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Establishing Distance learnig at University Mediterranean

Enhancing the quality of distance learning at Western Balkan higher education institutions – DL@WEB Kick -off Meeting. Establishing Distance learnig at University Mediterranean. Ramo Šendelj Vice-Rector for education, finance and development ramo.sendelj@unimediteran.net.

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Establishing Distance learnig at University Mediterranean

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  1. Enhancing the quality of distance learning at WesternBalkan higher education institutions – DL@WEBKick-off Meeting Establishing Distance learnig at University Mediterranean Ramo Šendelj Vice-Rector for education, finance and development ramo.sendelj@unimediteran.net

  2. University Mediterranean • Content • Introduce University Mediterranean • Process of establishing DL • Expectations about project DL@WEB

  3. University Mediterranean • First private university in Montenegro • Founded 2006. • Membar of Atlas Group • Reacredited 2008 for the next five years • Clearly and fully committed to enhancing the quality of studies

  4. University Mediterranean Comprises six faculties • Faculty of Tourism “Montenegro Tourism School” • Faculty of Business Studies "Montenegro Business School", • Faculty of Information Technology, • Faculty of Visual Arts, • Faculty of Law and • Faculty of Foreign Languages

  5. Establishing distance learning system • Project “Distance Learning System at University Mediterranean” started 2006. Goals • - employing Internet-based ICT as a new teaching method, • - establishing long-life education programs at University ”Mediterranean”, • - developing new methodological approaches used in teaching, • - facilitating switching from traditional learning to knowledge-acquisition activity.

  6. Establishing distance learning system • 2007 Distance learning system Version 1.0 • We decided to take distance learning implementation into two phases • First phase include Implementation DLS at Faculty of IT as an additional teching method • Second phase inlcude implementation DLS into all faculties of University Mediterranean • Software for supporting DL provide: • Creating and posting multimedia teching material, • Facilitated and documented correspodence between students and between students and teachers, • Assigning of task and their posting by students • Online testing as a way of studetnts’ self-evaluation

  7. Establishing distance learning system • 2007 – V1.0

  8. Establishing distance learning system • We installed Moodle for the first time in 2007. • In 2008: we started usingOpen Source Learning Management System “Moodle” which is used at many world universities. • We created the eLearning Development Centre. • The switching into new system was used to additionally improve teaching material. • The teaching staff was trained to work with Moodle system Open Source Learning Management System http://www.moodle.org

  9. Establishing distance learning system Resource for learning Activities Open Source Learning Management System http://www.moodle.org pdf and multimedia files Web pages E-books Lessons Exam Tasks Forum Wiki Project

  10. Establishing distance learning system • New courses design on all study levels • Adaptation of Moodle system for real needs supported from modules such as videoconference, • Establishment of Internet standards for e-course development in accordance with recommendations of • EFQUEL-The European Foundation for Quality in eLearning • The universities in Europe which have been awarded Quality label in eLearning by EFQUEL • Education of teaching staff and students • Evaluation

  11. Establishing distance learning system • In 2009, DLS established at Faculty of Tourism and the Faculty of Law. • Staff was trained in designing teaching materials and communicating with students. •  Quality of DLS has improved significantly and the implementation time has been reduced. • In 2010, the other faculties at the University "Mediterranean" started DL courses. • The use of video conferencing software has substantially improved our teaching quality.

  12. The University expects the Tempus project to: • Set up the guidelines for enacting the legislation that will enable the accreditation of the DL courses • Better promotion of DL as a modern field of education • Establish DL quality standards and give recommendations for achieving them • Set up the guidelines for the high- quality preparation of teaching materials • Recommendations for the growth of a new pedagogic model

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