Establishing a videoconferencing infrastructure in the republic of macedonia as an engineering educational service
Journal
Joint International IGIP-SEFI annual conference, SEFI
Date Issued
2010
Author(s)
Trajkovik, Vladimir
Caporali, Enrica
Palmisano, Elena
Valdiserri, Juna
Abstract
New educational requirements stimulated by the innovative
telecommunication technologies together with novel educational materials and
methodologies pave the way for the introduction of high end videoconferencing
systems that can be used to establish distance learning environments. Video
Conferencing can enhance the educational opportunities offered by distance learning
based systems; it reduces the costs of teaching and learning, by allowing a real time
connection with different university sites and thus reducing mobility needs, while
students can have larger access to a variety of degree programmes, learning
material, different educational approaches, methodologies and contacts with
international experts. In this framework, the three-year ViCES (Video Conferencing
Educational Services) Project was launched by the University of Florence (Italy) and
the Ss Cyril and Methodius University (Republic of Macedonia). This was financed by
the European Commission within the TEMPUS (Trans-European Mobility Scheme for
University Studies) programme for the period 2009-2012. The project is made up by
consortium member institutions from Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Republic of Macedonia,
Republic of Serbia and Albania. With tutorials and expertise of the consortium
member Universities in the European Union and in Western Balkans, the TEMPUS
VICES project will provide different university sites in the Republic of Macedonia with
a technological videoconferencing infrastructure and an innovative self sustainable
learning environment that eases student and academic access to a wide and novel
amount of educational services. The adopted approach will also represent an
interesting good practice which might be introduced in other educational contexts
(e.g. consortium universities in Republic of Serbia and Albania) to increase cooperation and internationalisation opportunities among different institutions. The
project will also support the harmonization process of different curricula at a national
and international level among higher education institutions. The educational services
offered via this environment will be designed to be adoptable to multicultural and
multilingual environments. This paper presents the sustainability and educational
approach used in the ViCES project learning environment.
telecommunication technologies together with novel educational materials and
methodologies pave the way for the introduction of high end videoconferencing
systems that can be used to establish distance learning environments. Video
Conferencing can enhance the educational opportunities offered by distance learning
based systems; it reduces the costs of teaching and learning, by allowing a real time
connection with different university sites and thus reducing mobility needs, while
students can have larger access to a variety of degree programmes, learning
material, different educational approaches, methodologies and contacts with
international experts. In this framework, the three-year ViCES (Video Conferencing
Educational Services) Project was launched by the University of Florence (Italy) and
the Ss Cyril and Methodius University (Republic of Macedonia). This was financed by
the European Commission within the TEMPUS (Trans-European Mobility Scheme for
University Studies) programme for the period 2009-2012. The project is made up by
consortium member institutions from Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Republic of Macedonia,
Republic of Serbia and Albania. With tutorials and expertise of the consortium
member Universities in the European Union and in Western Balkans, the TEMPUS
VICES project will provide different university sites in the Republic of Macedonia with
a technological videoconferencing infrastructure and an innovative self sustainable
learning environment that eases student and academic access to a wide and novel
amount of educational services. The adopted approach will also represent an
interesting good practice which might be introduced in other educational contexts
(e.g. consortium universities in Republic of Serbia and Albania) to increase cooperation and internationalisation opportunities among different institutions. The
project will also support the harmonization process of different curricula at a national
and international level among higher education institutions. The educational services
offered via this environment will be designed to be adoptable to multicultural and
multilingual environments. This paper presents the sustainability and educational
approach used in the ViCES project learning environment.
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