partners

Partners
	FIM-NeuesLernen Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Coordinator) Contact: Amrei Tenckhoff	Project Team: Walter F. Kugemann Jürgen Großmann Christine Ward
FIM-NewLearning Since 1976 FIM-NewLearning ('Development and Evaluation of Advanced Multimedia Open Learning Systems') as a department of the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (about 50 employees, interdisciplinary team) deals with media-assisted learning and qualification systems. Since 1986 FIM has been continuously involved in European research and development projects in the field of innovative learning technologies, in programmes like FPV, ADAPT, EMPLOYMENT, ESPRIT, LEONARDO and SOCRATES. It has carried out a broad spectrum of activities: development and implementation of e-learning systems (since 1992), background research and analysis, evaluation, consulting, technical developments (databases, learning platforms...).

	LabSET - ’Laboratoire de Soutien à l’Enseignement par Télématique’, University of Liege, Support Lab for Telematic Learning Contact: Marianne Poumay	Project Team: Dieudo Leclercq
The Support Lab for Telematic Learning (LabSET) is a 26 people research unit, Directed by Marianne Poumay under the Academic Supervision of Dieudonné Leclercq. LabSET operates the Virtual Campus of the University of Liège (ULg) (http://www.labset.net) and helps professors and trainers from public and private organisations design and develop their own courses and activities on the Internet for wide training communities. It also advises ULg as well as external partners (European Commission, Walloon Region, public authorities and training institutes) in terms of measures to be taken to facilitate the deployment of quality distance learning over the Internet. LabSET participates to numerous European projects and has been operating from 2002 a post-doctorate degree in Higher Education Staff Development with a full option in distance learning. The pedagogical reflection and the quality of the on-line activities are the cores of the LabSET priorities.

	IN3 - Internet Interdisciplinary Institute, Universitat Oberta de Cataluña (Open University of Cataluña) Contact: Carles Fernandez	Project Team: Elisabeth Galindo
The Universitat Oberta de Cataluña (UOC) is an example of the revolutionary advantages offered by the information age to meet the changing needs of society in relation to education and training. By combining the latest technologies, personal computers and multimedia with both a solid pedagogical foundation and continuous evaluation, the UOC has built a Virtual Campus - that is, an electronic communications environment that provides the means to effectively support the tutoring of students, and the provision of university resources and social activities. The UOC was created in 1995 to meet the needs of a rapidly growing sector of the population unable to attend traditional universities. This need may arise for any number of reasons, from hectic schedules to physical handicaps, or for the simple reason that one prefers a more flexible environment than an attendance-based university can offer. Currently 16 main degree programs are offered, as well as education and training programs in other areas of education and training such as in-company training, extension university courses, postgraduate courses and a Doctorate Programme. Research has been a vitally important issue, that is why the UOC has created a single institute, the IN3 (Internet Interdisciplinary Institute), that is an interdisciplinary research centre, which focuses on the effects, uses and applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in different aspects of knowledge and society. www.uoc.edu

	PGU - Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik, Göteborgs Universitet Contact: Berner Lindström	Project Team: Marisa Ponti
Faculty of Education - Gothenburg University The Faculty of Education in its present form was founded in 1999. Approximately 400 personnel are employed within the faculty. Scientific education covers a wide area. Apart from teacher training, domestic and nutritional science, education work is carried out along with other pedagogical education and research. Within the faculty area, there are approximately 4000 students, the majority of whom are placed in the teacher training programme. The faculty also contributes to educational programmes with other faculties.

	UCLES - University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate Contact: Victoria Crisp	Project Team: Alastair Pollit David Whitebread
UCLES is a department of the University of Cambridge dedicated to providing educational assessment services which are relevant, accurate, reliable and cost effective. We offer a large number of subjects at a variety of levels in 150 countries across the world. We will be applying our assessment expertise throughout the project, particularly in relation to: pre-testing and validation of items; development of project methodology; development of user support materials; dissemination of the final tool.

	Institut für Empirische Pädagogik und Pädagogische Psychologie, Lehrstuhl für Psychologische Diagnostik und Evaluation, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Contact: Reinhard Pekrun
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