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Lithuanian nominee. BOLDIC AWARD 18 th of March, 2005, Riga, Latvia. http://elinara.ktu.lt/nmproduktai/exec/view_product.php?id=70. Nominees – First round (12 courses). Physics: Mechanics Information literacy and MSOffice skills Information management IT in Education
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Lithuanian nominee BOLDIC AWARD 18th of March, 2005, Riga, Latvia http://elinara.ktu.lt/nmproduktai/exec/view_product.php?id=70
Nominees – First round (12 courses) • Physics: Mechanics • Information literacy and MSOffice skills • Information management • IT in Education • Development of Communities and NGOs • Staff management • Mobile technologies in business • Basics of management • Psychology • Business ethics • Statistics and social research • Health Safety in Workplace
Criteria The activities should • be transferable to the whole BOLDIC region • be learner driven • facilitate flexible/blended learning • be innovative • be scalable • have a sustainable strategy • have a sensible and appropriate technology approach • involve continuing evaluation
Nominees – the Second round (4 courses) • Information management – Vilnius University • Development of Communities and NGOs – Kaunas University of Technology • Business ethics – Alytus College • Health Safety in Workplace – Kaunas University of Medicine
Development of Communities and NGOs Kaunas University of Technology - was developed , 2004 - was improved
Description • Internet based course for community people: strengthening “soft” skills of the Third sectorand enhancing NGOs capacities: from knowing to doing • Durations: • 48 hours (6 weeks) • VME • WebCT • Language • Lithuanian
Aims and Objectives • to increase knowledge and competence of the community people (NGO activists, community leaders, local politicians and civil servants) in NGO establishment and development • to increase knowledge in lobby concept, national and European peculiarity • to increase knowledge and competence in public and private sectors partnership • Generating synergies between community people from diverse geographical locations in solving common problems and development of joint projects • Fostering cooperation between academic sector and the civil society
Target Groups • NGOs activists, • community leaders, • local politicians and • civil servants from Lithuanian regions.
Method • Interactive web_based course • Based on Adult education methodology (brief presentation, well structured, bulleted text, illustrated with schemes, flashes, video, and pictures, enriched with examples and practical tasks). • Assignments: essay, case studies, discussions, debates, document analysis • Final assignment - Group project and public defense of this project • The attention in focused on learning and formation of competences through collaborative work and communication. • Course respect pedagogical ethics and all learners’ projects and homework are not presented publicly.
Scenario • F2F initial meeting • Learning online with tutor support • Learning material + Glossary + Additional information resources • Group working • Forums, e-mail • Self evaluation • Assignments • Final public defense of group project
Criteria ranking The course should • have a sustainable strategy • be learner driven • be scalable • involve continuing evaluation • facilitate flexible/blended learning • be innovative • be transferable to the whole BOLDIC region • have a sensible and appropriate technology approach