The International Workshop

“The Use of New Teaching Technologies
in Education and Training of Specialists
in Hydrometeorology”

12—16, May, 2008
RSHU (Russia, Saint-Petersburg)

About

Participants

Programme

Photos

The Workshop Programme

May, 12^th, Monday

10:00—16:30

— The workshop welcome and opening
Grigory Chichasov, Executive Director, WMO RTC in the Russian Federation; Lev Karlin, Rector, RSHU; Jeffrey Wilson, Director, Education and Training Office, Development and Regional Activities Department (DRA), World Meteorological Organization

Coffee break 11:30—11:50

— WMO Education and Training Programme and e-learning
Jeffrey Wilson (WMO)

— Introduction of the workshop participants. Current state of education, training and distance learning in Russia, Roshydromet and participating institutions of RA-II and RA-VI
The workshop participants (round table)

— New pedagogical paradigms and modern information technologies in education and training
Andrey Belotserkovsky (RSHU)

Lunch 13:45—14:30

— Pedagogy for distance learning
Patrick Parrish (СОМЕТ)

— Group photo and welcome reception 17:00

May, 13^th, Tuesday

9:30—17:30

— Technical tools and software for learning process provision
Edward Podgaisky (RSHU)

Coffee Break 11:30—11:50

— Competency-based approach in developing curricula in hydrology and meteorology
Andrey Belotsekovsky (RSHU)

— Sharing instructional content
Patrick Parrish (СОМЕТ)

Lunch 13:45—14:30

— Roshydromet Virtual Laboratory for satellite meteorology
Grigory Chichasov (IPK), Vitaly Sychev, Andrey Belotserkovsky (RSHU)

May, 14^th, Wednesday

9:30—17:30

— Software tools for learning management based on modular object-oriented distance learning environment MOODLE
Edward Podgaisky (RSHU)

Coffee break 11:30—11:50

— Basics of Adobe Fireworks CS3 with MOODLE
(practical exercise). Edward Podgaisky (RSHU), Patrick Parrish (СОМЕТ), Vesa Nietosvaara (FMI)

Lunch 13:45—14:30

— Excursion

May, 15^th, Thursday

9:30—17:30

— Automated knowledge control and its forms
Jury Aksenov (IPK)

Coffee break 11:30—11:50

— Learning environment VISITView: working as learner; basics of lesson development in VISITview; demonstration: European weather briefing using VISITView
Vesa Nietosvaara (FMI)

Lunch 13:45—14:30

— Case-studies in hydrometeorology
Vitaly Sychev (RSHU)

— Current weather analysis in my native city (practical exercise).
Information collection and VISITView presentation. Vesa Nietosvaara (FMI)
Vesa Nietosvaara (FMI)

May,16^th, Friday

9:30—17:30

— Basics of social informatics. Networking educational technologies and learning communities
Marina Trubina (RSHU)

Coffee break 11:30—11:50

— Work with Camtasia Studio and FlashSpring to produce multimedia presentations; production of learning materials for mobile devices
Edward Podgaisky (RSHU)

Lunch 13:45—14:30

— Learning project implementation; development of learning materials using technologies learned (practical exercise).
Edward Podgaisky (RSHU)

— Questions and answers session, workshop assessment, feedback forms

— Workshop closure