This document discusses the implementation of eLearning organization-wide at Lapland University of Applied Sciences after two universities merged in 2014. It notes that the university has strategically chosen to implement most adult education online since 2003. It currently has approximately 20,000 hours per month of virtual classroom use, 95% of teachers teach online, and over 1,000 students study mainly online. The university provides eLearning support services and has integrated teaching, studying, and support processes. Moving forward, it aims to further develop online courses, teaching skills, and restructure services to create a more accessible and user-friendly virtual campus.

1. Implementing eLearning
organisation-wide
- The Case of Lapland University of Applied Sciences
24.6.2014
Anu Pruikkonen
Head of eLearning Services

2. Building blocks of the new UAS
Lapland University of Applied Sciences
• Two FINHEED audited and quality
awarded universities of applied
sciences merged 1st January 2014
• Annual turnover around 50 M€
• 5600 degree students
• Annual volume of research,
development and innovation
activities 10 M€
• 520 employees (approx. 360
teachers)

3. Knowledge of arctic conditions
Profile and fields of expertise
Service business
and entrepreneurship
Managing
distances
Safety and
security
Arctic cooperation
and cross-border
expertise
Smart use of
natural resources
eLearning
development

4. Strategy -> where we are now?
• Strategic choice to implement majority of adult
education online was made already in the former
organisations
– The first online degree programmes started in 2003
– Adult education is partly or completely online (60-
100%) in all education programmes
• Tools used:
– iLinc virtual classroom
– Moodle, Mahara
– Social media (Wordpress, MediaWiki, Google Apps
etc.)
• At the moment approx. 20 000 person hours of
virtual classroom use (iLinc) in Lapland per
month
• Approx. 95% of teachers teach online
• More than 1 000 students who study mainly on
online
• 8,5 persons in eLearning support services
– Services for staff and students

5. From Strategy to Practice
Management commitment to the
implementation of the strategy is strong
and evident in everyday decision making
eLearning support services
are available “in house”
Teaching, studying and
eLearning support
processes are integrated
Elements of
successful
implementation

7. Course environments
Virtual classes
Usernames (manual)
Teaching/studying process
Planning Implementation Conclusion
Planning the
use of elearning
tools with
teachers
Training
teachers in the
use of the tools
Usernames
(manual)
Support during the
implementation
(Teachers and students)
-Guidance
-Recordings and their
distrubution
Training students in
the use of the tools Feedback ->
further
development
Preliminary support
for implementation
Support during
implementation
Training-type
support
Development
New practices and working methods to support teachers’ know-how
and capacity to use elearning tools in a pedagogically sound way

8. Heading towards virtual campus
- a lot already ready, a lot to do
Constructing
more online
courses and
the first
MOOCs
Production
of Open
Educational
Resources
Developing
online
teaching
and
studying
skills
Further
development
of the
implementation
models of
online
education
Restructuring
tutoring,
study office,
library etc.
services
online
Accessibility, mobile use, user-friendly, customer-oriented approach
Virtual Campus@Lapland UAS

10. Thank you!
Twitter: @apruikkonen