FNL

Forum New Learning

Project Leader

Prof. Dr. Andreas Ninck
ninck@hta-be.bfh.ch
NDIT/FPIT
Berner Fachhochschule
Morgartenstrasse 2c
3014 Bern

Project Coordinator

Andreas Röllinghoff
rollinghoff@hta-be.bfh.ch
Berner Fachhochschule
Morgartenstr. 2c
3014 Bern

Project Partners

Summary

At the Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) the application of New Learning Technologies (NLT) is not yet usual. Therefore it is intended to create for the didactical and technical aspects of NLT a common service, training and information office, named 'Forum New Learning'. The main goal of the project is the implementation of a permanent place of contact and collaboration for the UAS. The purpose of the 'Forum' will be similar to already existing institutions at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology or at some Universities (NET at ETHZ, Centre NTE at UniFR, etc.). In its structure it will differ in the way, that all its services and counselling will not necessarily be carried out by the geographically central office, but through a distributed network of persons, who start building or further develop specific NLT competencies in the frame of the project 'Virtual Campus'. The intended activities can be summarized as follows:

• Knowledge Sharing: Build and maintain an 'Interactive Knowledge Sharing System' to allow partners to file and exchange didactical knowledge components concerning NLT. Collect, adapt and provide available technical and didactical material.
• Networking: Organize meetings or workshops, and communicate with tools such as Mailing Lists or Newsgroups, to strengthen the relationship between the partners, and for setting up a didactical dialogue.
• Education: Set up a pool of courses for the training and education of teachers in the field of NLT.
• Tool Sharing: Provide, maintain and administrate tools and platforms for participating UAS.
• Technology Watch: Discuss and evaluate possible future developments.
• Support: Set up a network of competencies concerning technical and didactical aspects of NLT which aims at a highly qualified counselling for NLT projects.
• Translation: Guarantee an English translation at least for the most important information, resources and services.
• Web Portal: Set up a web site as a meeting point and portal to the services mentioned above.
• Exchange: Maintain contacts to institutions whit a similar mission.
• Organisation: Set up concepts to assure a smooth co-operation between the partners; serving as clearing-house to the payment of different services such as support and education.