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Explore Croatia's strategic commitment to nurture national identity in the globalized era through e-learning initiatives for Croatian language and culture programs worldwide. Discover how educational materials, multimedia learning objects, and interactive technologies are utilized to enhance learning experiences for students and educators. Experience the innovative Adaptive Hypermedia Courseware (AhYCo) developed by University of Zagreb and University of Rijeka, supporting the Bologna Process and interactive learning. Join the mission to provide high-quality education while fostering community support and forming worldwide learning groups.
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E-Learning as Worldwide Support to Education of Language and Culture for a small country’s Diaspora Goran Hudec, Damir Kalpic, Kristijan Zimmer University of Zagreb, Croatia
National strategic commitments • To enhance connections with its Diaspora • Nurture Croatian national identity in the era of globalisation
On the elementary education level • 19 different countries on Croatian language and culture programmes • In year 2008 the Croatian government supported 88 teachers working in benefit of some 6860 pupils
On higher education level • 34 lector centres worldwide integrated into national university programmes
Objectives • To provide higher quality of educational materials by including a choice of multimedia learning objects. • To enhance availability of educational materials • To improve educational economics of Croatian language and culture worldwide.
Premise • Educational materials will be developed on the basis of the Croatian language and culture curriculum for Diaspora document • On higher education level a common shell will be realized
Definition of educational model • On-line courses as part of the education system • LMS working environment definition • Standardization • IEEE (LOM) 1484.12.1-2002 • NIMAS
Interactive educational materials in rich multimedia and in the form of hypertext makes them more appealing to younger generations who are accustomed to video and computer technologies.
A tentative tool • Adaptive Hypermedia Courseware (AhYCo) • Developed & used at • University of Zagreb • University of Rijeka • Evaluation of students and lecturers • To support the Bologna Process • Support for interactive learning • Or some other choice after public tendering
Project evaluation • Project Council
To organise procedures for animating and recruiting pupils through school, church or diplomatic channels, or via on-line applications • To provide tools for initial checking pupils knowledge in informatics and language.
To organize community and parents support • To form worldwide learning groups.
Objectives • To provide higher quality of educational materials by including a choice of multimedia learning objects. • To enhance availability of educational materials • To improve educational economics of Croatian language and culture worldwide.