ENUCEENUCE

Ülle KesliÜlle Kesli

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EEstonian stonian NNetwork for etwork for UUniversity niversity CContinuing ontinuing

EEducationducation

ENUCEENUCE

was established in 30 January 2001 was established in 30 January 2001 in Tartu as an informal and in Tartu as an informal and voluntary union of 8 Estonian voluntary union of 8 Estonian universitiesuniversities

Members in 2006Members in 2006

Estonian Academy of Arts Estonian Academy of Arts Estonian Academy of Music and Estonian Academy of Music and

TheatreTheatreEstonian University of Life SciencesEstonian University of Life SciencesTallinn UniversityTallinn UniversityTallinn University Tallinn University of of TechnologyTechnology University of Tartu University of Tartu

ENUCE ENUCE actsacts

throughthrough meetings twice a year (the leading meetings twice a year (the leading

role is rotating)role is rotating) e-mailing list for sharing information e-mailing list for sharing information

and holding discussionand holding discussion common activities that are agreed common activities that are agreed

on for each year (task forces with on for each year (task forces with appointed leaders and responsible appointed leaders and responsible teams for certain time)teams for certain time)

AimsAims

To promote the idea of important role of the To promote the idea of important role of the UCE in Estonian Universities through UCE in Estonian Universities through co-operation among universities' management and co-operation among universities' management and

academic staffacademic staff joint conferences and seminars joint conferences and seminars

To enhance staff development in To enhance staff development in open and distance teachingopen and distance teaching adult and continuing education adult and continuing education joint courses and publicationsjoint courses and publications

To facilitate joint activities focused on the To facilitate joint activities focused on the development of Quality Assurance Systems development of Quality Assurance Systems in UCEin UCE

To facilitate links between UCE and societyTo facilitate links between UCE and society

Possible areas of Possible areas of cooperationcooperation Exchange of information Exchange of information Research in UCE Research in UCE development development of of UCEUCE project managers project managers

and teaching and teaching staff staff Participation in working out legal acts Participation in working out legal acts

regulating UCE regulating UCE Publications on UCE Evaluation of UCE Publications on UCE Evaluation of UCE

management systems management systems Mutual recognition of qualifications Mutual recognition of qualifications Joint courses Joint courses

Pros & cons Pros & cons of informal networkof informal network

ProsPros informal cooperation requires less formalities informal cooperation requires less formalities

and bureaucracyand bureaucracy lower level participationlower level participation lower costslower costs

ConsCons no leader to keep the network active no leader to keep the network active

(rotating leader has other responsibilities, (rotating leader has other responsibilities, lack of time, etc)lack of time, etc)

network cannot lead the projects network cannot lead the projects lower influence in decision-making processlower influence in decision-making process

Quality assuranceQuality assurance

More attention to theMore attention to the

motivation of academic staff motivation of academic staff

skills of teachers and skills of teachers and administratorsadministrators

curricula and continuing education curricula and continuing education programmesprogrammes

MMotivation of academic otivation of academic staffstaff

for developing for developing continuing education coursescontinuing education courses courses for adultscourses for adults ICT based coursesICT based courses

using new methodsusing new methods financial and technical support in financial and technical support in

development phasedevelopment phase of e-courses of e-courses support in tutoringsupport in tutoring

etcetc

SSkills of teachers and kills of teachers and administratorsadministrators

courses for courses for teachers teachers administratorsadministrators

programme leadersprogramme leaders support staffsupport staff

customer-oriented attitudecustomer-oriented attitude

Curricula and continuing Curricula and continuing education programmeseducation programmes

composing and development phase composing and development phase programme leaders (responsible for the programme leaders (responsible for the

development and management)development and management) advising councils (representatives of advising councils (representatives of

employers, students, professionals, employers, students, professionals, academics)academics)

balance between balance between lessons and independent worklessons and independent work theory and practical skills theory and practical skills

requirements for the requirements for the study materials study materials handoutshandouts

Thank you!Thank you!

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