Business Labour University for electronic Society European Virtual University

1
Business Labour University for electronic
SocietyEuropean Virtual University

• INDUCATOR RD STRATEGY
• - Conceptual innovation of the Inducator
  e.learning community B.L.U. e.S. strategy.
• Inducator meaning is equivalent to incubator
  for improving an e.learning interactive plan,
  Therefore INDUCATOR STRATEGY is a new strategy
  for avoiding the failings of typical methods of
  distance learning.
• The innovation of "inducator research
  development based system", consists in fact in
  programming an effective answered interaction
  inside of an "e.learning community", in order to
  develop on demand educational contents to
  prepare shared web-courses among University and
  Enterprises ( particularly SMEs) . Therefore
  BLU.e.S virtual learning , will grow up an user
  centered strategy of e.learning courses design,
  in the context of each digital district in
  Europe, that will complement, rather than
  replace, traditional site-based learning.
  Following the Bologna Declaration goals about
  the inalienable democratic right of the citizen
  of Europe to have access to the University
  studies, the B.L.U. e.S. pilot project will
  develop an European strategy to the to overcome
  the common obstacles of skills shortage in the
  key area of Knowledge Economy Management ,
  activating an interactive Virtual University
  enterprise to grow up an lifelong e.learning
  network, finalised to increase in value the
  essential process of change of e.Europe.

BLU.eS e.Learning on demand model is proposed
by LRE/EGO-CreaNET -University of Florence
-ITALY - ltLRE_at_blu.chim1.unifi.itgt
http//www.chim1.unifi.it/group/education
2
B.L.U. e.S European Virtual University
e. Learning Community Inducator RD Strategy
Pilot Prospect (Concept Guide - Schema)
C
A
B
3
B.L.U. e.S. European Virtual University
R. D. INDUCATORe. Learning Pilot Project
Knowledge Management e.Learning
B.L.U. e.S. ORGANISATIONAL FRAMEWORK
A) Co-ordination of B.L.U.e.S. project - Coueses
Planning Center Tasks - Knowledge Management
partnership organisation - analysis and
evaluation of Knowledge Economy developmental
issues - e. learning consulting perspectives in
terms of Return of Investments (ROI) results -
e. learning European scalable deployment -
ECTS-compatible credit systems covering lifelong
learning activities B) B.L.U. e.S. EDITOR -
Tasks - Modelling and adjourning the B.L.U.
e.S. Portal - e.learning on demand open
platform designing, adapting and testing -
editing e.learning course-ware units -
e.learning courses catalog - publishing On
demand e.learning magazine C) B.L.U. e.S.
Front Office - Tasks - central administration -
marketing perspective - client's customer care -
program publicity - multi-languages
translation D) B.L.U. e.S e.learning Portal
three semestral cycles of e.learning 1)
introductory on-line courses on interactive
Knowledge Economy 2) on demand adjourned
e.learning materials and tools 3) specific and
personalised issues on net- economy development
areas
4
B.L.U. e. S. Goals Basic Concepts - synthesis

• B.L.U.e.S. e.learning pilot project will be a
  research based knowledge management for improving
  Knowledge Economy.
• B.L.U.e.S. works as well as a Virtual
  University of on demand e.learning, organised
  among Research Institutions and Enterprises (
  especially SMEs) for e.EUROPE deployment.
• B.L.U. e.S. strategy will be finalized to
  identify effective e.business goals and
  organizational needs of SMEs market
  internationalization that can be impacted by
  enhanced a knowledge management and performance
  program of e.learning on demand
• B.L.U. e.S. courses production and distribution
  program will develop an e. learning community
  interactive participation, by means of an
  innovative methodology, finalised to offer a
  research development based knowledge
  management, improving on demand interactive
  solutions.
• B.L.U.e.S. project aims to develop a "Thinking
  e.community " able to work in the field of
  "e.learning on demand" for developing a permanent
  connectivity between University and SME's
  European districts , growing up an innovative
  knowledge management for net-economy training
  advancement.

5
B. L.U.e.S. e.Learning Web-Courses PORTAL
Three Semestral Cycles Innovative
e.learning designing for NET-Economy consultant
training system.Note A number of the
web-courses include a face-to-face introductory
conferencies.

• 1 Cycle Basic Business issues of NET-Economy
  - Themes
• 1). Business Models for NET- Economy
• 2). Knowledge Management strategies
• 3). Research support for marketing on line
• 4). Web strategies for e. commerce competition
• 2Cycle Focused Adjournment on Topics on
  Finance Profitability and International Law
• 1) Finance and Economy Venture Capital,
  Accelerators, Start up, between Electronic
  enterprises
• 3) "Spin off" between Extended Networked
  Enterprises
• 4 ) E-commerce Law contracts (intellectual
  property, taxation, security payment )
• 5) multi-trade franchising contracts
• 3 Cycle Specific and personalised strategic
  issues for improving Net-Economy Competition
• for instance on agri - food and uultural
  tourism knowledge management areas and so on.
• 1) agri -.food e.commerce supply chain management
• 2) Bio technologies environment sustain ability
  information
• 4) Cultural Tourism Networked Resource Research
  Centre
• 5) Travel Agents on line Guide for Agri-tourism
  Resource Management
• 6) Developing program on Orienteering on sport
  and culture

6
EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIPAffiliate program
contributions

• For each partner to point out the resources of
  which he supposes to be able to prepare for the
  project personal , equipments, other resources,
  technical support and external services, material
  training production, client customerisation, .
  
• Letter of Intent (Sept.25//2001)
• Prof,T.H.Hyde ( angela.scott_at_nottingham.ac.uk)
  The University of Nottingham -School of
  Engineering Management lthttp//www.nottingham.ac
  .uk/school4mgt tel [phone].
• Dr. Isabel Aledo ltialedo_at_ceac.comgt , CEAC
  INSTITUCIONS , http//www.ceacinst.com/institucion
  es/
• Perú 164 , 08020 Barcelona ,Tl 34 934966509
• GIUNTI Interactive labs lthttp//www.hoise.com/vmw/
  vmwc/articles/vpp/GIUNT-PP-01-99.htmlgt Giorgio
  Da Bormida ltg.dabormida_at_giuntilabs.comgt
• Dep. Electronics University of Glasgow- UK
  lthttp//www.elec.gla.ac.uk/gt, Dave Whittington
  ltd.whittington_at_elec.gla.ac.ukgt
• Preliminary adhesions ( Sept.25//2001)
• Dr Demetrios G Sampson, ltsampson_at_iti.grgt, Center
  for Research and Technology (CERTH)- Hellas
  lthttp//www.iti.grgt,tf 30-944-203176
• IDEC S.A. - Piraeus, Greece, http//www.idec.grTel
  . 30 1 4286227, 4286675, 4286665, Elena
  Manolakaki ltelena_at_idec.grgt
• Antonio Bustos, VISION GLOBAL lthttp//www.visiongl
  obal.orggt, /ltPresidentia_at_visonglobal.orggt,
  ltinfo_at_visionglobal.orggt"Virtual Congress of
  Entrepreneurs tel [phone]

7
B.L.U. e.S. - R. D. LAB.Research
Development Procedures

• Infobroker research development strategic
  plan for on demand e.learning
• Organizational procedure for web- courses reports
  1) pourposes , 2) timing of start and
  finiscing report, 3) short intermediate report
  and summaries publication on the on demand
  e.learning Magazine, 4) planning face-to-face
  time conferencies 5) full report confirmation and
  on catalog publication .
• In relation to the three Cycles of B.L.U. e. S.
  e.Learning courses program it will be open three
  correlated RD programs of the High Quality
  Information Broker Laboratory
• Program 1 Perspectives on Knowledge Economy for
  the development of e.Europe
• Program 2 - Emerging on demand needs of SMEs
  space-market internationalisation
• Program 3 - Special sub-programs in specific
  areas of Net- Economy

Names and e.mails information

• Responsibles of the research and development
  centers of B.L.U. e.S. network

8
B.L.U. e.S. Courses Phases - Action Plan Three
semestral Programs

• Phase 1 - First Semester - preparatory cycle 1
  -
• Phase 2 - Second Semester - on demand feasibility
  cycle 1 and 2 -
• Phase 3 - Third Semester - in dept courses
  cycle 3 cerification -

Start up
exploitation
Implementation
Names and e.mails information

• Chairman of the B.L.U.e.S. Project Paolo
  Manzelli ltLRE_at_blu.chim1.unifi.itgt

9

• - B.L.U.e.S - FIRST SEMESTER ACTIVITIES
• - GOALS - e-Learning development process. and
  enterprise resource planning of e-Learning
  applications of BLU.eS Virtual University
• Network organisation of strategic infrastructure
  functions - Network aggreement on - e-Learning
  process/management overview and scenery/team
  development .
• - ACTION PLAN - Complete needs analysis of the
  B.L.U.e.S. e-Learning development process,
  organisation, and enterprise resource planning
  
• 1) - Organisation of the Scientific Committee
  for - RD networking High Quality Information
  Broker Laboratory Knowledge Brokers network
• Infrastructure organisation need to a dynamic on
  going continuos implementation in a way that will
  be active in educational research in particular
  topics related to
• the e.commerce net-economy. The Knowledge
  Brokers Infrastructure enables the B.L.U.e.S.
  pilot project to access to external and internal
  knowledge sources.
• Therefore the Knowledge Broker team need to
  develop a permanent re-organization producing an
  active educational research information systems
  getting a permanent
• adjournment and content innovation for the
  B.L.U.e.S courseware editions.
• 2) A - Co-ordination of B.L.U.e.S. project -
• General direction agreement Organisation of
  the B.L.U. e.S co-operative Consortium and
  European expansion prevision during the prototype
  organisational procedure.
• - Preparing a flexible strategy of inducator
  schemes for project management on education on
  demand finalised to Digital Districts
  requirements in the changing
• e.Space-Market- Description of an improved way
  for ongoing and lifelong e.Learning- Writing the
  Memorandum of Understanding of the network
  agreement.
• 3) - B- B.L.U.e.S. Editor Project Planning
  Feasibility Studies
• - Education-Cycles e-courseware design /
  procedures and evaluation criteria . - On-line
  course design organisation in relation to the
  e-course objectives, the e-content,
• the e-policies previously defined by A and RD
  co-ordination study of the evaluation criteria
  of the courses instructor, and programming of
  the e-office editor hours

10

• - B.L.U.e.S - SECOND SEMESTER ACTIVITIES
• - GOALS - Initiate and develop I and II
  Cycles of B.L.U.e.S pilot projects at synchronic
  and asynchronic levels .
• - ACTION PLAN
• I Cycle Evaluation and II Cycle implementation
  on going assessment on particular differentiate
  topics following the users demand refinement.
• Users of living in the various partnership
  districts can get on demand further valuable
  information. synchronous and asynchronous
  discussion systems will allow collaborative
• working between learners and teachers or other
  participants in the virtual community environment
  extension of the B.L.U.e.S Pilot Project . In
  this semester RD Knowledge
• Brokers can be specialised for information
  research in particular topic and sub-topics of
  the I Cycle
• - Monitoring the e.learning network- management
  infrastructures improving successful on demand
  e-Learning development strategy
• - Analysis of the conditions that must be made
  suitable for the further specialisation of the
  development of flexible, network-based
  educational program at all levels.
• - II Cycle courseware development and their
  inclusion in B.L.U.e.S. Portal and II Cycle
  synchronic and asynchronic levels experimentation
  and evaluation.
• - On line diffusion of results - Intermediate
  Report
• - MILESTONES
• - Public International Congress on the issue
  ON DEMAND e.LEARNING
• - Involvement of Academic Units of University
  partners for certification criteria definition
• - Prepare the second semester state report aiming
  to ensure the rapid implementation of EU
  Directives related to the knowledge society of
  e.Europe.
• - TIMELINE - JAN 2003 ( in consideration of
  Holidays in August 2002)

11
B.L.U.e.S. Working plan Semester 1 -
activities

• Working plan B.L.U.e.S. activities carried out
  during the Semester 1
• First trimester On line information exchange
  between the partners fundamental issues
• - Identification of the possible models and
  platform of the on demand e.learning on demand
  system. Outline any ideas and contents in a way
  that BLU.eS Virtual University Courses Program
  might be improved. Discussion and agreement on
  the pilot phase development of a
  logistical-technological concepts by means the
  identification of the following models distance
  education models, organisational model,
  technological platform, management model,
  financial model.
• Selection and location of the personnel of RD ,
  and other B.L.U.e.S. services in each
  partnership -country.
• Workshop 1 - ( three days to the end of the
  third trimester) c/o-PIN-Prato Italy
• - Acceptance of the logistical-technological
  concepts. Training guidelines for the key RD
  persons involved in B.L.U.e.S Virtual University
  . Election of co-ordinators of Front and Back
  offices of B.L.U.e.S Virtual University and of
  technical administrators of BLU.eS Portal.
  Technological equipment organisation for
  internet videoconferencing
• - Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding
• Second trimester On line and video conferencing
  information exchange between the partners.
  Fundamental issues
• Staff community developmental organisation for
  First Cycle B.L.U.e.S. Courses, content
  design- production of on line hypertexts on
  net-economy general issues, and out off line
  lectures on specific thematics of knowledge
  management strategies. Indicators of goal
  achievements in respect to the logistical and
  technological concepts accepted by all partners
• Workshop 2 ( three days to the end of the first
  semester ) c/o-PIN-Prato Italy.
• synthese of activities that carried out by each
  partner during the first Semester - including a
  document with the developed models for Front
  and Back office services presentations
  (demos) of first cycle of B.L.U.e.S. distance
  education , Moving to new premises for on demand
  educational materials for the promotion of the
  second Cycle of the B.L.U.e.S Virtual University
  courses.Intermediate Report activities of first
  semester and definitive instructions to all RD
  and technical personnel for the preparation of
  the II Cicle of B.L.U.e.S. Courses and for
  reorganising and redesigning the BLU.eS Portal

12
B.L.U.e.S. Working plan Semesters 2 and 3 -
activities

• B.L.U.e.S. activities carried out during the
  Semester 2
• Fourth trimester fundamental issues
• - e.Learning Cycle I - launching phase by means
  on line and out off line training organisation.
• - Major e.Business basic issues e.commerce
  Models Supply Chain Management strategies
  Venture Capital Financing , start up,
  accelerators , e.Commerce international laws
  electronic signature, intellectual property
  E. payment transactions and security problems
  .- Progress made debate and plans and staff
  development for on demand more focused topics of
  Cycle II training on line and out off line
  training organisation Intermediate Report
  diffusion.
• I- Congress -
• I Public International Congress on the issue
  ON DEMAND e.LEARNING organised at the end of
  the Fourth trimester aiming to exchange
  information to and get a feedback from e.EUROPE
  general strategies
• Fifth trimester Fundamental issues
• - e.Learning Cycle II - launching phase by means
  on line and out off line training organisation.
• great diffusion of the results in the WWW and
  with publications for specialised magazines.
• Workshop 3 -
• Identification of the possible criteria ,
  guidelines and selection of specific advanced
  issues of the courseware and training of the III
  Cycle. Staff developmental needs analysis. Deep
  Information exchange between the B.L.U.e.S
  partners via the organisation short visits for
  improving the B-L.U.e.S business and marketing
  model .
• B.L.U.e.S. activities carried out during the
  Semester 3
• Sixth trimester Fundamental issues
• Business and marketing models and corporate
  functions agreement for B.L.U.e.S.
  auto-sustainability
• Vortal specific organisation of III Cycle
  Course-ware
• Launch of the III experimental Cycle both in
  presence and on line.
• Evaluation and closure of the prototype /model
  B.L..U.S. e.S. experience

13
Business plan - synthesis -

• To be made in co-operation with partners
• Note
• The BID of the Project BLU.eS pilot project will
  be written to participate to the
• e.learning call of European Union - dead line
  16thNOV.2001.
• see http//www.europa.eu.int/comm/education/el
  earning/call.html
• The contribution of the EU- Commission can be
  500.000 Euro
• the contribution of the partnership
  consortium need to be the 40 of the total
  Budget.

14
B.L.U. e.S. continuing e.Learning Licensing
and Credits Certifications
B.L.U. e.S. Credits will be compatible to the
quality standards adopted by ECTS credits
system The project B.L.U. e.S. by means
designing, developing, and delivering, the most
effective online learning solutions for the
Knowledge Economy, promotes new professions
through e.Learning synchronic and asynchrony
activities ( the last located on the directions
of the partners) that together will be directed
to the overcoming of the skill shortage in the
sector of the the knowledge management for the
development of career opportunities in the
net-economy global scenario . The project B.L.U.
e. S. acts within an interactive dimension of the
education on demand and in such e.learning
methodology it turns e-Learning solutions and
resources specifically designed to provide a
clear understanding of Knowledge Management for
two typologies of target of users searching for
career advancement opportunities to apply them to
immediate use in the e. work-space to A)
young graduates B) entrepreneurs , to which will
correspond two types of credit's certification
of e.Business skills development A) for post
graduates level (Certifications will be given
at the end of B.L.U. e.S. Pilot Project) -
Certificates in new specialist Graduate degree
in the field of " Brain e.Workers (i.e.
certification options of team on line
co-workers for Network Management) B) for
entrepreneurs ( certificates will be given in
each semester of B.L.U. e.S. activities)
Certificates in Master degree in e.Business
Specialist in relation to e.learning paths of
the type e. Entrepreneurs Leaders ( i.e.
Net-ware Knowledge Economy skills certification )