The Open ECBCheck initiative promotes community-based, low-cost quality certification for e-learning in capacity building. It emphasizes mutual peer-review, transparency, inclusiveness, and consensus among various stakeholders to enhance quality and recognition. The process includes self-assessment and validation with a focus on continuous improvement and exchange of best practices within a global network.

1. Open ECBCheck community based, low cost quality certification Advancing the Quality Landscape Berlin – 2 nd May 2009, Online Educa 2009 Ulf-Daniel Ehlers

2. Open ECBCheck Core Group InWEnt, UNU, ILO, FAO, UNEP, CoL, UNITAR, CGIAR, SPIDER IICD, EFMD, EFQUEL, GDLN, AVU Exteded Group Open University Catalunya, Namibia Qualifications Authority, South African Qualifications Authority, BIBB, University of Western Cape, South Africa University of Philippines International Advisory Board No int. agreement on quality available ICT & eLearning in CB growing openness inclusiveness transparency consensus recognition Quality for E-Learning in Capacity Building

3. Low Cost, Community Based Peer-Review Recognition – creating recognition through dialogue Consensus – building on international consensus of CBOs Openness – to existing concepts and strategies and experiences Inclusiveness – multistakeholder involvement Transparency – clear and transparent criteria & processes Open ECBCheck

4. Open ECBCheck Vision CBO Partners Quality Improvement for Capacity Building E-Learning Peer-Review

5. Open ECBCheck Architecture Dr. Ulf-Daniel Ehlers ::: European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning ::: info@qualityfoundation.org validation experience institutions programs mutual peer-review & recognition of quality exchange best practice Meetings, Workshops Accra June 2008 Berlin DEC 2008 Dakar May 2009 Berlin DEC 2009 Consensus based Self- Assessment and review Guidleines Label as Community recognition Self-Evaluation, Peer-Review Label Tools and Criteria Community around Open ECB Check

6. Community of Practice on Quality Membership in Community Community of Practice Benchmarking | Learning | Sharing Materials – Instruments - Connexions Quality Assessment | Self-Assessment | | Peer-Review | | Certification | Quality Development

7. Open ECBCheck Tools DELAN DEL-Zert Criteria Courses & Programme (M: 44 / E: 11) Criteria Institutions (M: 33 / E: 17) EFMD CEL EFQUEL UNIQUe ISO 19796-1 cover e-Learning international in scope agreed on by networks or consortia

8. Qualitative Weighing & Evaluation Mandatory Criteria (M): Criteria have to be verifiable positively Excellency Criteria (E): Criteria are evaluated with a scale (1 = unsatisfactory, 2 = adequate, 3 = excellent) 2 Levels of Criteria Criteria frame ‚pre-adjusted‘ - but can be ‚calibrated‘ individually!

9. III. Certification Process: Label (1) Inquiry & Application (2) Eligibity Check (3) Self-Assessment (6) Open ECBCheck Label (valid for three years) Registration in Community, Code of Practice, Q-WIKI positive (5) Awarding Body Decision (4) Peer-Review of Self-Assessment Report Access to Q-Forum Feedback & Advice not eligible Improvement Report minimum criteria failed

10. Open ECBCheck Target Groups Open ECBCheck Adaptations Self-Assessment Certification (Peer-Review) Dev. of Local Profiles Capacity Building Organisations Internal (recognition, quality imporvement)   External (for partner capacity building)    Educational organisations (HE, VET, etc.)   Governmental Organisations (National Quality Assurance Agencies)  Regional Networks, Communi-ties (LA, East Africa, etc.)  

11. Why “Open Quality Initiative”? Open ECBCheck Self-Assessment Certification/ Learning Report Peer-Review Validation Community Based (Capacity Building Organisations) Low-Cost (mutual exchange, light structure) Improvement oriented (Learning Report) Community Level Benchmarking Learning Sharing Certification Level Self-Assessment Peer-Review Certification

12. Thank you very much! …sign up for quality… http://www.qualityfoundation.org http://www.inwent.org Monika Soddenmann, Capacity Building International (InWEnt), Germany Dr. Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany