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E-learning phenomenon in Estonia as collaboration catalyst
Anne Villems
University of Tartu
Estonia
How to view e-learning in Estonia?
• Historical view
• Course statistics’ view
• Organizational development view
• Universities’ development view
• Vocational schools development view
• Compulsory education development view
E-learning as innovation
Three organizations
• E-learning Development Center
• Estonian e-University
• Estonian e-vocational school
Number of e-coursese-kursuste arv
14 50 100238
350430
750
1000
2065
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1000
1500
2000
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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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Number of e-learnerskasutajate arv
100 1000 20003500
6500
950012000
18000
35400
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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E-Learning Development Center: main tasks 2003-2007
• Teaching staff training and support• Educational technologists’ training and
support• E-learning content development support• Infrastructure• Collaboration support
between organizations• Development and PR
Number of educational technologists
• In universities 19
• In vocational schools 40
Typical situation
• Inside a University – no idea, what other faculty does
• Between Universities– No idea, what other university does
• Universities have no idea what vocational institutions are doing
What have changed?• National e-learning conferences every
spring and training seminars every autumn• Staff training courses, developed to
university teaching staff, are running also for vocational school teachers
• E-learning developmental seminars• Quarterly newsletter (printed + digital)• Seminars and training for educational
technologists
New collaboration
• Thematic networks are developing– They create database of learning objects – Vocational schools have already created
~1000 LO-s
• New courses are developed cooperatively (specially in vocational schools)
• Student’s “hiking” is developing
Conclusion
E-learning development center is not only helped us over Moor’s chasm, but is changed our national character:
From stubborn people to collaboration able ones.
