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.

This module will be offered in different forms in different settings:

1. 6 credit course - [staf2x] (Summer semester 2006 / TECFA's Master MALTT in Educational Technologies). This very first course implements a simple writing-to-learn design, i.e. students just work on concepts in this wiki. Starting 2007 we will adopt a design like this: Conception et technologies de l'enseignement par projets
2. 2 credit course - Certificat de formation continue en technologies éducatives TECFA/UniFR/Montréal/Mons. This federally recognized certificat starts later than planned (New planned start: Fall 2006)

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.