The Virtual Nano2Life University
The educational work package (WP8) of N2L seeks to promote a discourse on E-learning as a way to transfer key technologies and know-how in order to develop a N2L unified curriculum and study programmes. One of the key tasks in N2L's educational programme is the European Virtual N2L University (EVNU). EVNU is an on-line educational resource designed for Institutes/Universities across the European Community participating in N2L. EVNU serves as N2L's educational portal, offering on-line learning materials and Instructional Modules (learning objects) on various innovative subjects in nanobiotechnology. The educational resource will provide a diversified learning environment aiming to improve teaching and learning, making the LOs available to researchers, lecturers and students. All N2L institutes contribute unique research materials and benefit by using earning materials relevant to their own academic instruction. EVNU's Objectives
The EVNU initiative aims to facilitate a knowledge building community involved in constructing a knowledge repository through the process of contributing learning objects in nanobiotechnology instruction in a Web-based learning environment. Its specific aims are to:
- Build a knowledge building community to be a joint venture among nanobiotechnology researchers and e-learning experts.
- Enhance knowledge sharing within the N2L network.
- Facilitate the diffusion of knowledge primarily among researchers and students of higher education in nanobiotechnology.
The Concept
EVNU consists of a collection of high quality learning objects (LOs) created to be used in a variety of educational settings - in the areas of nanobiotechnology - stored in a user friendly web-supported Course Management System. LOs may for instance be video recorded lessons or full courses, synchronized presentations, textual e-content, short instructional modules, on-line educational activities, tests/questions, applets, images, computer simulations, virtual laboratories, etc.
For more information and access to EVNU portal Beta version see "further information"
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