations with considerable differences in educational and cultural experience; (ii) achieving a practical 'learning by doing' element to Internet-based courses in technical areas; (iii) providing timely and effective learner/learner and learner/teacher communication; (iv) evaluating the performance of the participants in a reliable manner and providing effective feedback; and (v) building a sense of 'class group' and enhancing the learning experience. In this paper the courses, which range from 'Digital Cameras and Sensors' to 'Positional Accuracy Improvement in GI Databases' are placed in the context of the objects of EuroSDR. The means of designing, delivering and assuring the quality of these courses to meet the pedagogical challenges, as outlined, are addressed in detail
关键词：Education; Research; Teaching; Training; Web based; Learning; Internet/Web
