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Biekeschreurs: /* Quality assurance */

2009-05-28T14:54:56Z

Quality assurance

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	There are four quality handbooks in the Quality Manual: Handbook of Online Courses, Handbook of Online Resources, Handbook of Online Support and Handbook of Learning Organization. They all contain five aspects and three phases of e-learning quality management. The five aspects are: management, skills, resources, processes and evaluation. And the three phases are: describing the present state of e-learning, building up quality, and maintaining and developing.		There are four quality handbooks in the Quality Manual: Handbook of Online Courses, Handbook of Online Resources, Handbook of Online Support and Handbook of Learning Organization. They all contain five aspects and three phases of e-learning quality management. The five aspects are: management, skills, resources, processes and evaluation. And the three phases are: describing the present state of e-learning, building up quality, and maintaining and developing.

			===The future of FVU===

			(mainly sourced from: [http://www.virtuaaliyliopisto.fi/vy_front_page_eng.asp Finnish Virtual University])


			In November 2008, the Executive Board of Finnish Virtual University decided to set up a working group to plan for the future of FVU and its reorganization. The objective of the working group is to make a plan, how the Finnish Virtual University should operate in the future and how its current services should be organized from year 2010 onwards. The proposition will be discussed by the Advisory Committee of Finnish Virtual University in March 2009.


			[http://www.rectors-council.helsinki.fi/english/index.html The Finnish Council of University Rectors] (a co-operational organization for Finnish universities, founded in 1969) has also discussed the future of FVU as well as its funding in years 2010 – 2012. The Council sees that the current situation is not sustainable. However, functional services, such as [http://www.joopas.fi/joopas_frontpage_eng.asp JOOPAS], should be offered also in the future. Only the organization and the funding need to be changed.


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Biekeschreurs: /* Quality criteria */

2009-05-28T14:54:14Z

Quality criteria

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	Additionally, the Finnish Virtual University is one of the partners in the EU funded eLene-TLC – e-Learning network for Teaching and Learning Center project developing an online Teacher Training Center, which is a Europe-wide collaborative space for teachers, trainers, instructional designers and learners in educational ICT use to meet skills, needs and expectations of the Internet-generation students.		Additionally, the Finnish Virtual University is one of the partners in the EU funded eLene-TLC – e-Learning network for Teaching and Learning Center project developing an online Teacher Training Center, which is a Europe-wide collaborative space for teachers, trainers, instructional designers and learners in educational ICT use to meet skills, needs and expectations of the Internet-generation students.

	===Quality ~~criteria~~===		===Quality assurance===

			(mainly sourced from: [http://www.virtuaaliyliopisto.fi/vy_front_page_eng.asp Finnish Virtual University], [http://www.suomi.fi/suomifi/qualitytotheweb/index.jsp Quality to the Web] and [http://www.vopla.fi/in_english/ VOPLA])


	The Finnish Virtual University and the Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences established the quality criteria for materials published on virtual university portals in 2005. The criteria cover both the quality assessment and the development of materials. The criteria are used in such content providing projects, which are carried out by collaboration of HEIs and which produce outcomes to be published on the aforementioned portals. Additionally, the quality criteria can be used by other online material producers, administrators, developers and external evaluators.		The Finnish Virtual University and the Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences established the quality criteria for materials published on virtual university portals in 2005. The criteria cover both the quality assessment and the development of materials. The criteria are used in such content providing projects, which are carried out by collaboration of HEIs and which produce outcomes to be published on the aforementioned portals. Additionally, the quality criteria can be used by other online material producers, administrators, developers and external evaluators.


	Before publishing any material on the FVU portal, it must be evaluated using these criteria. The purpose of the evaluation is to make sure that the material is informative, functional and easily available. High-quality material must also meet the legislative demands.		Before publishing any material on the FVU portal, it must be evaluated using these criteria. The purpose of the evaluation is to make sure that the material is informative, functional and easily available. High-quality material must also meet the legislative demands.

	The quality criteria base on the quality criteria of public network services developed in the ‘Quality to the Web’ project carried out by the Ministry of Finance. Additionally, the criteria have been adapted and supplemented so that they are suitable for the evaluation of materials particularly published on the portals.
			The quality criteria base on the quality criteria of public network services developed in the [http://www.suomi.fi/suomifi/qualitytotheweb/index.jsp ‘Quality to the Web’] project carried out by the [http://www.vm.fi/vm/en/01_main/index.jsp Ministry of Finance]. Additionally, the criteria have been adapted and supplemented so that they are suitable for the evaluation of materials particularly published on the portals.


			Another FVU project (2004 – 2007), funded by the Ministry of Education, was the [http://www.vopla.fi/in_english/ Quality Management in e-Learning (VOPLA)]. The VOPLA project was a joint venture between three Finnish universities; [http://www.helsinki.fi/university/index.html University of Helsinki], [http://www.uku.fi/english/ University of Kuopio] and [http://www.lut.fi/en/lut/pages/default.aspx Lappeenranta University of Technology]. Its work was steered, monitored and evaluated by a steering group, consisting of members from the Ministry of Education, Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council and the universities.


			The VOPLA project aimed at developing materials and tools for e-learning quality improvement. Its goals were:

			* to develop quality service,
			* to support and enhance e-learning quality improvement in universities,
			* to develop the expertise and commitment of staff in developing e-learning.


			The Quality Manual (QM) for e-learning (available [http://www.vopla.fi/laatukasikirja/ in Finnish]) was one of the main outcomes of the project. The Quality Manual is a tool for developing quality in e-learning. It aims to give a wider perspective on quality management in e-learning by identifying contents and methods for quality management work. The main goal of the contents of the Quality Manual is to provide tools to enhance teaching and learning.


			There are four quality handbooks in the Quality Manual: Handbook of Online Courses, Handbook of Online Resources, Handbook of Online Support and Handbook of Learning Organization. They all contain five aspects and three phases of e-learning quality management. The five aspects are: management, skills, resources, processes and evaluation. And the three phases are: describing the present state of e-learning, building up quality, and maintaining and developing.

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SaraFrankBristow: add cat

2009-03-24T00:33:14Z

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Pbacsich: added typology

2009-03-17T16:46:13Z

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SaraFrankBristow: /* Quality criteria */

2008-11-25T08:00:37Z

Quality criteria

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NikkiCortoos: added information from the wiki page Here which was wrongly named.

2008-10-31T16:28:30Z

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Pbacsich at 21:48, 15 January 2008

2008-01-15T21:48:50Z

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Pbacsich: New page: The ''Finnish Virtual University'' ('''FVU''') describes itself as a partnership of all 21 Finnish universities. It supports and develops collaboration among universities in the utilizat...

2008-01-15T21:48:20Z

New page: The ''Finnish Virtual University'' ('''FVU''') describes itself as a partnership of all 21 Finnish universities. It supports and develops collaboration among universities in the utilizat...

New page

The ''Finnish Virtual University'' ('''FVU''') describes itself as a partnership of all 21 Finnish universities.

It supports and develops collaboration among universities in the utilization of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in teaching and studying. As a consortium it develops information network -based training and educational services for the shared use of its member universities.

See http://www.virtuaaliyliopisto.fi/?node=vy_front_page_eng.