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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. N ational strategic commitments To enhance connections with its Diaspora
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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.