ELearning in Higher Education in Europe - Why is Quality an Issue? Erika Löfström University of Helsinki, Finland BIP, Akdeniz University, Antalya August.

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eLearning in Higher Education in Europe - Why is Quality an Issue? Erika Löfström University of Helsinki, Finland BIP, Akdeniz University, Antalya August 28 – September 9, 2005

Teaching and learning online 0%100% Contact teaching Online learning Mixed modes Web-supported contact teaching Blended web-based learning Use of the Web

Aspects of Quality in Higher Education (Harvey & Knight 1996) Excellence in Education Exceptionally high standards of academic achievement Consistency Quality as lack of error Smoothness of the process Value for money Return on investment or expenditure Fitness for purpose Service meets its stated purpose Transformation Quality as a process of change Focuses on students’ learning experience

Quality Management in Web-based Learning -project A joint venture between three universities in Finland – University of Helsinki (coordinator), University of Kuopio, Lappeenranta University of Technology Funded by the Ministry of Education Co-operation with the Finnish Virtual University Main goal: To support and enhance quality management in e-learning, and to develop quality consciousness and expertise among university personnel and their commitment to the quality management work

Concept of the quality manual an overall view on quality management in e-learning based on the most common quality management systems  can be linked with the organisations general quality management system combines information and knowledge on quality management in e-learning a tool for improving e-learning quality the tool incorporates the main contents of quality management in e-learning shows the phases of quality management work different paths for different users displays basic questions to improve quality in one’s own work

Quality Manual for e-learning - Matrix of contents and phases Phase How? Documenting present activities Defining criteria and measurement tools Implementation and improvement Management How is e-learning connected to university, faculty and department strategies? How does e-learning support achieving the goals set in strategies? How are strategical development plans improving e-learning? Skills What kind of ICT skills the staff holds? What kind of ICT skills is needed to achieve the goals set in the various strategies? How is development of staffs’ ICT skills evaluated? Resources What kind of resourses are available for e-learning? What kind of resources are needed to fulfil the strategic demans for e- learning? How are e-learning processes developed and allocated? Processes What kind of processes are included in e-learning? What are the key and support processes in e-learning? How are processes developed to meet customer needs? Evaluation How is e-learning evaluated?What are the criteria and indicators that are used in evaluating e- learning? How is the evaluation information utilized in development of e-learning? Content What?