Klagenfurt University

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Open Alpen Adria University

Open Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt The Alpen-Adria University (AAU) Klagenfurt positions itself as an open institution in the increasingly networked knowledge society. Being a regionally based, campus university, the aim of its eLearning strategy is to bridge the Digital Divide both in production and in access. The strategy consists of four strands: ∎ eLearning support net ∎ eLearning research net ∎ OpenCourseWare ∎ ePortfolios Given its mission as a public higher education and research institution, the Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt emphasizes the characteristics of an open institution, aiming at openness for the exchange of learning materials and scientifi c content, openness for the joint development of study programmes and the collaboration with other institutions, openness for the needs of target groups and client organizations. The AAU wishes to contribute to efforts for bridging the Digital Divide, both with respect to access and production. Digital resources should be published and made accessible. Members of the AAU will be encouraged to actively use information and communication technologies to produce new knowledge and resources and to design communication structures. ∎ eLearning support net: A range of resources and services for eLearning are currently provided by different support units, e.g. central IT department, library, staff development. These resources and services will be bundled, coordinated and supplemented to create coherent support structures meeting the needs of the AAU. ∎ elearning research net: Existing research activities in eLearning will be brought together, an interdisciplinary network of researchers will be set up. Research activities will be documented, fi ndings will be evaluated with respect to their application within AAU. ∎ OpenCourseWare: Following the example of MIT’s OpenCourseWare initiative, the AAU will support its members in publishing their materials online for free. Doing this, the AAU aims at a wider distribution of eLearning, but also at improving the quality of eLearning materials and at an increased visibility of its academic staff. ∎ ePortfolios: Students will be supported in documenting their achievements and products, which they collect during the course of their studies, in individual, electronic student portfolios. Electronic student portfolios can be published online.

The University of Klagenfurt (Klagenfurt University, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, or Alps-Adriatic University of Klagenfurt) was founded in 1970 in Klagenfurt, Austria as a College of Educational Studies (Hochschule für Bildungswissenschaften). It hosts about 7,000 students and 700 staff.

The University of Klagenfurt web site is at http://www.uni-klu.ac.at/main/index.htm

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