International Pockets of Innovation

Ground-Breaking Practices in Online Learning From Educators

The International Pockets of Innovation series showcases a broad range of examples of best practices in online learning from faculty and instructors in higher education around the world, including Ireland, Norway, France, Iceland, Spain, Italy, US, Israel, Costa Rica, Scotland, England, Sweden and Germany, with more added each month. These descriptions highlight models and resources that can be adapted in many educational settings to improve student success in online, blended, and technology-enhanced learning.

In this growing series, Contact North | Contact Nord features projects with three specific characteristics:

They represent a new approach.
They support students.
The developers are prepared to share their innovations, the challenges they encountered and what they learned with public colleges and universities in Ontario, as well as colleagues around the world.

This international series complements Contact North | Contact Nord’s Pockets of Innovation Series with 135 examples of how innovative educators in Ontario’s public colleges and public universities are using online learning to provide engaging learning experiences for students as well as the Cross Canada series with examples from Canada, outside of Ontario.

Using ICT to Support Thesis Completion, Highlighting the Example of a Thesis Project to Develop a Tool for Online Language Learning for Immigrants, at Stockholm University, Sweden
For new immigrants to Sweden, familiarity with the language and knowledge of the culture are essential for inclusion, integration, and employment. Professor Henrik Hansson in the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences at Stockholm University in Sweden suggested using online chats between...
Developing Hybrid MOOCs to Serve Diverse Learners at Karlstads University, Sweden
The Service Research Center (CTF) at Karlstads University, Sweden is a multidisciplinary research center focusing on service management and value creation through service and close cooperation with service businesses, manufacturing companies, and public-service providers.
A Hub for the Enhancement of Educational Practice, Scholarship, and Research at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland
The University of the Highlands and Islands comprises 13 colleges and research institutions in communities across the north of Scotland, with its Head Office in Inverness. The University brought together the 13 existing institutions and was granted full university status in 2011, with the...
Building a Partnership of 13 Colleges and Research Institutes for Higher and Further Education at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland
The University of the Highlands and Islands comprises 13 colleges and research institutions in communities across the north of Scotland, with its Head Offices in Inverness. The University was granted full university status in 2011, with the unique designation as a tertiary institution,...
Enhancing Student Learning, Curriculum Resources, Staff Development, and Employer Satisfaction in the Educational Development Unit at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland
The University of the Highlands and Islands comprises 13 colleges and research institutions in communities across the north of Scotland, with its Head Offices in Inverness. The University was granted full university status in 2011, with the unique designation as a tertiary institution,...
uTOP – University Collaboration and Innovation Result in Online Learning Opportunities for Initial and Continuing Education in Engineering and Technology in France
uTOP, the Université de Technologie Ouverte Pluripartenaire – Multi-partner Open University of Technology – is an initiative in France bringing together institutions of higher education in engineering and technology and other partners under the aegis of UNIT, Université numérique...
Creating Policies and Initiatives at a University with 13 Partner Institutions: Academic Development at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland
The University of the Highlands and Islands comprises 13 colleges and research institutions in communities across the north of Scotland, with its Head Offices in Inverness. The University was granted full university status in 2011, with the unique role of offering both further and higher...
Delivering Learning to Students around the World through the International Telematic University UNINETTUNO in Italy
The Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO (International Telematic University UNINETTUNO) in Italy evolved from a consortium of 43 Italian public universities, the Italian Telephone Company, and RAI, the national public broadcaster set up in 1992. Called CONSORZIO NETTUNO, its goal was to...
A Nation-Wide Teaching Training Initiative Focused on Enhanced Student Learning Led by the Fundación Omar Dengo in Costa Rica
Thirty years ago, the non-profit Fundación Omar Dengo in Costa Rica took the lead in the creation of the National Program of Educational Informatics (PRONIE) in partnership with the Ministry of Public Education. This program introduced computers in schools as tools, not only for...
Supporting Success for Students with Disabilities at the National Distance Education University (UNED) in Spain
At the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (National Distance Education University), best known as UNED, in Spain, a service to support students with disabilities started in response to growing numbers of students with special needs. In Spain, people with disabilities have higher rates of...

International Pockets of Innovation

Ground-Breaking Practices in Online Learning From Educators

Using ICT to Support Thesis Completion, Highlighting the Example of a Thesis Project to Develop a Tool for Online Language Learning for Immigrants, at Stockholm University, Sweden

Developing Hybrid MOOCs to Serve Diverse Learners at Karlstads University, Sweden

A Hub for the Enhancement of Educational Practice, Scholarship, and Research at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland

Building a Partnership of 13 Colleges and Research Institutes for Higher and Further Education at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland

Enhancing Student Learning, Curriculum Resources, Staff Development, and Employer Satisfaction in the Educational Development Unit at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland

uTOP – University Collaboration and Innovation Result in Online Learning Opportunities for Initial and Continuing Education in Engineering and Technology in France

Creating Policies and Initiatives at a University with 13 Partner Institutions: Academic Development at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland

Delivering Learning to Students around the World through the International Telematic University UNINETTUNO in Italy

A Nation-Wide Teaching Training Initiative Focused on Enhanced Student Learning Led by the Fundación Omar Dengo in Costa Rica

Supporting Success for Students with Disabilities at the National Distance Education University (UNED) in Spain

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