Abstract
In this article, the authors discuss and evaluate the TieVie capacity building project for Finnish universities in a larger historical context of strategic developments in the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in learning. The TieVie project was a support service project for the Finnish Virtual University (FVU) which offered training in the educational use of ICT to the staff of Finnish universities in 2001-2008. It was financed by the Ministry of Education as part of the Virtual University project funding till the end of 2006. During 2007-2008, the program was fee-funded. The project was designed and implemented by the educational development support service units of five universities: Universities of Oulu, Turku, Jyväskylä, and Helsinki, and Helsinki University of Technology. The TieVie project was launched on the basis of the need to strengthen the e-Learning skills and expertise among Finnish university staff. This need was recognized in the national strategy for education, training, and research in the information society outlined by the Ministry of Education in 2000.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Changing Cultures in Higher Education |
Subtitle of host publication | Moving Ahead to Future Learning |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 373-377 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783642035814 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2010 |
MoE publication type | A3 Book section, Chapters in research books |