Towards a more knowledgeable virtual world

Effective online teaching requires a paradigm shift from “sage on the stage” one-directional knowledge delivery to co-creation of knowledge where instructors and students work as a team to develop knowledge and skills competencies in the context of creative and critical thinking, identified by employers as essential soft skills in a productive knowledge economy.

The recent global demand to transition to 100% online teaching will be a challenging adjustment for many. It is also an opportunity to leapfrog into a new paradigm of teaching – one which produces graduates better prepared to participate in the global knowledge economy.

Our online Knowledge E MasterClasses for institutions will help you turn this global crisis into a productive transformation for you, your students, your institution, and ultimately your country.

Tangible learning outcomes

Our programmes focus on achieving tangible learning outcomes by engaging participants and delivering results through highly interactive workshops that empower learners to achieve success beyond the classroom. Our learning activities aim to stimulate a measurable a change in knowledge, values, and behaviour for our participants. Upon completion of this online MasterClass, participants will be able to;

✔ Translate face-to-face content for effective online delivery
✔ Engage successfully with students through online specific methods and activities
✔ Measure knowledge and skill competencies with innovative assessment strategies
✔ Communicate efficiently through new techniques
✔ Reduce cheating through assignment and exam procedures
✔ Encourage self-learning, teamwork, and peer-review via protocols
✔ Improve assessment mechanisms and student performance

Caryn Anderson is a senior consultant focused on human capital development, knowledge and information services, scientific research quality and impact, and interdisciplinary collaboration. She has been teaching online for more than 13 years in the higher education sector and has received exceptionally high ratings as an online faculty member from her time at the Simmons University School of Library and Information Science, where she taught graduate-level technology classes and library capacity development.

Hailing from the USA, her extensive experience includes consultation and training for higher education, libraries, nonprofits, and government ministries in developing countries in the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Caryn is the Associate Editor of the high-impact journal Library and Information Science Research and a Fulbright Specialist.

She is motivated by a vision of societies where all members are informed critical thinkers, cooperatively engaged in the social, economic, and environmental health of their communities. Caryn leverages her cross-cultural and crossdisciplinary management, teaching, and research skills to strengthen organisational capacity and effectiveness.