MMB Institute for Media and Competence Research

1. MMB Institute for Media and Competence Research

2. Profile of the Institute MMB Institute for Media and Competence Research is acting in the fields of consulting and research since 1996. Clients are ministries, institutions and companies. • Fields of activity • Development of media regions • Media professions and qualifications • E-learning in training programs in companies • Development of competence • Services • Representative empirical studies • Qualitative/explorative studies • Project monitoring • Consulting • Administration and moderation of expert hearings and workshops

3. Profile of the Institute Qualifikation needs- / occupation research Analysis of regions Project monitoringevaluation media professions labour marketresearch e-learning

4. References E-Learning & Quality Aspects of Education • Studies in the field of distribution and implementation of e-learning in occupational trainings and individual users • Internal study „CBT“ 1998 • „Future perspectives of multimedia learning“ commissioned by the ministry of economics 1999/2000 • „WBT in SMEs“ ... commissioned by the Staatskanzlei of Northrhine Westfalia 2000 • „eLearning between optimism and disillusionment“, commissioned by KPMG Consulting 2001 • Survey for user needs WebKollegNRW, commissioned by the Government of Northrhine Westfalia 2002

5. References e-learning (2) • Project monitoring of e-learning and compentence development projects financed by public authorities • Scientific project: monitoring of „LERNET - netbased learning in LDCs and public government“, ministry of economics and labour (2001-2004) • Scientific project: monitoring of „Development and test of branch- related ring systems in education and quality“, ministry of education (2002-2004) • Concept studies • Competence Center „New Learning“ in „Medienwerk Radbod Hamm“ (Economical Support in the town of Hamm) • Membership in e-learning circles and societies • Board ABWF-LINE (Dr. Michel) • dmmv-working group „interactive learning“ (Kai Heddergott) • Support of the working group „quality“ in the DIN-Institute (Kai Heddergott)

6. Accreditation of curricula in higher education (Studiengänge) in Germany • Three different approaches: • Accreditation by the government • Accreditation by associations and companies • Accreditation of distance learning curricula

7. Accreditation by the government • Start: 1998, introduction of the first Bachelor and Master of Science curricula • Decision of “Hochschulrektorenkonferenz” and “Kultusministerkonferenz” (Council of university chairmen and Council of ministers of education) - • Starting an independent “Council of accreditation” (Akkreditierungsrat - www.akkreditierungsrat.de) • Aim: Transparency of curricula • The council mandates accreditation agencies (2001: 5) • Accreditated curricula: 2004: 370 • Criteria: • Quality of the curriculum • qualification for special professions • staff • equipment

8. Accreditation by associations and companies • Example: German Multimedia Association (dmmv) • Own criteria for the quality of curricula and institutes • Targets: • Support for Human Relations Specialists - “where will we get the best new employees?” • partnership between association, companies and institute • influencing of curricula (contents) • www.dmmv.de

9. Accreditation of distance learning curricula • ZFU (Staatliche Zentrale für Fernunterricht = Public Administration for Distance Education) • Public administration of all German States • Quality in distance learning • Only for curricula with fees • www.zfu.de