Scaling up and scaling out: How the eLene partners are addressing sustainability in European eLearning projects EDEN conference, Naples, June 15 th 2007.

Scaling up and scaling out: How the eLene partners are addressing sustainability in European eLearning projects EDEN conference, Naples, June 15th 2007

Deborah Arnold, eLearning project manager eLene-TT / eLene-TLC coordinator, eLene-EE partner Vidéoscop – Université Nancy 2

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Once upon a time…

2003: ‘Virtual models of European Universities’ European Commission DG Education and Culture

www.elearningeuropa.info/extras/pdf/virtual_models.pdf (EN)

Study in 200 universities

8 case studies :– France : CANEGE – Italy : Politecnico di Milano – Germany : Bremen University – The Netherlands : Utrecht University– Finland : Finnish Virtual University– Spain : Open University of Catalonia – Sweden : Umeå University– United Kingdom : UKHEP – + Poland : Polish Virtual University

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The group takes form…

November 2003, Milan

“let’s work together”

February 2004, Bremen

Defining strategic axes

May 2004, Nancy

Developing first project …

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Building eLene…

4 themes for future work:– Pedagogy – teacher training– Economics – of eLearning– Technology – mobile solutions– Strategy – Bologna process

6 months community building:– Sense of belonging– Mutual knowledge and respect– Friendship

Small is beautiful!– Start with concrete grassroots project rather than institutionalised network

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2007-2008

Teaching and Learning service Centre[coord: Vidéoscop-UN2, France]

Preparing HE for the net generation students Teachers, teacher trainers, instructional designers, decision makers

The three eLene projects…

2005-2006

Teacher training and the innovative use of ICT in Higher Education[coord: Vidéoscop-UN2: France]

Virtual learning resource centre Teacher training actions

2006-2007

Economics of eLearning[coord: Univ. Umeå, Sweden]

Cost-benefit analysis Student performance

Indicators Digital divides

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eLene-TT: the TT Centre

www.elene-tt.net/tt-centre.htm

Teacher TrainingCentre

EvaluationMethodologyQuestionnairesResults

Teacher Training actionsProgrammes/CurriculaAssociated resources

Reports

Tools For teaching and learning

For teacher training

GuidelinesInstitutional environmentInteraction and collaborationLearning styles…

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eLene-TT: lessons learnt

Spirit of true collaboration – Will to share

– Constructive criticism

– Common ownership

– See our video interviews: www.elene-tt.net/special_things.htm

Challenges – Sharing meaning at the start of the project

– High expectations

  Sustainability

– Exploitation agreement

– New project

– Mainstreaming by involving institutional decision makers

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eLene-TLC: scaling up and scaling out

Involving target groups outside our own institutions– Drawing on our national and European networks

. e.g. France: Digital Thematic Universities

– Building a community of teacher trainers

. to become relays for training teachers across Europe

– Developing a community of users contributing to, using and reviewing the contents of the TL Centre

Teaching and Learning service

CentreTeachers

Teacher trainers

Students

Instructional designers

Decision makers

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EU policy makers

National policy makers

eLene: concrete solutions for sustainability

eLene board of directors

eLene-TLCproject team

Monitoring policy

cooperation agreement for

the eLene group

Meetings

eLene-TLCpolicy statement

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eLene-EE conference:

“Economics of eLearning”

Paris, France

12th – 14th December 2007

Upcoming events…

eLene-TLC conference:

“Preparing universities for the ne(x)t generation of students”

Bremen, Germany

17th – 18th March 2008

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Want to know more?

[email protected]

www.elene-centre.netComing soon…

www.elene-ee.net

www.elene-tlc.net

www.elene-tt.net