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Acronym: EQIBELT
Reference: UM_JEP-19105-2004
Start date: 1 Sep 2005
End Date: 1 Sep 2008
Promoter: European Commission
Country: Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Finland, United Kingdom, Croatia, Estonia
The goal of the project is to find right way and to implement e-learning methodology into higher education system in Croatia.
To implement e-learning methodology in full and positive way means to significantly change the process of teaching and learning, that is "hidden" major goal of the project and way to improve quality of education.
That's why implementation of e-learning is complex, multilayered project that consists of variety of political, social, organizational and technical measures that have to synergize and result in new, improved university education process.
The wider objectives of this project are:
- To improve quality of university management and quality of university education by implementation of e-learning concepts and technologies.
- To promote e-learning as universities' instrument to become modern, forward looking and ambitious institution - leading provider of education and training, including the field of lifelong education.
- To practically introduce e-learning as instrument to bring new quality and new opportunities to participants of university education.
- To influence change of laws and university regulations to foster usage of e-learning
The specific objectives and related expected tangible outcomes of the project are:
- To learn from European universities and to adapt and transfer their experience and knowledge to Croatian academic community, resulting with general framework for implementation of e-learning methodology and technology.
This framework should include:
- Development, consensus on and promotion of the vision of e-learning at participating Croatian universities.
- Development of the strategy and implementation plan for e-learning deployment at participating Croatian universities.
- Development of the university policy on e-learning, that should:
- Define and explain university long-term motivation and strategic goals of implementation of e-learning (e.g. to improve quality of education, to introduce new elements of active learning into education, to offer university programs on national or international arena to non-resident students, to provide necessary skills for students to enable them for consumption of lifelong education during their future careers, etc.).
- Encourage and reward deployment of e-learning in university teaching and learning, including rewarding policy for university units and faculty, with outstanding results in e-learning.
- Ensure sustainability of e-learning efforts (and results of this project), by establishing continuous and reliable lines of support to university units and faculty, willing to implement e-learning technology. - To define technical framework for implementation of e-learning, consisting of set of standards, rules and guidelines for university e-learning projects, e-learning educational modules and reusable learning objects.
- To shape and establish university centers for e-learning at all participating Croatian universities, including center's operational procedures and rules, as well as service level agreements with users.
- To carry out pilot projects oriented towards creative and contextual implementation of e-learning in concrete university programs and supported by newly established university centers for e-learning.