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SVC Final Evaluation. Background Report Lepori and Probst 8.1.4 Réseau e-learning, Université de Genève General description and organisation Réseau e-learning is a network coordinated by the recently established ‘delegation du rectorat pour le e-learning’. Restructuring is ongoing. Website http://elearning.unige.ch/index.html Mission and strategy Mission: Services to the community instead of production of course material – professors are fully responsible for their courses and contents. The network provides help to the teachers when they ask for it. The university strategy is currently being reformulated. Enhancing the quality of teaching and learning is high on the university’s agenda, elearning initiatives are fully supported by the university. The university policy provides a framework for elearning in higher education, supports programmes that encourage pedagogical innovation. It encourages teaching staff to develop elearning environments using Dokeos and Moodle. Activities SVC projects: leading house: 1 first call (Computers for Health), 1 second call (SUPPREM), 2 third call (eTeach-Net, TransTech), 1 fourth call (Understanding 3D); 26 projects as partner. Besides the support activities mentioned below, the Réseau e-learning supports SVC projects in administrative work. Support and other activities besides SVC projects: • Support of 15 innovative projects (14 of them implemented) • Support for teachers regarding the development of specific learning contexts (not development of content) – regular technical and pedagogical consulting (to individuals and groups) regarding: instructional design; student assessment; interactive and collaborative learning; course evaluation; curriculum development • Training sessions and workshops on teaching and learning in higher education include sessions on the use of educational technologies • Implementation and maintenance of institutional learning platforms o Dokeos: 1200 online courses in 2006 (ca. 30% of all courses available at UNIGE), more than 15000 users (some may be counted several times if registered to several courses) o Moodle: proposed from October 2006 on (for teachers with more experience in e-learning and student centred learning models) • Technical support – training sessions for Dokeos, helpdesk activities, upgrades of elearning software • Evaluation of teaching effectiveness • Report on the status of elearning at the University of Geneva • Participation in e-Leru and other international networks • Organisation of elearning days (first in November 2007) Competences: Expertise in use and contribution to development of Dokeos – the ICT group is a member of the Dokeos consortium. Experience in networking and knowledge/expertise/experience sharing. Expertise in training faculty in implementation of elearning and evaluation of pedagogical innovations. Resources Collaborators: coordination (1.75 FTEs)): 1 professor (50%), 1 scientific collaborator (45%), 1 assistant (80%). Plus network: NTICE, FormEv, life long training, legal department, etc. Future perspectives By the end of 2006, the university established the position of a professor (50%) as CCSP. Besides this position, the university also finances the scientific collaborator and assistant. The structure of the network is currently under revision; the introduction of local coordinators in the faculties and schools is planned. A new strategic plan should be approved by the rectorate in the next months including also additional funding for new internal projects. Remarks and comments This CCSP is currently in an important phase of development. The new coordinator – a person from outside – has taken over the task to make the network become a coordinated network. There is support from the rectorate (before, two vicerectors were responsible for the CCSP), but, however, the coordinator’s task does not seem to be that easy – the network as it is at the moment is rather complex and hence not easily understandable, it seems to need a more explicit coordination. They now have started establishing a central website. The aim is that in the future the coordinator becomes the ‘natural entry point’ for all questions regarding elearning. 61
SVC Final Evaluation. Background Report Lepori and Probst 8.1.5 Réseau interfacultaire de soutien enseignement et technologies, Université de Lausanne General description and organisation RISET is a strong network with a small coordination unit directed by a vice-rector, the support of specialised services and pedagogical engineers in each of the departments. Strong collaboration with the computer support unit, the learning engineers can thus concentrate mainly on didactical support to projects and teachers. Website http://www.unil.ch/riset Mission and strategy Coordination of flexible and distance learning FDL (coordination, development and integration at UNIL, criteria for pedagogical evaluation, provision of resources, participation in networks), development of FDL (pedagogical and technological monitoring, applied research, documentation of e-learning initiatives) and promotion of implementation of FDL (information and valorisation of initiatives, integration in curricula, training of teachers and users). A new elearning strategy has been developed by RISET, its first draft has been approved. The strategy focuses on three levels: institution-wide support of adoption of current elearning tools, specific target-groups (develop a flexibility concept aiming at promoting new forms of teaching) and innovative individuals (supporting individual teaching projects). Innovation, transversal competences and flexible courses are part of the strategic objectives of the university. Activities SVC projects: as leading house: 4 first call (general chemistry, SOMIT, Objective Earth, eBioMed), 4 second call (Information Theory, Immunology online, Marketing online, VSL, E-Cid), 2 third call (On-line Course in Scientific and Forensic Photography, History of Life), 2 fourth call (FORM@TOX, Clinical Immunology online: From organ do disease). Support from RISET for SVC and other projects includes production of learning materials, feasibility evaluations, project meetings, administration and management, technical coordination and resources sharing, maintenance activities. Support and other activities besides SVC projects: o internal call for projects – 11 projects supported in 2007 o Support for Moodle and TYPO3 at university level o Training modules (‘ateliers lunch’) introducing technology for teaching staff o Support for teaching staff: pedagogical and technological support in faculties, individual coaching (learning scenario building, platform usage, resources production), training module, procedures for medical school teachers o Support for students: basic training and technical support o Support for research projects and network collaborations o Inter-university collaborations o Conferences and publications o Internal communications in the university gazette o CritiQuest: Handbook and software in 4 languages Competences: Know-how, good practices. Experience with network function. Resources RISET works as a network of strongly integrated entities, coordinated by the network leader and a coordinator. 5 pedagogical engineers collaborate in the network, but they are affiliated to the faculties. Other integrated units are: learning and teaching support, IT and media support. In addition, the SVC project collaborators are involved in regular meetings. The CCSP is attached to the directorate (the head of the CCSP is a Vice-Rector). Future perspectives Salaries of RISET members are integrated in the budget of the faculties and the directorate, they are regular UNIL employees on a long term basis; a request for funds for projects and technical staff has been accepted: in 2008, the CCSP will have three more technical staff members (development, server administration, graphics – two of them already contributors to SVC projects) and twice as much money as from the SVC. Funding for projects will increase yearly over the next four years. The CCSP aims at developing also applied research in elearning. Remarks and comments This CCSP seems to be a very well developed, well working network that develops new initiatives on its own. It is completely integrated and well known inside the university; it is expanding, and its sustainability seems secured. The website contains a lot of information and gives the impression of a good working unit. 62
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