Collaborating Internationally to Make Croatia a Knowledge-based Society: Regional Implications for E-Learning in South-Eastern Europe Mark Bullen Jeff Miller Dragana Kupres Daliborka Pasic

Croatia Population 4,5 mil. Area 56 542 sqkm Membership in EU? Education system 8+4+4(5) Slow changes towards ECTS No tradition in open and distance learning

Population 4,5 mil.

Area 56 542 sqkm

Membership in EU?

Education system 8+4+4(5)

Slow changes towards ECTS

No tradition in open and distance learning

Croatian Academic & Research Network (CARNet) a government agency Established 1991 62 employees a private computer network connected to the Internet 200+ research and HE institutions

a government agency

Established 1991

62 employees

a private computer network connected to the Internet

200+ research and HE institutions

E-learning in Croatia Growing number of small scale projects Growing interest for CARNet support for e-learning WebCT E-learning workshops Online courses Reference centers Need for systematic education in e-learning – no expertise in the country

Growing number of small scale projects

Growing interest for CARNet support for e-learning

WebCT

E-learning workshops

Online courses

Reference centers

Need for systematic education in e-learning – no expertise in the country

Description of ELA Certificates ECTS credits 2 semesters of 16 weeks Mixed-mode delivery F2f: Orientation/Bridge/Closing Session Currently in English, Croatian version will open in October

ECTS credits

2 semesters of 16 weeks

Mixed-mode delivery

F2f: Orientation/Bridge/Closing Session

Currently in English, Croatian version will open in October

Building Croatia’s E-Learning Capacity Capability Develop Croatia’s capability to effectively organize its educational institutions to develop and deliver e-learning. Content Develop the needed e-learning content in a variety of areas critical to the nation’s development. Culture Change the culture to one that embraces the use of learning technology to help reach national educational goals.

Capability

Develop Croatia’s capability to effectively organize its educational institutions to develop and deliver

e-learning.

Content

Develop the needed e-learning content in a variety of areas critical to the nation’s development.

Culture

Change the culture to one that embraces the use of learning technology to help reach national educational goals.

Collaborative Program Development Face to face meetings (timeline, blueprints defined: target audience, objectives, duration, scope, content,...) Collaboration at distance: email, video-conferences, shared development files Croatian case-studies UBC: tutors, mentoring tutor participants CARNet: administration, organization of f2f activities

Face to face meetings (timeline, blueprints defined: target audience, objectives, duration, scope, content,...)

Collaboration at distance: email, video-conferences, shared development files

Croatian case-studies

UBC: tutors, mentoring tutor participants

CARNet: administration, organization of f2f activities

Future Directions ELA will develop e-learning experts in Croatia and south-eastern Europe Stimulate development of e-learning in the region Translation into Croatian Adaptation of the ELA for delivery in other SE European countries Potential regional cooperation universities, businesses, NGOs

ELA will develop e-learning experts in Croatia and south-eastern Europe

Stimulate development of e-learning in the region

Translation into Croatian

Adaptation of the ELA for delivery in other SE European countries

Potential regional cooperation

universities, businesses, NGOs

Contact Information Mark Bullen - UBC [email_address] Jeff Miller - UBC jeff . [email_address] .ca Dragana Kupres - CARNet [email_address] Daliborka Pasic - CARNet [email_address]

Mark Bullen - UBC

[email_address]

Jeff Miller - UBC

jeff . [email_address] .ca

Dragana Kupres - CARNet

[email_address]

Daliborka Pasic - CARNet

[email_address]