The eLearning
Center was established as part of the project under Human Resources Development
Operational Programme - "Development of Electronic Forms of Distance
Learning in the System of Medical University "Prof. Dr. Paraskev
Stoyanov"- Varna” and approved by the Academic Council of the university.
The primary goal of the ICEDL is to organize, coordinate and promote the
management and the usability of the Blackboard electronic platform by
faculty and students. On May 13th 2014, the Academic Council of the
University adopted rules for the activities of the ICEDL and decided the
personnel of the center to include a director and seven assistants. The center
provides training, informational materials and assistance with the Blackboard
platform to both faculty and students of the university.
The Center for E-learning and Distance Education at the Medical University of Varna uses the variety of skills and knowledge of the working staff to optimize the services and support offered, as well as to create common standards for the quality of the educational content and tests. In this regard, the Center for E-learning and Distance Education works on expanding and deepening contacts and cooperation with both internal (university departments and facilities) and external partners (i.e. government institutions, universities and foreign partners).
Activities of the Center for E-learning and Distance Education include:
- Coordination, development and provision of high quality eLearning services
- Continuous monitoring and evaluation of the eLearning content and services
- Provide up-to-date information on opportunities and advances in the field of eLearning
- E-learning and distance learning consultations and training courses
- Regular workshops with eLearning teams, sharing best practices and experiences; joint projects partnerships.
Mission
The main goal of the Center for E-learning and Distance Education at the Medical University of Varna is the integration and improvement of digital media and modern eLearning tools in every department and facility of the university.
The main strategic directions of the Center for E-learning and Distance Education at the Medical University of Varna are:
- Developing e-learning competences for the teaching staff and students by offering various forms of counseling, training and qualification courses.
- Ensuring the full access of students to internal and external learning resources by providing modern and user-friendly online self-study systems and additional electronic interactive study materials and tests.
- Consultation and assistance of the university teaching staff in the development and implementation of their own Blended-Learning courses.
- Improving the quality of e-testing by assisting the performance of students' self-and eAssessment-Tools.
- Assist in developing and delivering continuing education and lifelong learning e-courses for wider (non-university, post-university, and international) audience via MOOC's (massive open online course).
- Participation and assistance in the development of curricula and electronic resources for distance learning master programs and programs for postgraduate qualifications and specializations.
- Supporting university research projects concerning the field of e-learning and digital media.
- Launching a university digital pedagogy training center aiming to familiarize teachers with methods and principles of e-learning, e-assessment and e-communication.
The cooperation of all university units related to the development of a unified electronic campus space is based on different competence and experience sharing, intensive exchange of information, implementation of common-goal projects, as well as close cooperation with Bulgarian and foreign partners.
