POLITECNICO DI MILANO

Short presentation

SIG-DLAE meeting

13th May 2004

The University

Network of 7 locationsin Lombardy

40.000 students

Faculty of 1200 teachers

Scientific and technological university:

Engineering

Architecture

Industrial Design

The Polytechnic of MilanExperimental research and technological transfer:

–University Consortia and organisations

–Fondazione Politecnico

–Partnerships with companies

METID - Methods and Innovative Technologies for

the didactics

Centres of knowledge and continuing education

CEFRIEL - Consortium for Research and Training in Information Technology

CINEAS – Consorzio Universitario per l’Ingegneria delle Assicurazioni

MAP - Multimedia Academic Press

MIP - Consortium for company management and innovation

FONDAZIONE POLITECNICO

POLI.DESIGN

POLI.DESIGN Consortium for training and research in Industrial Design

Centres of knowledge and continuing education of the Polytechnic of Milan

No profit ConsortiumOpen to the participation of companies, public and private organisationsPresently made up of: Polytechnic of Milan; CEFRIEL; MIP; MAP; POLI.DESIGN

Continuing education and lifelong learning, through e-learning and blended courses, open to the market

Link between the academic and the business world

Develop the research on the field of on line training.

Polytechnic resources

Operational capacity

• Projects and research on innovative eLearning methodology and contents

• Educational programmes

• Public Funded Projects

New media technology

Centres of knowledge and continuing education of the Polytechnic of Milan

Some projects

NetBA – Master on line in Net Business Administration

MAF – Administrative Financial Master

ULISSE - The lifelong learning in SMEs contexts

Multimedia Library, for the ASL Milano- National Healthcare Institute

Ojt Gene Bank, a virtual learning centre in shipyard contexts (Leonardo project)

ASFOR pilot project – experimental phase for national accreditation of executive masters on line

Methods and innovative technologies for the didactics

Centre of Polytechnic of Milan since 1995

aimed at fostering the development and adoption of innovative tools and methodologies in university teaching

mission: supporting the Politecnico di Milano teaching staff in innovating the didactic activities through the use of information technology, telecommunications and multimedia.

•eLearning Platforms:

LS5 Centra CoL2/CoL3

•Methods and Technologies for didactics:

software for training teledidactics multimedia innovation e-learning

Due to its expertise in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the wealth of experience it has accumulated over the years, Politecnico di Milano is Italy’s leading university in the use of new technologies in support of teaching, both on-campus and remotely.

Methods and innovative technologies for the didactics

Some projects

•Informatica OnLine, first italian university degree completely online• CoL 2, system supporting face-to-face teaching• Math OnLine, maths on line for high school students• Master NBA

• VIMIMS, Virtual Institute for the Modelling of Industrial Manufacturing Systems (Socrates)

•Progetto Disabili, supporting Polytechnic’s disabled students

•Ospitale, supporting the didactic in the hospital context