MDL allows you to benefit from a variety of media (including DVDs) with minimal set-up requirements. MDL courses gives you maximum flexibility in choosing when, where and how you wish to learn. You can start your course at any time, and assessment takes place within flexible periods.
Multimedia Distance Learning
Multiplin is currently developing a range of materials for multimedia
distance learning (MDL) courses for Cranefield
College. Registration for the first two international MDL courses
opened towards the end of 2007, and there are now many students who are
benefiting from this convenient and efficient learning method. All existing
and prospective courses are international MDL courses, which are accordingly
available to anyone with basic Internet and email access (and the facility
for DVD playback). For further information about the existing MDL courses,
please visit Cranefield College.
The MDL approach allows the student to benefit from a variety of media,
with minimal setup requirements. The student is provided with a variety
of teaching materials, including DVDs. MDL courses
are designed to give the student maximum flexibility in choosing when,
where and how he or she wishes to learn. The assessment system for MDL
courses will also allow a student to submit examination assignments electronically
(where relevant), within a flexible period of time.
The MDL courses currently available are Project Management: Perspective,
Planning and Implementation (MDL Short Course: around 3-4 months), Essential
Project Management (MDL Fast-track course: 3 weeks), Professional English
Skills (MDL Short Course: around 3 months), Essential Professional English
(MDL Fast-track course: 3 weeks), and Advanced Writing Skills (MDL Short
Course: around 3 months). Looking further towards the future, a number
of integrative continuing professional development (CPD) programmes in
Law and Management, Law and Psychology, and Law and Medicine, are set
to be launched in 2012.