Organization

The European Pedagogical ICT licence is delivered to teachers in a decentralised model in which the courses are provided by a number of local or regional actors within the field of education. This creates a highly scalable course organization.

The course concept is described in such depth and detail that it has been possible to involve local actors in the practical aspects of the organisation of the courses.

Thus teachers perceive the courses to be highly local and flexible to their needs, delivered to the teachers sometimes by the very school in which they are employed, sometimes delivered to the teacher by the regional educational centre and sometimes by the local division of the pedagogical university.

In a distributed course organisation like this one, the quality and consistency of the concept and the accompanying material become crucial.

Certification of facilitators

Facilitators must participate in a formal training of facilitators. He must be a practising educator within the field of that particular Pedagogical ICT licence, he must have passed the licence in advance and he must attend the annual updates to maintain his certificate.

The training of facilitators focuses on the facilitator's role as an e-moderator and on the written response to participants. The contents, method and material of the particular licence are other focal points.

Annual updates are carried through for facilitators. Here additions and revisions of the material are discussed, and experience and knowledge about the role of the facilitator is shared.

If a facilitator does not participate in these annual updates, he loses his certification.

Quality assessment

The quality of a particular course depends upon a number of interchanging factors. The Pedagogical ICT licence quality control operates through the following initiatives:

Certification of facilitators

Facilitators must participate in a formal training of facilitators. He must be a practising educator within the field of that particular Pedagogical ICT licence, he must have passed the licence in advance and he must attend the annual updates to maintain his certificate. The training of facilitators focuses on the facilitator's role as an e-moderator and on the written response to participants. The contents, method and material of the particular licence are other focal points. Annual updates are carried through for facilitators. Here additions and revisions of the material are discussed, and experience and knowledge about the role of the facilitator is shared. If a facilitator does not participate in these annual updates, he loses his certification.

Facilitator's e-conference

All facilitators are members of an e-conference for their particular Pedagogical ICT licence. Here they can discuss borderline cases, help each other, discuss matters of principle – and they are in daily contact with the secretariat.

Random sampling of approved assignment papers

The secretariat may select any assignment paper for further scrutiny to assess the level of performance both of the participants and facilitators.