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1st December 2004
Author: Göran Karlsson, Anders Ambrén, Matteo Uggeri, Marianne Salomón
Expectation and design of the experiment
SIG DLAE and its focus on pedagogical issues
1st December 2004 Author: Karlsson, Ambrén, Uggeri, Salomón
Agenda of this last section
[ Pt.1: Development of the accreditation process 5 min ( Göran Karlsson, Anders Ambrén
[ Pt.2: Development Technological facilities evaluation 5 min section 2.2 and enclosure: the table of feaures ( Matteo Uggeri
[ Pt.3: Pilot application for accreditiation of a master program 10 min ( Marianne Salomón
1st December 2004 Author: Karlsson, Ambrén, Uggeri, Salomón
Pt.1: Development of the accreditation process
The workpackages iterative process
General accreditation experience
Distance- and E- learning experience
2- 3 iterations
Improve knowledge in accreditation area
1st December 2004 Author: Karlsson, Ambrén, Uggeri, Salomón
Pt.1: Development of the accreditation process in a KTH perspective
[ Experience from( Development and delivery of E-learning courses at
undergraduate level in engineering programs( Training the Trainers( Introduction of KTH courses at the Swedish
Netuniversity
1st December 2004 Author: Karlsson, Ambrén, Uggeri, Salomón
Development of the accreditation process
[ Focus on( Support to students active learning.( Learning is a social activity
• Communication facilities• Support to facilitate collaborative work
( Additional value to student compared to on-campus training.
• How is the new media used? Don’t just put the old processes and content in a new box
1st December 2004 Author: Karlsson, Ambrén, Uggeri, Salomón
Pt.2: Development Technological facilities evaluation
[ The main problem is: may the assessor be an expert of all?
[ As everyone knows, today there is a load of different products with similar functions and features, developed by small and big companies, institutions and also by single experts of e-learning.
[ In the last years, a lot of efforts have been made to compare, evaluate and judge all these different LCMS:
[ e.g. http://www.edutools.info/course/compare/index.jsp
[ In our process we did not collect all the existing platforms, nor we took ‘the most common ones’ and compare them point by point. We already do this during our day to day work, every time we choose or develop a product for an e-learning course (see TABLE Enclosure 1 in the document).
[
1st December 2004 Author: Karlsson, Ambrén, Uggeri, Salomón
Pt.2: Development of technological facilities evaluation
Features Characteristics Hi Med Low Notes Certification
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… … … … … …
Didactic Scenario
Our case study (i.e. KTH / Politecnico
OnLine Degree)
THIS IS A TOOL FOR THE ASSESSORS.
1st December 2004 Author: Karlsson, Ambrén, Uggeri, Salomón
Pt.2: Development of technological facilities evaluation
Features Characteristics Hi Med Low Notes Certification
…
… … … … … …
Didactic Scenario
Our case study (i.e. KTH / Politecnico OnLine Degree)
1. We used the term ‘features’, which is the most generic.In our scheme, feature means “something that’s present or not” in a platform.[1] In the Edutools website they use the same term.
3. i.e., if u are talking about the video: - when a video can be considered as good?- how can I measure this goodness? - and good for what use?
Obviously, every different kind of object needs different parameters of comparison.
4. The evaluation must be relative, but relative to what? Our choose is to draw evaluation tools that put in relationship the features and their characteristic with a didactical scenario.
2. Features have some kind of characteristic that can be almost infinite to consider in every possibilities. The adopted solution is to keep only three degrees: high, medium and low.
1st December 2004 Author: Karlsson, Ambrén, Uggeri, Salomón
Pt.2: Development of technological facilities evaluation
[ The table was designed by a group of very different people: we involved:( engineers, ( system administrators, ( didactical experts, ( teachers, ( content managers, ( graphic designers.
[ It was really interesting to see all the different approaches and points of view fighting and finding common paths and fields to mainly define what are we talking about.
1st December 2004 Author: Karlsson, Ambrén, Uggeri, Salomón
Pt.2: Development of technological facilities evaluation
[ Therefore, we wanted somehow to enter in the assessor’s shoes.
[ In a case like this, the assessor needs an easy-to-use tool who can be at the same time exhaustive as it can and helpful.
[ Useless to say, in the e-learning world everything moves quickly, especially in the field of technologies, so nothing can be totally complete. That’s why too the table is designed to be changed and must be possible to add rows and rows…
[ Therefore, our next step as DLAE staff, is to make a pilot experimentation fo the process, as we already begin.
1st December 2004 Author: Karlsson, Ambrén, Uggeri, Salomón
Pt.3: Pilot application for accreditiation of a master program
Case Study: Distant Master Program in Sustainable Energy Engineering (DSEE)
1st December 2004 Author: Karlsson, Ambrén, Uggeri, Salomón
Distant Master in Sustainable Energy Engineering (DSEE)
Based on the on-campus international master program at KTH
Started this autumn
2 groups of students(11 in total), one in Uganda and another in Ethiopia
Students have the support of the local university which helps in meeting the goals and keeping track on the students performance
Same eligibility criteria as on-campus students enrolled in the master program. Additional requirements regarding internet connection and computer availability
Program based on blended learning
Access to KTH resources (netlibrary, computer programs used in the courses, LCMS, etc)
Access to the Computerized Educational Program in Heat and Power Technology (CompEduHPT) which is used a a main tool for teaching and learning in several courses
1st December 2004 Author: Karlsson, Ambrén, Uggeri, Salomón
Program Outline
Introduction to Energy Technology Sustainable Power Generation 3cr 9cr
Sustainable Energy Utilization Renewable Energy Technology 9cr 6cr
Energy and Management 6cr
Energy and Environment Applied Energy Technology – Project course 6cr 6cr
Applied Refrigeration & Thermal ComfortHeat Pump Technology and Indoor Climate
6cr 6cr
Applied Heat and Applied RenewablePower Technology Energy Technology 6cr 6cr
Thesis Project: 30 crMajor: Sustainable Energy Utilization in the Built Environment (SEU)
Thesis Project: 30 crMajor: Sustainable PowerGeneration (SPG)
SEU major SPG major
(autumn)
(spring)
cr=ECTS
1st December 2004 Author: Karlsson, Ambrén, Uggeri, Salomón
Accreditation Process
1st December 2004 Author: Karlsson, Ambrén, Uggeri, Salomón
Distant Master Program Accreditation
Started the accreditation process of the master at KTH once the DLAE framework was ready
Currently focused in the aspect of the management in relation with distant learning.
Next steps: general aspects and pedagogical criteria
Application
General Pedagogical criteria Management in relation with distance learning
Organization
Human resources
Physical resources
Pedagogical design
Technical Facilities
Monitoring and evaluation
1st December 2004 Author: Karlsson, Ambrén, Uggeri, Salomón
Distance Learning Accreditation
Process is simple and concrete
Fast
Standardized
Clear guidelines
Tables where it is clearly explained the inputs and outputs and by whom should be provided transparency in the accreditation
CODE NAME PROVIDER REQUIREMENT CONFIDENTIAL DELIVERY A3301 Policies for learning and
content materials Applicant Recommendable Yes Postal,
Email A3310 Policies for Security and
Students’ Information Protection
Applicant Recommendable Yes Postal, EMail
F3301 Resources Availability Form
AB Mandatory Yes Postal, EMail
F3310 Resources Security Form
AB Mandatory Yes Postal, EMail
R3301 Availability of Resources Report
AB Mandatory Yes Postal, EMail
R3310 Security of Resources Report
AB Mandatory Yes Postal, EMail
1st December 2004 Author: Karlsson, Ambrén, Uggeri, Salomón
Upcoming Master Program in Energy Engineering
A new master program is scheduled to start in Autumn 2005
The program is offered in cooperation with other 5 universities in Sweden and the Swedish Netuniversity
The program will be based in blended learning
The courses will be given by the 6 universities partners