UNIQUE & Hextlearn: European Models for ICT Accreditation of HEIs in Russia

Anthony F. CamilleriEuropean Foundation for Quality in e-Learning

Myths in Technology Enhanced Learning

• Distance Learning and self-learning will make the university obsolete

• Peer Production means that there is no more role for experts

• Democratised lnfomation makes much learning irrelevant

• E = quality

The reality today

• Technology is at the foundation of the knowledge economy

• E-learning has vastly increased the inventory of tools offered by HEIs

• Today‘s graduates need knowledge-competences not information

• Much of E is bad

• HEIs need to innovate to remain HEIs need to innovate to remain relevantrelevant

How to Adapt?

• Embrace technology within learning Embrace technology within learning content, delivery and evaluationcontent, delivery and evaluation

• Globalise to remain on the leading Globalise to remain on the leading edgeedge

• Differentiate yourself by achieving Differentiate yourself by achieving excellenceexcellence

Introducing

A TEL Quality System for HEIs

Together, UNIQUE and HEXTLEARN provide:•a methodology for implementing HE system-wide throughout institutions•access to world-class expertise in the field of TEL management and implementation•Sustained support beyond simple reviews•recognition and accreditation for institutions who have completed the process•continually evolving criteria and standards

What is a TE-Institution?

• Traditional HEI on a single site• Traditional HEI, with sites which are

geographically separated• Group of independent traditional HEIs• Single independent HEI which has study

centers or campus distributed over a wide area

• Institution fully based on a virtual environment.

Why use ICT?

UNIQUE Quality Criteria

Comprehensive

World-Class Provenance

• Based on the MASSIVE and CEL projects

• 4 years in development

• Created and managed by:

Access to Expertise

• A UNIQUE review brings together 2-5 peer reviewers with extensive experience in TEL and in quality reviews

• The HEXTLEARN review is conducted virtually, and gives access to a community of peers

• Both systems are focused on improvement through formal peer review by leading experts in the field

Sustained Support

• Every review ends with recommendations for improvement

• 1 year Candidate status for HEIs which nearly fulfill the criteria

• After 1,5 years, check of progress against recommendations

• After 3 years, re-accreditation requires progress, even for best HEIs

Sustained Support

• Recommendations are the main point of the HEXTLEARN exercise

• Application process and follow up involves participation within a best practice community

Quality Label for Recognition

Awardees of the UNIQUE label include:

•Moscow Academy of Finance & Industry (Russia)

•University of Granada (Spain)

•University of Leicster (United Kingdom)

•Politecnico di Milano (Italy)

•University of the Aegean (Greece)

•Aalto University (Finland)c. 70% of applicants succeed at first try

Continually Evolving

• All participants in process evaluate the process

• Criteria are updated based on state of the art using data from peer reviews and consultation of external experts

• New elements are added in to reflect evolution: currently 2 projects looking at quality in Open Education Resources

The HEXTLEARN Methodology

HEXTLEARN & UNIQUE in RUSSIA

• UNIQUE is represented in Russia by AKKORK

• Russian speaking peer review team

• Materials available in Russian

• Team led by European Expert & Accredited by European Awarding body

CONTACT

www.akkork.ru

+7 495/663 9383

Thank You

for your attention!

Anthony F. Camilleri

anthony@camilleri.com

www.qualityfoundation.org

UNIQUE & Hextlearn: European Models for ICT Accreditation of HEIs in RussiaMoscow Educa Online 1st October 2010