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eLearningUniversity of Tartu
Brief history of eLearning
• 1998 – videoconference facilities in Multimedia Centre
• 1998 – first web-based course• 1999/2000 – ISDN connection in
colleges• 2000 – giving priority to ICT-
based learning in university• 2001 – starting to create CDs in
study purposes• 2002 – e-university
eLearning possibilities
• audio- and videoconferences• CDs • E-mail, mailing lists • study materials in web• web-based courses in WebCT
environment
ICT-based learning environment
• ISDN connection with university colleges
• contract to use web-based course environment – WebCT
• 26 computer classes in faculties and library
• contracts with public internet access points
• computer class for open university students
• e-university portal (www.ut.ee/e-ylikool)
The number of WebCT courses
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Distance Education Centre
• organising courses on ICT based teaching for staff
• organising seminars
• technical and methodological help for teachers in developing web-based courses
• creating students’ support systems
• contact persons of ICT-based learning in faculties
• How to create and administrate lists• Web-based course creation in WebCT
(the course has been delivered 7 times since 1999, altogether 137 participants)
• Introduction to web publishing• Computers in foreign language learning • Principles of presentation and
presentation technology• Creation of web-based study materials • Using ICT in teaching
Courses on ICT-based teaching for staff
• Using CDs in teaching and learning• Videoconference as a method in
teaching• Copyright issues in ICT-based
teaching• Web-based teaching – sharing “best
practice”• eLearning in Europe and Estonia
today and tomorrow• etc
Seminars
e-university portal
• eLearning possibilities• Web-based courses• study materials• support for students, teachers
and tutors• information of seminars and
training courses• contacts of support staff of ICT-
based learning in faculties www.ut.ee/e-ylikool
Future
• web-based courses and moduls in English
• team work in creating and implementing of web-based courses
• improvement of students´ support systems
• quality improvement
• training courses for staff
• totally web-based curricula