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The “Virtual Campus for a Sustainable Europe” (VCSE) Project, co-financed under the eLearning 2006 Programme (2007-2009), comprises an innovative Virtual Campus of Higher Academic Institutes, which surpasses the gates of academia and invites relevant societal actors in a public dialogue on how “e-learning” may serve as a new, inter-disciplinary and intercultural instrument in dealing with the particularly complex issue of sustainable development at a European level. | The ''“Virtual Campus for a Sustainable Europe” (VCSE)'' Project, co-financed under the eLearning 2006 Programme (2007-2009), comprises an innovative Virtual Campus of Higher Academic Institutes, which surpasses the gates of academia and invites relevant societal actors in a public dialogue on how “e-learning” may serve as a new, inter-disciplinary and intercultural instrument in dealing with the particularly complex issue of sustainable development at a European level. | ||
The VCSE-partners - the University of Macedonia (GR), the Open University of the Netherlands (NL), the University of Graz (AT), the University of Lüneburg (DE), the Charles University in Prague (CZ)- have joint their extensive know-how and comprehensive technical expertise in order to promote the practice of “e-learning” for sustainability issues to a wider audience among other European Higher Academic Institutes, stakeholders and decision-makers. | The VCSE-partners - the University of Macedonia (GR), the Open University of the Netherlands (NL), the University of Graz (AT), the University of Lüneburg (DE), the Charles University in Prague (CZ)- have joint their extensive know-how and comprehensive technical expertise in order to promote the practice of “e-learning” for sustainability issues to a wider audience among other European Higher Academic Institutes, stakeholders and decision-makers. | ||
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However, the VCSE Best Practice Guide does not have the intention to “reinvent the wheel” by presenting an extensive compilation of best practices relevant to European Virtual Campuses, since excellent reference material already exists. It is worth mentioning the: | However, the VCSE Best Practice Guide does not have the intention to “reinvent the wheel” by presenting an extensive compilation of best practices relevant to European Virtual Campuses, since excellent reference material already exists. It is worth mentioning the: | ||
* [http://145.20.178.4/Portals/0/documents/The_Guide_to_Virtual_Mobility.pdf|the Guide to Virtual Mobility as a result of the EADTU Annual Conference 2007, 8-9 November, Lisbon, Portugal]; | * [http://145.20.178.4/Portals/0/documents/The_Guide_to_Virtual_Mobility.pdf|the ''Guide to Virtual Mobility'' as a result of the EADTU Annual Conference 2007, 8-9 November, Lisbon, Portugal]; | ||
* [http://www.easy-elearning.net/report_home.php|the EASY report “A European Study to monitor e-learning development processes: The On line Campuses and the needs of University Students” in the framework of the EASY Project-eLearning Project (2005-2007)] ; | * [http://www.easy-elearning.net/report_home.php|the EASY report ''“A European Study to monitor e-learning development processes: The On line Campuses and the needs of University Students”'' in the framework of the EASY Project-eLearning Project (2005-2007)] ; | ||
* [http://www.venus-seminars.net/?q=node/59 |the Virtual Seminars: Creating opportunities for universities in the framework of VENUS-eLearning Project (2006-2007)] ; | * [http://www.venus-seminars.net/?q=node/59 |the ''Virtual Seminars: Creating opportunities for universities'' in the framework of VENUS-eLearning Project (2006-2007)] ; | ||
* [http://reve.europace.org/drupal/|the Virtual Mobility Manual - How to teach internationally from your own desk? in the framework of REVE - Real Virtual Erasmus Project (2006)] , | * [http://reve.europace.org/drupal/|the Virtual Mobility Manual - How to teach internationally from your own desk? in the framework of REVE - Real Virtual Erasmus Project (2006)] , | ||
* [http://www.europace.org/articles%20and%20reports/Being%20Mobile%20Manual%20-%20Internet%20version.pdf|the European cooperation in education through Virtual Mobility - a best-practice manual in the framework of Being Mobile – Socrates Project (2005)] . | * [http://www.europace.org/articles%20and%20reports/Being%20Mobile%20Manual%20-%20Internet%20version.pdf|the ''European cooperation in education through Virtual Mobility - a best-practice manual in the framework'' of Being Mobile – Socrates Project (2005)] . | ||
* [http://ehlee.utu.fi/Introduction_TOC.pdf|the e-Learning History: Evaluating European Experiences in the framework of the eHLEE-eLearning Project (2004-2006)] . | * [http://ehlee.utu.fi/Introduction_TOC.pdf|the ''e-Learning History: Evaluating European Experiences'' in the framework of the eHLEE-eLearning Project (2004-2006)] . | ||
We hope that the present manual will become a useful and "handy" guide to other academic institutions that will decide to undertake a similar project, as well as a source of motivation during the course of their actions. The VCSE Network remains at the disposal of all interested institutes, to offer its know-how for the purpose of the promotion and further dissemination of the e-learning for sustainability, aiming at the conversion of the concept of sustainable development into praxis. | We hope that the present manual will become a useful and "handy" guide to other academic institutions that will decide to undertake a similar project, as well as a source of motivation during the course of their actions. The VCSE Network remains at the disposal of all interested institutes, to offer its know-how for the purpose of the promotion and further dissemination of the e-learning for sustainability, aiming at the conversion of the concept of sustainable development into praxis. | ||