CMDI E-Learning Guidelines
NOTE: Please read and understand the guidelines very carefully before
starting with the lessons. Thank you!
I
Enrolment
1. The first batch of 20 E-E-learners shall enroll from January 11-31, 2010.
Two weeks after the prior batch shall be the enrolment of the succeeding
batch.
2. All enrolling E-learners shall pay in FULL through wire transfer. Payment
information shall be provided to all applicants via manual billing
(according to CARD practice) or e-mail.
3. For the course fee, please go to www.cardinstitute.com at CONTACT US
tab and send a message through the inquiry field.
4. After a student has paid in full, the administrator shall create the user
account and s/he will receive an auto mail bearing the username and
password as well as the enrolment confirmation.
5. It is not necessary that all the E-learners in a batch say Batch A, will start
at the same time. Once the auto mail has been received by the E-learners,
they may start with the lessons right away.
6. All batches will have their own batch names, to be assigned by CMDI ELearning Team.
7. All inquiries can be sent through the “Contact Us” feature of
www.cardinstitute.com or via e-mail at cmdi@cardinstitute.com. Local elearners may also call CMDI office at (049) 573-0031
II
Getting Started
1. The eTutorial is composed of ten lessons. Each lesson may be taken in a
self-paced manner, thus E-learners in a batch may vary in the length of
time taking the entire module. All ten lessons shall be finished in a period
of one (1) month, with all requirements i.e., essays from the field
exposures and visits, submitted accordingly. Should extensions be made,
a maximum of two weeks shall be allowed or depending upon the approval
of the concerned instructor.
2. While taking the lessons, the E-learners may consult with the
mentors/experts in three modes: send message (offline mode); chat
(online mode); and forum (either online or offline). In so doing, the Elearners shall visit the eConsultancy component where they can see the
consultation hours/availability of the mentors/experts. In selecting the
expert to consult with, the learner should click on their names and look for
the link corresponding to their consulting options e.g., send message,
chat, forum.
3. Non-E-learners (those who are not enrolled in the program) may also
consult with the experts. All they have to do is leave a message at the
inquiry field inside “Contact Us”. All received messages shall be answered
accordingly.
4. In participating with the forums and chats, conversations should remain
tactful and respectful. Violating E-learners shall be cut from the
program immediately.
III
Lesson Components
1. All ten lessons are locked. It means that E-learners should complete one
segment before advancing to another. Each lesson is mainly composed of
the following major components:
 Introduction
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Serves as the briefer of what an E-learner can expect in every
lesson.
 Refresher Quiz/Self Review
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Refresher Quiz and Self Review are basically the pre-test and posttest respectively. After the introduction, the E-learner is required to
take the brief Refresher Quiz, or else s/he cannot proceed to the
other components of the lesson.
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Towards the end of the lesson is the Self Review which can be
taken twice. If in the first take the student failed the exam, s/he
will be redirected to the Self Review clicking on the finish button or
the link "Retake Quiz". If the student failed on the second time, the
finish button or the "Review Lesson" link will bring him/her to the
start of the lesson s/he is taking. In designing the lessons, CMDI
employed the “mastery learning” model. This requires an E-learner
to answer correctly all exam questions after the discussions. Until
the E-learners have mastered the lesson, they are repeatedly
directed to the discussions.
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After passing the Self Review, the E-learners may then proceed to
the next lesson.
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The quiz results are saved to a database and made viewable so
that mentors and web administrator/s can monitor progress.
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Refresher Quiz and Self Review are tools measuring the student’s
existing knowledge on the topic prior to taking the lessons and the
student’s acquired knowledge after the lessons respectively. They
are also one of the tools in assessing if the lesson objectives are
met.
 Reflection Hub
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Serves as the venue of free thoughts for the users. Certain
questions are provided which normally gets the perception of how
a student plans to apply the learnings. Mentors and other users can
also view the reflection corner. This component falls under the
“forums” feature of the facility.
 Discussion Notes
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This compose the largest percentage among the eTutorial
components. It contains the comprehensive discussion of the
topic/s being presented.
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The lessons contain breakers such as trivia, web links and short
quizzes to increase interest among E-learners.
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At the end of the entire discussion is “Value Me” or “Think of Me”
containing some thoughts and values for the E-learners to think
about.
 Learning Activities
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Contains various tasks related to the lessons. E-learners are asked
to do field visits and exposures to CARD branches or other
Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), whichever is near them and/or
upon the requirements of the learning activity. The tasks include
interviews and observations which E-learners will compose into
essays or whatever outputs are asked. Guidelines are provided in
the lessons.
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To assure the officialdom of visits, a letter of permission to
be given to heads of concerned institutions shall be
requested by the learners. After a learner has decided which
MFI to visit, s/he must send the complete contact details of
the addressee i.e., complete name, position, company name
and address, as well as the date the letter is intended to be
sent. The request can be sent through the Contact Us field or
through e-mail at cmdi@cardinstitute.com addressed to the ELearning Coordinator. In case of rejection or refusal from the
target institution, E-learners may try another.
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It should be noted that even if E-learners have passed all the Self
Reviews, they are not considered ‘finishers’ unless they have
passed all Learning Activity outputs.
2. On average, a lesson can be completed in one hour.
IV
Other Post-Learning Activities
1. After the E-learners have finished the lessons, they are required to answer
the program evaluation form. To download the form, a link is provided at
the end of the lesson. The E-learners may also download the form from
the “Forms and Guidelines” tab at the home page. All E-learners are
required to submit completed evaluation form to receive a
Certificate of Completion.
2. A Certificate of Completion shall be given to all E-learners who have
finished and submitted requirements of the ten lessons. A short program
shall be held at CARD-MRI Development Institute (CMDI), Bgry. Tranca,
Bay, Laguna on a specified date. This will be the chance for all E-learners
and mentors to meet and have personal interactions as well as
participate in a guided tour to a unit and observation of borrower
member’s meeting. However, the personal interaction is optional. We
realize that NOT everybody especially foreign E-learners can come to
CMDI.
Thank you very much and we hope to see you in our VIRTUAL CLASSROOM!
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