eLearning Day Geneva November 22th Share and validate elearning courses SUPPREM

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e-Learning DayGeneva- November 22thShare and
validate e-learning coursesSUPPREM e-LERU
Virtual Campus

• Dubois, N. Efrancey, C. Lambert University of
  Genevahttp//supprem.unige.ch

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SUPPREM a Virtual Campus about Sustainable
Development and Environmental Management

• SUPPREM provides a set of e-learning modules
  which can be integrated in existing courses, new
  courses or programs in continuing education
• Objective to build a common ground between the
  partners.
• Today SUPPREM proposes more than 30 online
  modules (english, french, german, italian)
• This context has encouraged participation in the
  e-Leru Virtual campus which was an opportunity to
  consolidate our experience.

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SUPPREM Key Elements

• Modularity, Fine granularity of contents, Blended
  learning approach, ECTS accreditation, Use of
  SCORM standard to be platform independent

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e-LERU Campus

• the Campus e-LERU is an initiative of eight LERU
  partner universities (LERU League of European
  Research Universities) in order to set up a
  common virtual campus enabling each partner
  university to offer its students high quality
  virtual mobility.

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SUPPREM e-LERU
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Human Ecology Course
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Human Ecology Course

• This course is divided into 3 modules
• Key Concepts and Principles (1 ECTS)
• Methodology and applications (1.5 ECTS)
• Concrete realisation and evaluation (1.5 ECTS)
• Pedagogical Key elements Cognitive approach and
  collaborative work, Problem solving approach
• Pedagogical Tools Learning Path, Real time and
  recorded presentations (use of RealPlayer for the
  audio/video and SMIL presentations for recorded
  material), Communication tools (forum and wiki)

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First experience with e-LERU ULP University

• 2 e-leru students from ULP University in
  Strasbourg (Master en géographie)
• Agreement signed by both Institutions for this
  e-leru collaboration
• No official procedure and no institutional frame
  have been set up by the e-Leru Universities yet.
  
• Accreditation has to be delivered by the 2
  professors of Geneva.

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But the 2 students did not get their ECTS
credits.

• PROBLEMS
• Technical Problem of connexion in Strasbourg
• Organization number of credits, academic year
  calendar, planning
• Lack of local support

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Recommendations

• Common e-Leru procedure (exchange of students,
  accreditation facilities)
• E-LERU Incitation within the University should be
  more effective Local resource person for support
  to the students
• Credits and Calendar Harmonisation
• Resources for local tutoring
• e-Leru labelisation

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Conclusions

• Keywords
• Stimulation (joint module)
• Structuration (to adapt modularity to the context
  of e-leru)
• Network
• Perspective for direction of common researches
• Sharing of experience for case studies

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Websites

• http//supprem.unige.ch/
• http//supprem.unige.ch/about/eleru.htm
• http//supprem.unige.ch/about/demo/ReloadContentPr
  eview.htm
• http//eleru.leru.org/ModuleSearch.aspx?pathPrev
  typebrowseidInstitute6