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ENU – a European Networked University
Model for networked co-operation between higher educational institutions delivering net based
education
Presented by
Thorleif Hjeltnes and Arne B. Mikalsen
NetLearning, May 2004
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The mENU project Partnership between 11 partners in 7 countries
Funding Grant from European Commission (~50%)
Partners' own resources (50%) - and enthusiasm, 100% !
Contract and commitment to ideas in proposal
Project homepage for info: http://www.hsh.no/menu/
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Partner locations
PartnersP0 Stord / Haugesund Univ.
College, NOP1 TISIP Research Foundation ,
NOP2 Agder Univ. College, NOP3 Norw. Technical & Nat.science
Univ., NOP4 T. E. I. Thessalonica, GRP5 Nat. Technical University of
Athens, GRP6 Universita’ di Roma, ITP7 University of Greenwich, GBP8 University of Turku ( Repr.
FVU), FIP9 Kalmar Univ. College, SEP10 Universidad Poly-tecnica de
Valencia, ES
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European Area of higher education by 2010 Bologna Declaration, 1999:
Adopt a system of easily readable and comparable degrees (DS) Adopt a system with two main cycles, Bachelor (3y) & Master (2y) Establish a system of credits (such as ECTS) Promote mobility by overcoming obstacles Promote European co-operation in quality assurance Promote European dimension in higher education
Prague Communique, 2001: Lifelong learning Involvement of students Enhancing the attractiveness and competitiveness of EHEA
to other parts of the world
Berlin Communique, 2003: Build Europe of knowledge on EHEA & ERA Stocktaking to measure progress
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Joint study programmes Promote European dimension in higher educationIn the Prague Summit, 2001, the ministers called thehigher education sector to:
Increase the development of modules and curricula at all level with “European” content, orientation or organisation. This concerns particularly modules, courses and degree curricula offered in partnership by institutions from different countries and leading to recognized joint degrees.
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Objectives of MENUCreate a network of institutionsEstablish joint study programmes
across institutional and national borders A demonstrator - a master degree
programme Quality assurance system
Develop a model for management and services of a virtual university
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Central productsStrategic plan for an ENUOrganisational planStudy planQuality Assurance System (QAS)E-learning environmentBusiness plan
Model for ENU
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The main idea of ENU
ENU
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Model for ENUMission
ENU should be regarded as a well-defined autonomous and virtual network among existing traditional Universities that agree to collaborate in the formation of graduate degree programmes and lifelong learning programmes via sharing, exchanging or adapting on-line courses.
Goals enrich the portfolio fulfil a demand in the market
guarantee the high quality through a strict control following a total quality assurance system
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Course exchange in ENU
Coursecontent
Coursecontent
Coursecontent
Coursecontent
Local adaptions Adaptions:
• Translation• Course approval• Additional teaching resources• Assessment
ENU
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Nowegian module”LAN Management”
Nowegian module”LAN Management”
Swedish course:”Drift av lokala nätverk”
Norway Sweden
Example Course: LAN Management
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What’s the problem?
I want to go into e-learning. Can you please videotape my lecture?
?
And what will be the pedagogical approach,
sir?
Pedagogical ??
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Main pedagogical approaches
Instructional (Traditional)•Lectures and lessons
Constructivist•Construction of knowledge
Sociocultural •Collaborative learning (CSCL)
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Challenges for students Self discipline and responsibility for own learning
Lack of social activities supporting and giving corrections in the learning process
Students feel lonely, uncertain and alienated Learning strategies for new situation
Change in learning environment Shift from oral to written communication Communication through media Management of new media and learning resources
Acceptance and understanding new learning approaches
Lack of local support - a shoulder to cry on
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E-learning environmentTwo main functions:1. Manage students, courses, access,
results, collaborative tools etc (Learning Management System; LMS)
• ENU will not require one specific LMS for all institutions
2. Arrange content of courses and publish on www (Content Management System; CMS)
E-learning standards– i.e. LOM, SCORM, simplified approaches– A committee developes a common interpretation of
the standard; an ”ENU application profile”
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Quality Assurance System
• ENU QAS (e-ODL QAS)– Synthesis of the models and experiences of the members– Flexible enough to accomodate these QASs that will arise in the
future– ECTS with some extensions will be the basis for the ENU QAS
• ECTS-NL
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ECTS-NL• The ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) is
excellent for creating transparent study programmes• Main elements in ECTS
– Information (on study programmes and study achievements)– Mutual agreement (between institution and students)– Use of ECTS credits (to indicate workload)
• ECTS lack two important issues for Networked Learning– Describing joint programmes– Courses offered are based on e-learning technologies
• ECTS-NL– Main credit system in ENU– Removes one barrier towards quality assurance;
incompatibilty of course design between partner institutions
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ECTS-NL• To assure a flexible collaboration, we apply a top-down
approach in course size– Two semesters each year with 30 ECTS credits in each– Each semester has a fixed number of (N) of course module
units with the same number of credits (30/N) allocated
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Obstacles and challenges for the provider• Organisational stumble blocks
– Lack of mutual quality acceptance; QAS– Incompatible systems for credits, grades,
assessment– Intention to reduce the need for teachers, save
money and profit on selling courses• Technical skills and understanding
– Lack of ICT literacy, no will to apply new technology• Pedagogical innovations
– Lack of understanding new trends and options– Too much focus on teaching, less on learning– Few visions of new forms of learning environment
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Organisational entities
• Board• Board Working Group• ENU Secretariat• Different connected groups
– Administrative group– Academic group– Research team– E-learning standards group– Pedagogical methods committee– Business and marketing group
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Business plan Market and customers (In Europe and developing C):
Higher and other educational institutions Corporations and companies Governmental and public establishments
Product lines: Low cost – low price – high volume courses for individuals High cost – high price – low volume courses for corporate
Running ENU: Development money (EU and others) Membership fee Part of earnings form running courses
ENU members must cover their costs.
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The eLearning initiative
Innovative practitioners
Top barrier
Lower barrier
ENUBottom-up
Top-down
Top-down and bottom-up approaches
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