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Janaina.oliveira@urv.catLuis Marqués Molías

Mercè Gisbert CerveraUniversitat Rovira i Virgili

Three public Spanish universities

Master in Educational Technology: E-LEARNING and Knowledge Management

In classroom traditional format

Blended learning

Online program

Moodle & Adobe Connect: increased interactivity

The program description

The program description

Design, development of, search, evaluation and management of educational materials

Management of cooperative technological multimedia environments

A tutor is assigned to each student from the very beginning.

Choice of itineraries: professional or researcher profile

The researcher profile has generated around ten PHD thesis within the Laboratory of Telematic Applications for Education - LATE

Program evaluation

Strong Points Weak points

It is interdisciplinary 2 itineraries LATE Online

Managing/Educational activities

Active methodologies High interactivity

Different functional and organizational structures

No impact in the Anglo-Saxon context

Sense of “loneliness” Competence based

teaching approach New methodologies

Challenges for the future keep up to date with the new trends

in the use of technology in education Enhance knowledge about first year

students Increase and improve interactivity Incorporate new work methodologies

Recommendations for curriculum/program organizers Detailed work dynamics structuring -

“Learning and Teaching Guides” Interactivity is the key for success Continuous, fast and efficient

information flows Identification of students’ needs and

expectations as soon as possible Clear coordination criteria between

administration/organizational university staff and technological support staff

Concluding remark:Online education is a radical innovation (Patel & Patel, 2006; Colarelli, 1998)