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A UNIQUe distinction University of Leicester wins accreditation for e-learning quality
Posted on 28/05/09
University of Leicester
The University of Leicester has been awarded the UNIQUe e-learning quality label accreditation for 2009-2012 by the European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning (EFQUEL).
It is the first, and to date only, university in the UK to receive the award; other European institutions awarded the accreditation include the Universit di Macerata (Italy), the Universidad de Granada (Spain) and the TKK Dipoli Institute at the Helsinki University of Technology (Finland).
According to the letter received from EFQUEL, the assessment board of the awarding body was unanimous in its decision to grant a full three year certification to the University of Leicester. The letter adds that, having obtained the UNIQUe certification, Leicester now belongs to a select group of leading institutions in the field of Higher Education e-learning in Europe.
UNIQUe stands for European University Quality in eLearning. It is the first European institutional accreditation for universities activities in the field of e-learning and ICT usage for teaching and learning, and aimed at enhancing the reform process of European HEIs by creating, testing and launching an eLearning quality label for ICT use in higher education. The project was executed by EFMD , the MENON Network, EFQUEL and EuroPACE with sponsorship from the EUs Socrates (presently, Lifelong Learning) Programme.
UNIQUe focuses on enabling higher education institutions to measure how successful they are in technology-enhanced learning, and allows for continuous improvement though peer collaboration and benchlearning. It also aims to facilitate the improvement of higher education e-learning-related processes and management.
The University of Leicesters participation in the UNIQUe accreditation project was led by Christine Fyfe (Pro-Vice Chancellor, Students) and Prof Gilly Salmon (Beyond Distance Research Alliance).
At the penultimate assessment stage for the award, UNIQUes peer-review team visited the University, as part of which they met the Universitys senior management, academics, IT support services staff and students for a first hand view of the Universitys e-learning provision and strategic vision that was in place to support this.
Initial feedback from this visit noted that: the University of Leicester has great strengths in all areas: there is a well-developed process for strategy formulation regarding e-learning, which is regularly reviewed. The strategy includes attracting staff to the use of technology-enhanced learning through the development of research projects undertaken by the BDRA in particular, with the strong support of the governing bodies, senior management and other departments.
Commenting, Christine Fyfe noted: This prestigious award, the first in the UK, emphasizes the Universitys success in embracing research-led innovation to enhance students learning. It is the most recent example of the Universitys commitment to provide a student experience that is second to none.
Prof Salmon commented: All colleagues involved in e-learning and learning technology research, development and innovation throughout the university can be delighted that their efforts have been recognised, not only across our university and by their students, but also in the demanding and competitive, external HE world.
The implications of receiving the award are the underpinning of the new Learning Innovation strategy for the University (now in its final stages), a higher profile throughout the HE sector in the EU, the enhancement of the Universitys ability to apply for EU funding and the attraction of EU students.
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