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Basic Business 30 LEARNING FACILITATOR S MANUAL pv^ Distance ^^^ EDUCATION J/ Note ThisBasicBusiness30LearningFacilitator'sManualcontainsanswerstoteacher-assessedassignmentsandthe finaltest; therefore,itshouldbekeptsecurebytheteacher. Studentsshouldnothaveaccesstothese assignmentsorthefinaltestuntiltheyareassignedinasupervisedsituation. Theanswersshouldbestored securelybytheteacheratalltimes. Thisdocumentisintendedfor Students Teachers(BasicBusiness30) / Administrators Parents GeneralPublic Other BasicBusiness30 Learning Facilitator'sManual Modules1-5 AlbertaDistanceLearningCentre ISBN No.0-7741-0680-8 Coverphoto: PHOTOSEARCH LTD. ALLRIGHTSRESERVED Copyright®1992,theCrowninRightofAlberta,asrepresentedbytheMinisterofEducation,AlbertaEducation.11160JasperAvenue, Edmonton,Alberta,T5K0L2. Allrightsreserved. AdditionalcopiesmaybeobtainedfromtheLearningResourcesDistributingCentre. 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We lookforward to hearing from you! € I ==^=^==^ Contents f ii Introduction 1 Overview ofthe Program ofStudies 3 Overview ofBasic Business 30 4 Structure ofthe Learning Package 5 Using This Learning Package in the Classroom 8 Evaluation 13 Introducing Students to the System 17 Module 1 Module 2 ^ Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 Answer Key Final Test Teacher Questionnaire i Introduction Asurveyofthesecoursematerials willconfirmthatthisnew learningpackage hasbeen specially designedformanykindsofteachers workinginavarietyofsituations. Which Category Do You Fit? SmallSchoolsTeacher inexperienced experienced,butinothersubjectareas experiencedinteachingbasicbusiness,butwantingtotryadifferentapproach DistanceLearningTeacher travellingtoschoolswithinthejurisdiction usingfacsimileandteleconferencestoteachstudentswithinthearea LargerSchoolsTeacher inexperienced experiencedinteachingbasicbusiness,butwantingtotryadifferentapproach BasicBusiness30 1 LeamingFacilitator'sManual Becausethesematerialshavebeencreatedbyexperiencedclassroomteachersanddistancelearning specialists,theyhavemanyadvantagesforstudentsandteachersregardlessoftheirsituations. Advantages for Students AdvantagesforTeachers • incorporatesastronglearner-centred allowsteachersmaximumteachingtime philosophy andminimizespreparationtime • promotessuchqualitiesinthelearneras includesdifferentroutesthroughthe autonomy,independence,andflexibility materialstosuitdifferentleamers • isdevelopedthroughmediawhichsuitthe incorporatesawiderangeofteaching needsandcircumstancesoftheleamer strategies,inparticularthoseusing independentandindividualleaming • reflectstheexperientialbackgroundof Albertastudents deliverscurriculumdesignedbyeducation specialiststhatreflectstheAlberta • opensupopportunitiesbyovercoming EducationProgramofStudieswithan barriersthatresultfromgeographical emphasisonCanadiancontent location providesleamingmaterialswhichare • promotesindividualizedlearning,allowing upwardlycompatiblewithadvanced learnerstoworkattheirownpace educationaltechnology Doesitsoundlike somethingyoucoulduse? ThisLeamingFacilitator'sManualbeginswithanoverviewofthecurrentAlbertaEducationProgramof StudiesforBasicBusiness. Thissummaryisincludedforinexperiencedteachersorthoseteacherswho havefoundthemselvesteachingbasicbusinesswhentheirtrainingisinothersubjectareas. Thisbrief summaryisnotmeanttoreplacetheAlbertaEducationProgramofStudies,butrathertohelpteachers confirmthehighlightsoftheprogram. Otherpartsofthisintroductionhavealsobeenincludedtohelp teachersbecomefamiliarwiththisnewleamingpackageand determinehowtheymightwanttouseitintheirclassroom. Beyondtheintroductiontheguideitselfcontainsanswers, models,explanations,andothertipsgeneratedbytheteachers whoauthoredthiscourse. Themodulebooklets,assignmentbooklets,andLFMsarethe productsofexperiencedclassroomteachersanddistance leamingspecialists. Itisthehopeoftheseteachersthattheir experiencecanbesharedwiththosewhowanttotake advantageofit. BasicBusiness30 2 LeamingFacilitator'sManual