National reform programme 2008-2010 Malta - European Commission

• the Implementation of an on-going training in IT pedagogy programme for all teachers
which has been initiated in 2008;
• the provision of a range of additional ICT courses all teachers during the scholastic year
and during the summer holidays.
• an on-going evaluation of web-based teaching and learning resources will be initiated in
2009 , in order to make available appropriate resources for primary and secondary
schools. This strategy is aimed at improving pedagogies in schools; develop ICT and
lifelong learning skills and widening access to educational experiences.
In addition to the above, the University of Malta has been encouraging lecturing staff to
transpose their teaching materials onto an open source eLearning platform and is currently
working on a number of case-studies to accrue the necessary in-house experience. In 2007 a
unit was set up within the IT Services Centre which is earmarked to grow to provide support
and training to academics who wish to develop on-line courseware and distance learning
teaching programmes. The IT Services Centre also provides the necessary videoconferencing
infrastructure to support interactive classes between the University of Malta and
its Gozo Centre, and through the GÉANT network. It supports collaboration between the
University of Malta and international counterparts.
Furthermore, the Institute of Tourism Studies has also invested heavily in the use and
dissemination of adult education through e-learning, and is entrenching an e-learning culture
within its students. ITS provides e-learning within an ICT environment for most of its postsecondary
courses and a number of opportunities of collaborating with international partners
in a number of EU projects. ICT has also been upgraded as one of the Institute’s entry
requirements and the Diploma courses are designed within an e-learning framework.
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