DISTANCE LEARNING AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES: ENHANCING THE INTERNATIONALIZATION

OF UNIVERSITIES

Fernando García GarcíaFrancisco Guijarro Martínez

Concepción Bartual SanfeliuUNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE

VALENCIA

ESTRUCTURE OBJETIVE EXPERIENCE IN DISTANCE-TAUGHT

COURSES THE USE OF ICTs

› POLIFORMAT› POLIMEDIA› SCREENCAST› POLICONECTA

CONCLUSIONS

OBJETIVEINTERNATIONALIZATION OF UNIVERSITIES: Research and

Teaching

Cooperation Agreements: exchange› Meet experts from other countries› Cultural enrichement : globalization of knowledge

Financial Problems ITC solution:› Distance taught courses› Easier to reach berak-even point› Only requisite: internet connection

STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION: Prestigue and quality of the University, lecturers, materials, use of ITCs

EXPERIENCE IN DISTANCE-TAUGHT COURSES

* Long experience: + 10 years, before use of ICT* Many courses in assets valuation and financial markets, hundrets of students* Many professionals taking the courses Distance learning Internationalization Continuous improvement

DISTANCE TAUGHT COURSES

Differences with on-site courses: less contact, few feedback; less student motivation• Extra work for the lecturer• Learning materials: clear, appealing, real life

problems• feedback: e-mail, telf., chat, skype, POLICONECTA• Book in electronic format

ICT:• POLIFORMAT; POLIMEDIA; SCREENCAST;

POLICONECTA

MOTIVATING STUDENTS Avoid students abandon the course1º Main learning material (electronic format)2º Supporting learning materials:

Papers, POLIMEDIA, Screencast, slides3º Monitoring the study

Learning schedule, tasks and evaluation (every 15 days)

4º Continuous feedbackMail, Chat, Forum , POLICONECTA

POLIFORMAT General information:

Contents, teaching methodology, evaluation system, literature

Follow-up & Communication: internal mail, chat, forum

Contents: Writen materials, spreadsheets, internet links,

audiovisual materials (POLIMEDIA) Tasks Evaluation:

Open questions, multiple-choice questions

POLIFORMAT

POLIFORMAT

POLIFORMAT

POLIFORMAT

POLIMEDIA

Recorded in the studio 10-15 minutes Basic concepts Solve common problems

POLIMEDIA

SCREENCAST

POLICONECTA Distance Classes in real time: audiovisual

(several cameras and microphones) Contact with students: chat/audiovisual Internet connection required: up to 100

students Recall classes monitoring students’

improvement 1 session per month. Record the session and

upload in POLIFORMAT Motivate students

POLICONECTA

CONCLUSIONS Universities’ internationalization:

creation of networks made possible by ICTs

Distance taught courses reduce costs, reduce “distance”

Dessign of distance taught courses: MOTIVATION

Future evolution: International curriculum without leaving the home University

DISTANCE LEARNING AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES: ENHANCING THE INTERNATIONALIZATION

OF UNIVERSITIES

Fernando García GarcíaFrancisco Guijarro Martínez

Concepción Bartual SanfeliuUNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE

VALENCIA