Event:

TEMPUS Joint European Project EQIBELT
3^rd Policy Workshop: Pedagogical Opportunities of E-Learning

Location:

Zagreb, Croatia

G     University Computing Centre University of Zagreb

Date:

Thursday, October 25 - Friday, October 26, 2007

Lecturers:

�     Simon Atkinson, University of Hull, EQIBELT project expert

�     Experts from EU universities - EQIBELT project partners:

�   Professor Alfredo Soeiro, University of Porto

�   Professor Wim Van Petegem, University of Leuven

�     Experts and practitioners from HR universities

Audience (participants):

�     University teachers involved or interested in e-learning

�     Members of university bodies responsible for teaching, e-learning or ICT

�     Members of government bodies responsible for implementation of e-learning methodology and technology

�     Members of EQIBELT project team and university's e-learning teams

�     ICT or other support staff involved or interested in e-learning

�     Students

Purpose:

¥      to learn and to collect experience from EU universities about pedagogical aspects and opportunities of e-learning

¥      to help teachers to define concrete pedagogical goals (improvements) of introduction of e-learning

¥      to present and discuss good examples, good or bad experiences with using of e-learning

¥      to exchange and to collect ideas, thoughts and opinions on e-learning from all major stakeholders of higher education system in HR and systemize them

Questions to be discussed and answered:

þ      Modern approaches to teaching and learning

þ      The roles of teachers and students in modern education

þ      What should be changed in university teaching and learning and how these changes can be supported by information, communication and e-learning technology?

þ      Why we want to introduce e-learning, what we want to change / to improve / to add?

þ      How we can change / improve the process (organization) of teaching by usage of ICT?

þ      Good and wrong examples of introduction of ICT into process of education

þ      Should we and how encourage and stimulate teachers and students to use e-learning technology?

Methodology:

2     Presentation by workshop lecturers

2     Q&A sessions

2     Discussion and Conclusions

Language:

English