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eLearning
University 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
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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
85
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kursuste arv
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1999 Sept
2000 Febr
2000 Sept
2001 May
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
Courses on ICT-based teaching for staff
• 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
Seminars
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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
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e-university portal
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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