Goals

Distance learning is highly expanding and Higher Education Institutions have to ensure quality of their provisions in this format. In Switzerland, with the coming accreditation of higher education institutions under the new Higher Education Act (HEdA), it will be necessary to develop specific procedures to integrate online provisions in the internal quality assurance system of Swiss Higher Education Institutions, to prove that quality of distance learning is under control. After many reflections and concretisations that have been done in Switzerland, Europe and further, sharing practices and experiences is a way to boost and facilitate work of each Higher Education Institution in this field. The SIG Quality of Distance Learning proposes in-depth discussions and developments on expert and practitioner's level.

Goals

• Identify what is important for Higher Education Institutions in this matter and issues members are actually facing.
• Facilitate work of institutions by sharing references and good practices linked to these challenges.
• Foster in-depth debate on the topic.
• Build a national group of experts and extend it to international experts.
• See which aspects still need further work and initiate common projects where necessary.