1. http://e-learning.sti.uniurb.it/ E-Learning 2007 – Ancona – September 21, 2007 University of Urbino Information Science and Technology Institute Forecast on E-Learning diffusion E-Learning for accessibility Alessandro Bogliolo Information Science and Technology Institute Online degree program in Applied Computer Science University of Urbino - Italy alessandro.bogliolo@uniurb.it

2. http://e-learning.sti.uniurb.it/ E-Learning 2007 – Ancona – September 21, 2007 University of Urbino Information Science and Technology Institute Main motivations 1.Accessibility Physical impairments Compatibility with personal needs 2.Internationalization Cross-border education Virtual mobility

3. http://e-learning.sti.uniurb.it/ E-Learning 2007 – Ancona – September 21, 2007 University of Urbino Information Science and Technology Institute Main issues Digital divide –Infrastructure –Culture Demanding technologies –Computational resources / Bandwidth –Usability –Cost Sense of community –Transactional distance Organizational effort –Not reduced w.r.t. traditional courses Linguistic diversity –Multilingual vs Monolingual

4. http://e-learning.sti.uniurb.it/ E-Learning 2007 – Ancona – September 21, 2007 University of Urbino Information Science and Technology Institute Our directions Digital divide –Wireless connectivity –ICT online courses Demanding technologies –Asynchronous learning objects –Enhanced text-based synchronous interactions Sense of community –Collaborative learning –Social networking (web 2.0) Organizational effort –Re-usable learning objects (?) –Lightweight remote support centers Linguistic diversity –Content and language integrated learning

5. http://e-learning.sti.uniurb.it/ E-Learning 2007 – Ancona – September 21, 2007 University of Urbino Information Science and Technology Institute References Online degree program in applied computer science http://e-learning.sti.uniurb.it/ Content and language integrated learning http://e-learning.sti.uniurb.it/clil/ Wireless campus http://www.wireless-campus.it/ Worldwide campus model “ Global Accessibility of Higher Education: Using ICT to Build a Worldwide Campus”, EISTA-05 Text-based interaction “LoL classroom”, ICL-06 Psychological sense of community “The effects of the Psychological Sense of Community in on-line and face-to-face academic courses”, ICL-07 Virtual mobility “Accessible virtual mobility”, EADTU-07