E-LEARNING IN EUROPE:
MOVING FORWARD
EUNIS Grenoble 2007
Viv Bell and Andrew Rothery
e-LearningTask Force
• The EUNIS e-learning Task Force was relaunched in September 2006.
• Membership is currently over 40 people.
• 20 colleagues from 9 counties attended
the first meeting of the re-launched group
in Birmingham in November 2006.
E-learning Themes
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Themes emerged from the snapshot
survey and from the meeting:
From “choosing” to “using”
Blended learning
Pedagogies
Collaborative approaches
Platforms
1. From “choosing” to “using”
 In the past there was much debate about
the best software to choose for the
university Virtual Learning Environment.
 Now most universities have made a
decision and are now investigating how to
make the best use of the system.
2. Blended learning
 Earlier use of e-learning systems seemed
to imply a totally online delivery.
 Our evidence suggests that it is now
standard practice to mix online activities
with face to face teaching in a blended
delivery approach.
3. Pedagogies
 A further theme in current practice is to
give more attention to the development of
good learning design and teaching
practice.
 More people are thinking about usage of
systems and choosing the most suitable
software tools to use for a particular
activity.
4. Collaborative Approaches
 Many of our respondents were trying to
promote collaborative approaches
 Students, lecturers and learning
technologists all need to be involved.
 Using current trends in online systems
such as collaborative content creation,
group writing and shared book-marking.
5. Platforms
Here is a list of the platforms reported as
being in use, the most commonly used
ones first:
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WebCT
Moodle
Blackboard
WWW – web pages
Plus other smaller systems
Development Projects Being
Undertaken
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Social software
Roll Out
Digital Libraries and E-repositories
Technology Enriched Learning Spaces
Task Force Activities (1)
The EUNIS Snapshots Survey will become an
ongoing service. Sections of the survey have been
rewritten by the “Snapshot Group”. A revised
questionnaire will be available from the EUNIS
website and regular reports and analysis of the data
will disseminated to EUNIS members.
A second group undertook to gather case studies of
good practice across Europe. These will be called ELearning Highlights.
Task Force Activities (2)
An award in the memory of Jens Dorup will
be launched at EUNIS 2007.
The Task Force will help make arrangements
for receiving entries and judging the award.
The award will be given to an individual who
has demonstrated innovation in e-Learning.
Task Force Activities (3)
The fourth group has investigated EU funding
opportunities in particular the current Lifelong
Learning Network Programme. This group will help to
advise and encourage partnerships.
Finally, a “Futures Group” is looking at strategies,
communities of practice to see what new applications
of e-learning are being promoted and taken forward.
BOF Session today!
Future Visions of E-Learning: Project Ideas
 14.00 till 15.30 this afternoon!
 Room R1
 Please come along to develop ideas for
projects.
 We are hoping people will volunteer to
work on or lead projects.