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	[[EADTU]] (the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities) is and has been leading a process of Quality Assurance in e-learning under the series of E-xcellence (pronounced “E-excellence”) projects executed from 2005 – 2012 within EU programmes (see [[E-xcellence - creating a standard of excellence for e-learning]], [[E-xcellence+]], [www.eadtu.nl/e-xcellencelabel/ E-xcellence Associates in Quality], and [http://www.eadtu.eu/e-xcellencenext E-xcellence Next]).		[[EADTU]] (the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities) is and has been leading a process of Quality Assurance in e-learning under the series of E-xcellence (pronounced “E-excellence”) projects executed from 2005 – 2012 within EU programmes (see [[E-xcellence - creating a standard of excellence for e-learning]], [[E-xcellence+]], [http://www.eadtu.nl/e-xcellencelabel/ E-xcellence Associates in Quality], and [http://www.eadtu.eu/e-xcellencenext E-xcellence Next]).

	Within a consortium of experts in the field, EADTU has established a full procedural approach for universities to assess and improve their e-learning performance. This is supported by a dedicated [http://www.eadtu.nl/e-xcellencelabel/ website on QA in e-learning], where the [http://www.eadtu.nl/e-xcellencelabel/default.asp?mMid=3&sMid=12 manual] can be found and more information on the [http://www.eadtu.nl/e-xcellencelabel/default.asp?mMid=3 tools], the [http://www.eadtu.nl/e-xcellencelabel/default.asp?mMid=2&sMid=5 review process] and the [http://www.eadtu.nl/e-xcellencelabel/default.asp?mMid=2&sMid=1 E-xcellence Associates Label].		Within a consortium of experts in the field, EADTU has established a full procedural approach for universities to assess and improve their e-learning performance. This is supported by a dedicated [http://www.eadtu.nl/e-xcellencelabel/ website on QA in e-learning], where the [http://www.eadtu.nl/e-xcellencelabel/default.asp?mMid=3&sMid=12 manual] can be found and more information on the [http://www.eadtu.nl/e-xcellencelabel/default.asp?mMid=3 tools], the [http://www.eadtu.nl/e-xcellencelabel/default.asp?mMid=2&sMid=5 review process] and the [http://www.eadtu.nl/e-xcellencelabel/default.asp?mMid=2&sMid=1 E-xcellence Associates Label].

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	#~~REDIRECT~~ [[E-xcellence - creating a standard of excellence for e-learning]]		== Overview ==

			E-xcellence (pronounced “E-excellence”) is an EU-funded project run by [http://www.eadtu.nl/ EADTU] (the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities) with the assistance of 12 other partners. It has a project web site at http://www.eadtu.nl/E-xcellence/.

			E-xcellence started in January 2005 and concluded in November 2006, with a major launch at the [http://www.eadtu.nl/conference-2006/ EADTU conference] in Tallinn, Estonia, 23-24 November 2006.

			Originally E-xcellence was not envisaged as a benchmarking methodology but as a quality monitoring tool, but at about a year into the project there was a shift in emphasis and benchmarking is now one of the uses envisaged for E-xcellence. In fact there are three orientations of the methodology:
			<ul>
			<li>Assessment tool (at both institutional and programme level) (i.e. benchmarking)
			<li>Quality improvement tool (internal quality care system)
			<li>Accreditation tool for accreditation
			</ul>

			Expected outcomes have been:
			<ul>
			<li>Inventory of benchmarks for "good" e-learning (i.e. these include related criteria and indicators setting standards of excellence and indicators for validation)(a web-based guide)
			<li>On-line self-assessment tool "[http://www.eadtu.nl/e-xcellenceQS/ QuickScan]" based on the identified benchmarks
			<li>Manual on good practices directly related to the benchmarks
			<li>Quality assurance system (internal validation based on the standard of excellence)
			<li>Reports on pilots which will test the validation approach
			<li>Establishment and training of a visitation team both for quality assurance and for accreditation (to be seen as distinct procedures)
			</ul>

			The basis of the E-xcellence benchmarking methodology is as follows:
			<ol>
			<li> some 50 ''excellence'' benchmarks are formulated and devided over 6 categories of stategic management, curriculum design, course design, course delivery, staff support and student support.
			<li>Exactly 33 of the 50 benchmarks are categorised as ''threshold''. Threshold for e-learning is defined by the the E-xcellence team as crucial for interactiveness, accessibility and flexibility of the e-learning programme. These are found in the [http://www.eadtu.nl/e-xcellenceQS/ QuickScan].
			<li>Each criterion is a bundle of indicators.
			<li>Criteria are graded currently at four levels but numeric scores are not used and a total score is not computed.
			<li>The "threshold" level can be determined by the [http://www.eadtu.nl/e-xcellenceQS/ QuickScan] online self-audit, but the "excellence" level requires in addition a visit from an expert team.
			</ol>



			== Relevance to UK HE ==

			* Due to information not being available by the deadline of late August 2006, there was no initially perceived relevance to Phase 1 of the Higher Education Academy Benchmarking Exercise. Despite that, two of the four MIT90s institutions in Phase 1 did make use of criteria derived from E-xcellence and at least one of the Pick&Mix institutions said that it was "interested" in the E-xcellence criteria (in the event this interest did not seem to come to much).

			* However, as an emerging criterion-based methodology now mapped into MIT90s, E-xcellence might have become relevant to Phase 2. (Note that the Higher Education Academy did not make any commitment to this.)


			== Further information ==

			* The QuickScan approach is described at http://www.eadtu.nl/e-xcellenceQS/
			* A [http://elearning.heacademy.ac.uk/weblogs/benchmarking/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/E-xcellence-analysed-rel1.doc concordance report] on E-xcellence and its relevance to the UK HE scene in general (and MIT90s and Pick&Mix in particular) is now available and linked from late December 2006 blog postings on [http://elearning.heacademy.ac.uk/weblogs/benchmarking/?p=204 MIT90s] and [http://elearning.heacademy.ac.uk/weblogs/benchmarking/?p=208#more-208 Pick&Mix].
			* George Ubachs spoke on the E-xcellence project at [http://www.online-educa.com Online Educa Berlin] on [http://www.online-educa.com/programme_detail.php?id=f3&PHPSESSID=c32898557ea400f356aef6536b04aec4 1 December 2006].
			* A report of a meeting in July 2006 between E-xcellence Project Manager George Ubachs and members of the Benchmarking Team at the University of Chester (plus HE Academy and advisors) is now available, rather vaguely entitled [http://www.chester.ac.uk/benchmarking/news/news_body.php?id=13785&news_source=258387 Informal meeting of Pilot Team and External Guests], which contains some useful information.


			== Phase 2 ==

			E-xcellence is not being used by any institution in Phase 2. However, it is believed that one or two institutions are interested in whether some of the E-xcellence criteria may inform their analysis of their distance learning provision,

			Outside the Higher Education Academy benchmarking exercise there appears to be no recent public news on E-xcellence and no indication that it is being actively used by any institution.


			== The project ==

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