1. Use of ICT as an innovative practice for student autonomy Branka Vuk Croatian Academic and Research Network Zagreb, Croatia

2. Croatia SE Europe Zagreb 4.5 million people Coastline w/ over 1200 islands

3. Croatian edu system

4. CARNet Croatian Academic and Research Network Under the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports In 6 Cro cities (Zagreb + regional centers - Rijeka, Osijek, Split, Pula and Dubrovnik) Development and maintenance of a country-wide computer network (234 + 1381, paid for) Support for the implementation of ICT into the learning process for CARNet users (HE institutions, scientific and research institutes, primary and secondary schools, Ministry and agencies)

5. There, but no executive power :)

6. Educational Services Online courses Moodle E-learning Academy (me! ) Online databases and electronic journals Regional Cisco Academy CARNet User Conference - CUC National portal for distance education "Nikola Tesla” E-courses for schools Portal for schools Online encyclopedia e-Library e-School Readings “Učilica” Digital ID for all members to access services

7. E-learning Academy One-year course for (future) e-learning experts Dev. 2004 in cooperation with UBC, Canada 3 programs: – E-learning Management – E-learning Tutoring – E-learning Course Design 3 f2f workshops, 17+17 weeks of online education Cca 65-75 participants/generation

8. E-learning Academy Methodology: Self-evaluation, peer-evaluation, group work, project- and problem-based learning, exploration and experimentation (“teaching by example”) Open source/cloud-based tools: Moodle, E-learning Toolkit – mediawiki, wordpress, mahara, chamillo, claroline, ilias, atutor, gDocs, mediacore…

9. E-islands Connection of selected schools on land with remote schools on islands: http://is.gd/j7YN4Vhttp://is.gd/j7YN4V A remote teaching system – Teachers from the main school on the land also teach pupils on the islands – Schools equipped with projectors, cameras, speakers, microphones, video codecs – Currently 21 schools are connected

10. E-islands Educational process: Presentation of VC tools for teachers and students Education of teachers on VC tools usage in classroom Education/seminars on land and remote schools on the islands

11. My expectations? Exchange experiences and best practices Learn about new technologies and innovative ways of using them Connect for future projects so…

12. Let’s connect branka.vuk@carnet.hr http://twitter.com/#!/brankinhavuk http://hr.linkedin.com/in/brankavuk