Open AccessGoing Online with Arboricultural Education
Author(s) -
Mark Johnston,
Andrew D. Hirons
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
arboriculture and urban forestry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 2155-0778
pISSN - 1935-5297
DOI - 10.48044/jauf.2012.017
Subject(s) - vocational education , arboriculture , institution , psychological intervention , medical education , computer science , political science , mathematics education , pedagogy , sociology , psychology , medicine , social science , environmental science , psychiatry , agroforestry
E-learning is the delivery of learning, training, or education programs by electronic means. Over the past two decades this has become an increasingly popular way of delivering higher education courses, as this form of delivery provides significant benefits to students and the academic institution. Myerscough College has been a pioneer in developing a fully online degree level course in arboriculture not only in Britain, where the college is based, but also internationally with students now studying online in many different countries. This paper describes how the e-learning degree programs were developed, including the various challenges the programs faced and the interventions that were made to overcome them. It also presents a model for the development of e-learning vocational programs for arboriculture and related industries that other institutions may wish to use or adapt. The paper concludes with an indication of likely future developments in e-learning in arboriculture.