maria kocsis baán university of miskolc, north hungarian regional distance education centre odl...

Maria Kocsis BaánUniversity of Miskolc, North Hungarian Regional Distance Education Centre

ODL /e-learning at the University of Miskolc

Maria Kocsis Baan

University of Miskolc


CONTENT

North-Hungarian Regional Distance Education Centre – history of 10 years

• PHARE network of ODL centres

• Course development projects

• Strength and weaknesses

• Innovative solutions in multilingualism


From the first steps…• PHARE ODL Network – NCPs and ODL

Centres born as members of an international network – huge potential, still strong cohesion and collaboration,

• Active, multi-level collaboration in that period – learning from operable models – both content development (ENVIMAN) and organisational aspects (UFI / LNE).

• Jumping over some previous development stages, entering the ODL scenario the same time when e-learning nucleated.


UNIMAN

EADTU

PHARE Multi-country Programme

for DE

e-Taster

10 years

28 projects

Strategic partnershipin ODLnetworking

MinSE European

Master in SE

&Content development


Multilingual content development

• ENVIMAN, Uniphorm

• Advanced Engineering

• Innovate

• E2ngineering

• e-Taster


PHARE Multi-country projects

1997-1999

Adaptation of an on-line, advanced telematic course

Environmental Management accredited postgraduate course, acknowledged by FEANI and SEFI

English → HU, SK, PL + content adaptation


Learning environment of ENVIMAN at Dipoli

– First Class client software

–videoconference


Results of ENVIMAN project

DEMO

Multilingual content, offering gradually decreasing language support,

html format, linked to an individual, self-developed portal for info-communication

Flexibility and accessability (off-line + printed versions)


Advanced Engineering

• multi-purpose competence-course supporting – acquisition and practice of technical English, – parallel with offering highly advanced

professional content in different engineering fields.

• modular structure involving 10 modules, each of 30 hours for learning


Advanced Engineering

Home-made e-learning environment

High number of face-to face lessons and lectures


INNOV@TEInternational On-Line Voc@tional Training in Surface Engineering• a new methodology for building up internationally recognised

vocational training programs • flexible, resource based curriculum design-system• testing of three different e-learning frameworks (Learning Space,

Sollan and COEDU)– reusability of learning objects,– interoperability of platforms– Innovative solution for multilingualism

• Edited video-lectures of top-level experts, animations, videod practicals

• Video-conferencing (Miskolc-Malta)


INNOV@TE

10 partners from 6 countriesContractor: Institute of

Materials, Minerals and Mining – IOM3 (UK)

Professional coordination: International Federation of Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering – IFHTSE

Project coordination: University of Miskolc


Added valuesin innovative methodological approach:• rapid prototyping• flexible, resource based curriculum design-system • LEGO system: wide variety of courses will be built up from

more or less independent, self-standing training units – continuously widened and updated knowledge pool of resource materials, integrated into appropriate LCMS.

• a new methodology for building up internationally recognised vocational training programs tailored for different target groups and meeting different training needs.


e2ngineering

• Development and testing of multilingual e-learning materials and courses in advanced engineering subjects – Leonardo project 2004-2006

• Complex course of 12 modules in Computer Aided Engineering

• Languages: HU, EN, SK, RO and PL


MinSE• Developing European Master in Heat Treatment

and Surface Engineering• 5 universities, IFHTSE, 5 industrial partners

(coordinator: Univ. of Malta)• Development of 25 modules, each of 4 credits -

7 subjects in ODL, others delivered f2f, by international team of lecturers, in 2 weeks blocks

• Some of the modules may be offered as self-standing professional development courses as well.


Common strengths,innovative aspects

• Resource based approach in course development• Developing training materials in modular structure –

reusable learning elements, as building blocks of different learning programmes – „LEGO” system: wide variety of courses may be built up from more or less independent, self-standing training units – continuously widened and updated knowledge pool of resource materials, integrated into appropriate LCMS

• Multilingual delivery of the content – simultaneous language support

• International networking models


Common weaknesses: sustainability and joint

deliveryInstitutional stability and sustainability SHOULD guarantee

the sustainability of programs and projects – but the fact in many cases is just the reverse:

• projects guarantee the sustainability of institutional frameworks and their operability

Institutional sustainability strongly depends on personal approach of top management – scepticism, poor level of awareness in HEIs – „we have more urgent problems…”

Joint development usual, but joint delivery – never beyond the lifetime of the project !!!!


e-Taster - focused on sustainability and multilingual

delivery models- Avoiding compatibility and

accreditation problems- No financial issues

- LANGUAGE DIVERSITY

- Networked models of DELIVERY

Short, non-accredited but fully functional on-line courses

Free of charge, for general public

Multilingual platform(navigation) and multilingual content in 10-12 languages – switchable at any time!

3 different models of delivery


www.e-taster.net

Auto-registrationSelection of learning mode:

Self-study – International (EN+)

– Local language+

Tutored group- Local language+

Collaborative (EN+)


Multilingualism Navigation language:EN, HU, SK, PL, RO, BG, RUS and LT Multilingual contentEN, HU, RO, LT, BG, PL, D, F, IT, ES, SK and RUS. Simultaneous access to all language versions, paragraph-by-paragraph System administrator may define the „master” and hidden languages


1. e-Learning

2. e-Europe

3. ICT for everybody

CoursesLanguages:


4. Multimedia

5. Time management

6. Taste of Europe –

Taste of Hungary

CoursesHighly illustrative content

- Video illustrations

- Animations

- Games

- Real-time Virtual music lesson


7. Women studies

8. Job interview

9. Job application

CoursesPersonalisation of learning environment:

- Highlighting

- Note, bookmarks,

- Versatile printing options

- 3 level of content display

- Selection of specific elements


10. Project management

11. Project planning

12. Engineering

Courses

On-line feedback and certification


Expected long term sustainability

Operation of the system beyond the life-time of the project may be expected as

• tasters are prepared with special care for being self-standing, or will need minimised staff-support.

• Human resources for tutoring can be solved as– recruited in unusual way, e.g. tutoring of learners groups can be

the task of students at related courses, teachers on continuing education programs, etc.

– ODL organisations may consider them as valuable marketing and awareness raising tools - worth to keep on operation.


Rules of the game• All taster courses are free for learners, for general public, offered in

the languages and in the form, as they are developed by the support of the project.

• No profit can be generated by selling these courses on-line• Access provided via the central, eTaster site, as a guarantee of

transparency

Third parties may join the initiative, to widen the range of- translated language versions,- languages (beyond the 10 languages),- courses - new content development in the same learning

environment


Taste our multilingual e-learning environment!

12 short,

non-accredited

courses in

12 languages

FREE for anyone

by auto-registration

DEMO

www.e-taster.net


New projects and initiatives

CSVM – virtual mobility

CBVE – virtual entrepreneurship

Hungarian e-University Network

www.e-university.hu


Thank you

for your kind attention!

More info:[email protected]

www.emrtk.uni-miskolc.hu

maria kocsis baán university of miskolc, north hungarian regional distance education centre odl...

Documents

learning slide

multilingualism slide

pl slide

content adaptation slide

se content development

e2ngineering etaster

period learning

uniphorm advanced engineering