Introducing E-learning to a Traditional University: A Case-Study

Abstract

This work is concerned with a transformation of educational activities at a traditional university towards more flexible and open education – a process that higher education institutions consider with the aim of adapting to the needs of new generations. As one of the elements in this process, virtual classrooms and e-learning are therefore being introduced not only at open universities offering distant learning, but also at other, traditional universities where face-to-face learning prevails. This process has to be done carefully so as not to lower the level of teaching and learning quality, but rather to enhance it by taking advantage of the opportunities that information and communication technologies have offered to the field of education. The chapter focuses on this process and analyses the situation at the University of Nova Gorica (Slovenia) as a case study. It investigates the benefits as well as the difficulties, all with the aim of identifying efficient measures supporting further development.