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Reviewing Virtual Campuses: Global Trends

Reviewing Virtual Campuses: Global Trends. Sally Reynolds Friday 25 September ICL Villach. Presentation. Project and research undertaken Share results and main outcomes Invite your input and participation to the Virtual Campuses wiki and growing community http://www.virtualcampuses.eu.

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Reviewing Virtual Campuses: Global Trends

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  1. Reviewing Virtual Campuses: Global Trends Sally Reynolds Friday 25 September ICL Villach

  2. Presentation Project and research undertaken Share results and main outcomes Invite your input and participation to the Virtual Campuses wiki and growing community http://www.virtualcampuses.eu

  3. Project Description • Re.ViCa = Reviewing (Traces of) European Virtual Campuses • Supported by Lifelong Learning Programme: Erasmus/Virtual Campus of European Union • 1 October 2007 – 30 September 2009

  4. Partnership • EuroPACE ivzw (BE) network • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven – AVNet (BE) university • ATiT (BE) company • FernUniversität in Hagen (DE) university • Helsinki University of Technology - TKK Dipoli (FI) university • Université Louis Pasteur (FR) university • University of West Hungary - College of Geoinformatics (HU) university • International Telematic University UNINETTUNO (IT) university • Matic Media Ltd (UK) company

  5. Mission and Purpose Virtual Campuses established and recognised phenomenon worldwide..... Lack of validation and dissemination of knowledge related to their operation – detailed and consolidated information hard to come by...... Gather and analyse information about Virtual Campuses and make this available to the wider community

  6. Outcomes • Inventory of Virtual Campuses Worldwide • Set up International Advisory Committee and experts community • Available on wiki – open and growing • Information available on wiki – open and growing

  7. Outcomes • Analysis leading to Critical Success factors • Communication of outcomes – wiki and newsletter • on wiki and in handbook • on wiki and in handbook

  8. Our Definition Targetgroup Institutional Budget Technology Goals Virtual Campus = Grand-Scale eLearning Initiative

  9. Definitions and Context http://www.virtualcampuses.eu/index.php/Virtual_campus

  10. Country Reports 30 country reports reasonably complete -not reviewed or refereed 31 In depth country reports internally reviewed and externally refereed Programmes categorised by country - 156 countries

  11. Programmes of Interest • 171 European (EU, EEA and Switzerland) • 357 Rest of the world

  12. In Addition……. • 9 Detailed Case studies • Other Projects • Resources and Publications K.U.Leuven Association University of Derby Universidad Politécnica de Madrid UNINETTUNO Nancy-Université University of Eastern Finland Open Universiteit Nederland Hibernia College Swiss Virtual Campus

  13. Growing Interest in wiki Launched June 09 Open – community growing To date more than more than 3,500 unique visitors Programmes most popular then countries

  14. Presentation Project and research undertaken Share results and main outcomes Invite your input and participation to the Virtual Campuses wiki and growing community http://www.virtualcampuses.eu

  15. Re.ViCa Success Factors for Virtual Campuses “ A critical success factor is a factor whose presence is necessary for an organisation to fulfill its mission - in other words, if it is not present then its absence will cause organisational and/or mission failure. “

  16. Outputs: CSFs • Iterative – involvement of IAC and other feedback • 4 schemes analysed or re‐analysed. MEGATRENDS Study on Large‐scale Virtual Campuses PBP‐VC Study on Consortia‐based Virtual Campuses UNIQUe eLearning Quality/ Accreditation Scheme E‐xcellence Benchmarking/ Quality Scheme for eLearning

  17. Results

  18. CSF Summary

  19. Lessons Learned Review of 31 in-depth country reports, European and Non-European along with case studies Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and US

  20. Regional Differences? • Impact of GDP • Impact in Europe of Certain Conditions • Bologna • EU Programmes • National initiatives within EU • Role of Open Universities • Public Model

  21. Lessons Learned Cultural issues and trends – language Demographic issues and trends Policy issues and trends Organisational issues and trends n an institutional level Strategic Issues and trends on an Institutional level

  22. Presentation Project and research undertaken Share results and main outcomes Invite your input http://www.virtualcampuses.eu

  23. Handbook • Re.ViCa Handbook with best-practices, guidelines and recommendations • Definition of Virtual Campus • Historical Overview • Categorisation • World Tour • Thematic view • Critical success factors • Further reading Publication November 2009!!!!

  24. Newsletter • Monthly round-up of developments, issues, events, news related to Virtual Campuses worldwide • Available also on wiki – backdated issues

  25. Visit wiki and make your own contributions and share with colleagues! http://www.virtualcampuses.eu sally.reynolds@atit.be

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