[email_address] Luis Marqués Molías Mercè Gisbert Cervera Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Three public Spanish universities

Master in Educational Technology: E-LEARNING and Knowledge Management In classroom traditional format Blended learning Online program

In classroom traditional format

Blended learning

Online program

Moodle & Adobe Connect : increased interactivity

The program description The program description Design, development of, search, evaluation and management of educational materials Management of cooperative technological multimedia environments A tutor is assigned to each student from the very beginning. Choice of itineraries: professional or researcher profile The researcher profile has generated around ten PHD thesis within the Laboratory of Telematic Applications for Education - LATE

Design, development of, search, evaluation and management of educational materials

Management of cooperative technological multimedia environments

A tutor is assigned to each student from the very beginning.

Choice of itineraries: professional or researcher profile

The researcher profile has generated around ten PHD thesis within the Laboratory of Telematic Applications for Education - LATE

Program evaluation Strong Points Weak points It is interdisciplinary 2 itineraries LATE Online Managing/Educational activities Active methodologies High interactivity Different functional and organizational structures No impact in the Anglo-Saxon context Sense of “loneliness” Competence based teaching approach New methodologies

Strong Points

Weak points

It is interdisciplinary

2 itineraries

LATE

Online Managing/Educational activities

Active methodologies

High interactivity

Different functional and organizational structures

No impact in the Anglo-Saxon context

Sense of “loneliness”

Competence based teaching approach

New methodologies

Challenges for the future keep up to date with the new trends in the use of technology in education Enhance knowledge about first year students Increase and improve interactivity Incorporate new work methodologies

keep up to date with the new trends in the use of technology in education

Enhance knowledge about first year students

Increase and improve interactivity

Incorporate new work methodologies

Recommendations for curriculum/program organizers Detailed work dynamics structuring - “Learning and Teaching Guides” Interactivity is the key for success Continuous, fast and efficient information flows Identification of students’ needs and expectations as soon as possible Clear coordination criteria between administration/organizational university staff and technological support staff

Detailed work dynamics structuring - “Learning and Teaching Guides”

Interactivity is the key for success

Continuous, fast and efficient information flows

Identification of students’ needs and expectations as soon as possible

Clear coordination criteria between administration/organizational university staff and technological support staff

Concluding remark: Online education is a radical innovation (Patel & Patel, 2006; Colarelli, 1998)