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