Net supported distance learning as a supplement to the regular educational program.

It is a main ambition in the ESUA project to make its educational programs accessible for students regardless of where they live.

Geographical hindrances, job situations, family and other obligations require creative solutions from our project in order to reach out to students, trainees and practitioners interested in the subjects.

A structure for net based (and net supported) distance learning will be prepared for larger parts of the regular organisation of studies. This will serve as an alternative for both students who have problems attending specific educational activities, and for students who prefer a more flexible progress in their studies.

Through its e-learning module, the ESUA project will develop the basic structures for an electronically  based platform for teaching and learning:

Presentation of all means of instruction, specifications and instruction materials like written texts, recordings, pictures, animation and videos.
 
Creating the forms and structures for discussion and chat forums.
 
Systems for individual mapping of each participant's personal documents, and suitable systems for teachers' insight and evaluation.
 
Developing relevant systems for tests and exercises, with satisfactory supervision and feedback.
 
Relevant systems for net based coaching
 
Developing platforms for e-based group learning and project work.

Systems for examination and evaluation.
 
Through these techniques, the project aims at finding solutions to problems of reaching out to and integrating all those interested in our subjects of study.

The e-learning system will absorb the material produced by the other modules of the ESUA project. Both the five year curriculum and short courses developed by the ESUA project  will be  integrated into the e-learning system.

The e-learning component will  be integrated into the already existing www.esua.org website, and thus assure seamless integration with the other virtual parts of the project (discussion forum, web-based dissemination, etc.).

The e-learning component will stay active after the completion of the two year project, with funding coming from project partners or follow-up programs, and can be integrated in future educational programs based on the ESUA model curriculum.

Expected outcomes / results:

-       Model and methodology for e-learning system

-       E-tutoring guide

-       Cross-cultural e-learning content