ETeach-Net details

The eTeach-Net Project

eTeach-Net is a joint project involving 9 higher education institutions in Switzerland (UniGE, UniSG, UniBS,USI, ETHZ, SUPSI, BFH, FHNW, ZFH) and also training organizations. The major objective of the project is to develop reusable teaching modules about technical, pedagogical and didactic concepts of e-teaching. These modules will mainly be integrated into the curricula of postgraduate studies: For example a sequence of five modules will be part of a course for the International Engineering Educator Diploma (ING-PAED IGIP); another module will be integrated into a master course on Human Resources Management; a further module on virtual projects will be an integral part of a master degree in educational technologies.

Some of the material will also be used for faculty development (in particular by partners from support structures). In order to enhance retention and transfer, some of the resources will also be set up and made available as follow-up of the courses.

Module 7 "Virtual Projects"

This Wiki has been set up for the Module 7 "Virtual Projects" course. Projects have become the common element of almost any work activity. The module introduces methods and tools for the efficient organization and management of project-based teaching. The principal role of this Wiki is to support "learning by writing scenarios". Although we do prepare some texts regarding major concepts related to project-oriented learning, other contents will be added by students and existing contents will be altered and/or annotated by students.

A course has been offered in 2006 as a

1. 6 credit course - Help:Staf2x (Summer semester 2006 / TECFA's Master MALTT in Educational Technologies). This course implemented a simple writing-to-learn design, i.e. students worked on concepts in this wiki

In the future, a course on project-oriented learning will be offered as:

1. 2 credit course - Certificat de formation continue en technologies éducatives TECFA/UniFR/Montréal/Mons. This federally recognized certificate starts in spring 2007). An outline of the course is available: Conception et technologies de l'enseignement par projets
2. The STIC-3] 6-credit MA course will engage students in wiki reading and writing.

The module 7 team is: Daniel K. Schneider (eTeach-Net and module 7 project leader), and Stephane Lattion. As of Mai 2006 Roberto Ortelli (eTeach-Net coordinator) has left.