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How does e-learning fit into the existing How does e-learning fit into the existing accreditation framework in the accreditation framework in the

Netherlands & Flanders ?Netherlands & Flanders ?Impressions based on workshops in Rotterdam and Antwerp

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0.0. OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

1. Introduction 2. Accreditation3. Accreditation framework 4. Some questions5. The position of e-learning in the framework6. Conclusions

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1.1. INTRODUCTION (…)INTRODUCTION (…)

About NVAO

- the accreditation organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (Belgium)

- set up by international treaty- independent - various tasks

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1.1. INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

Member of the European Consortium for Accreditation

(ECA)

www.ecaconsortium.net

- founded in November 2003- members from 9 countries- aim: mutual recognition of

accreditation decisions in 2007- position of the NVAO

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2.2. ACCREDITATIONACCREDITATION

Programme accreditation (obligatory)

- accreditation decision = yes / no- based on an external assessment report- no ranking

- validity: - the Netherlands: 6 years- Flanders: 8 years

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3.3. ACCREDITATION FRAMEWORKACCREDITATION FRAMEWORK

Assessment framework:

6 subject facets criteria

- Subjects:- (2.1) aims and objectives of the degree

course- (2.2) programme- (2.3) staff- (2.4) facilities- (2.5) internal quality assurance system- (2.6) results

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4.4. SOME QUESTIONSSOME QUESTIONS

Which group do you belong to?

- Based in e-learning and interested in quality of education?

- Based in quality of education and interested in e-learning?

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5.5. POSITION OF ELEARNING IN THE POSITION OF ELEARNING IN THE FRAMEWORKFRAMEWORK

Basic stance:

- You are responsible!

- The burden of proof rests with you: how are you going to convince us of the basic quality of your degree course?

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5.5. E-LEARNING IN THE FRAMEWORK (…)E-LEARNING IN THE FRAMEWORK (…)

Two fundamental questions

- How does e-learning feature in your mission, your ambition, your aims, and objectives?

- How do you aspire to be assessed with respect to e-learning?

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5.5. E-LEARNING IN THE FRAMEWORK (…)E-LEARNING IN THE FRAMEWORK (…)

Following the answers to the fundamentalquestion 2

- Self evaluation

- Filling in the framework- Selecting themes and standards suitable for

the contributions on e-learning that you decided on

- Formulating these contributions

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Relationship between answers to fundamentalquestions and procedural steps

- Ideally: answers first, steps next

- Realistically: at least partially reverse order, as the framework may well inspire you to certain answers

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5.5. E-LEARNING IN THE FRAMEWORK (…)E-LEARNING IN THE FRAMEWORK (…)

Examples?

- NO: as yet no applications for accreditation featuring true e-learning (how come?)

- YES: response from two interactive workhops on the position of e-learning in the NVAO framework

- Rotterdam (NL): March 2004- Antwerp (FL): March 2005

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Workshop participants’ top-3 standards (resultspooled for total of n = 70)

- (2.2) Programme: Form and content- (2.3) Staff: Quality of staff- (2.4) Facilities: Infrastructure

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6.6. CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS

- So far only limited forms of e-learning - No prescribed way of presenting e-learning in

applications for accreditation- You, as degree course provider, are

responsible for deciding how you aspire to be assessed with respect to e-learning

- A general framework like NVAO’s may well accomodate e-learning in all its diversity

+ your experiences count !

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CONTACTCONTACT

Fred Mulder- f.mulder@nvao.net- +31 70 312 23 54

Nancy Van San- n.vansan@nvao.net- +31 70 312 23 65