Evaluation of the Swiss Virtual Campus - Schweizerische ...
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SVC Final <strong>Evaluation</strong>. Background Report Lepori and Probst<br />
8.1.11 InnoTeach, Berner Fachhochschule<br />
General description and organisation<br />
InnoTeach is located at <strong>the</strong> department <strong>of</strong> engineering and information technology in Biel. After having changed its<br />
status already several times, <strong>the</strong> CCSP is now integrated in one unit with <strong>the</strong> ‘Fachstelle Hochschuldidaktik’ and is a<br />
part <strong>of</strong> central services at <strong>the</strong> rectorate. The CCSP collaborates strongly with advanced users, coordinators and ITservices<br />
at <strong>the</strong> departments.<br />
Website http://innoteach.bfh.ch/<br />
Mission and strategy<br />
InnoTeach aims at promoting and developing <strong>the</strong> application <strong>of</strong> new media in teaching and research at <strong>the</strong> BFH. It<br />
actively supports teachers, project teams or areas regarding <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> web-based technologies for elearning or ecollaboration.<br />
There is no overall strategy for <strong>the</strong> BFH; <strong>the</strong> departments are autonomous. Some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m have an elearning strategy, at<br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs <strong>the</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong> elearning depends on bottom-up activities, i.e. teachers implementing elearning for <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
courses. The SVC projects aim at <strong>the</strong> enhancement <strong>of</strong> self-study, which is in line with <strong>the</strong> general strategy <strong>of</strong> fostering<br />
self-study and student centred learning within <strong>the</strong> Bologna process. elearning is considered as an instrument<br />
contributing to <strong>the</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong> Bologna and fostering quality and flexibility <strong>of</strong> study <strong>of</strong>fers especially through<br />
blended learning scenarios.<br />
Activities<br />
SVC projects: 4 first call (Postgraduate Courses in a Hybrid Classroom using Mobile Communication, eduswiss online,<br />
FNL, education in environmental management) 2 third call (FABEL, ICT-law), 1 fourth call (D-net):, customising and<br />
coordination <strong>of</strong> platforms, content production/adaptation/upload. In FABEL, <strong>the</strong> CCSP has <strong>the</strong> project lead.<br />
Support and o<strong>the</strong>r activities besides SVC projects:<br />
• Platform Moodle:<br />
o setting up and course customising (61 courses, 80 teachers, ca. 1000 users)<br />
o helpdesk and individual consultancy<br />
o workshops for teachers and students<br />
• Platform Sharepoint: (approx. 1,500 users, 150 modul-sites for lectures, ca. 200 sites for student-groups)<br />
o implementation <strong>of</strong> study portals and modul sites<br />
o support for users<br />
o workshops<br />
• InnoTeach Forum for exchange <strong>of</strong> experiences<br />
• Input presentations on elearning within <strong>the</strong> BFH course programme for basic didactical qualifications<br />
• Podcast and screencast production as service<br />
Resources<br />
Collaborators: 5 collaborators (20-80%) for a total <strong>of</strong> 3 FTE. (approx. 1 FTE for management and didactical consulting, 1<br />
FTE for application support and help-desk and 1 FTE for media production and technical works).<br />
Future perspectives<br />
Present services will continue. InnoTeach becomes part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> central unit ‘Fachstelle Hochschuldidaktik und e-<br />
Learning’ and will be covered by <strong>the</strong> budget for central services.<br />
Remarks and comments<br />
There is no <strong>of</strong>ficial overall strategy, but it seems that elearning is seen as an important element at <strong>the</strong> BFH. After several<br />
changes in status, it seems that now <strong>the</strong> final solution is found with <strong>the</strong> integration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> CCSP in a central unit. The<br />
CCSP seems to be ra<strong>the</strong>r active in some departments, while in o<strong>the</strong>rs <strong>the</strong>re seems to be less interest in elearning. The<br />
CCSP is also concerned about its own performance and about <strong>the</strong> users’ needs – it conducted a need analysis<br />
(elearning coordinators or o<strong>the</strong>r responsible persons) in 2006. The decentralised structure <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> BFH is a challenge.<br />
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