LOVEDISTANCE project foresees to improve the access to and quality of inclusive higher education for minority ethnic groups, women in disadvantaged situations and in peripheral areas and disabled students in Israel and Georgia by supporting institutional capacities through the reinforcement and provision of student support services in both countries. The project also aims to enhance the access to education within and outside the classroom throughout a digital environment. Herein, courses already developed within the context of reinforcing the academic skills of target groups will be more accessible. The project reflects the importance to raise awareness on accessibility issues within Israel and Georgia as well as the necessity to ensure the long-term effect impact of the project for the benefit of women in vulnerable situation and minority ethnic groups.
Enhance IS and GE capabilities for effective DL in HE systems.Create DL-based curricula for equitable education.Provide e-materials for student accessibility.Train faculty and administrative staff on e-learning quality.Raise public awareness of access to promote HE equity for social inclusion.Facilitate transfer of best practices to expand access to, participation in, and successful completion of DL programs.
LoveDist@nce aims to improve access to and quality of inclusive HEI for vulnerable groups in Israel(IS) and Georgia(GE) by supporting institutional capacities and reinforce student support services. Individuals with quality education are more prone to become productive persons, have better employment prospects and contribute to peaceful and democratic societies. By offering effective distance learning(DL) programs, HEI will become more accessible and reinforce academic skills of target groups.
<< Background >> LoveDist@nce aims to improve access to and quality of inclusive HEI for vulnerable groups in Israel(IS) and Georgia(GE) by supporting institutional capacities and reinforce student support services. Individuals with quality education are more prone to become productive persons, have better employment prospects and contribute to peaceful and democratic societies. By offering effective distance learning(DL) programs, HEI will become more accessible and reinforce academic skills of target groups. << Objectives >> Enhance IS and GE capabilities for effective DL in HE systems.Create DL-based curricula for equitable education.Provide e-materials for student accessibility.Train faculty and administrative staff on e-learning quality.Raise public awareness of access to promote HE equity for social inclusion.Facilitate transfer of best practices to expand access to, participation in, and successful completion of DL programs. << Implementation >> The activities were fully implemented and adjusted to the needs observed during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. During this period the project became essentially relevant, both for programme and partner countries. In the emergency distance education, the project provided tools (toolkits and ToT) and resources (equipment and licenses) required for DL and the impact was higher than planned in the target groups in each partner country. << Results >> (a) Individual (26 teachers and 1008 students involved in the pilots)(b) Institutional (29 piloted courses, 5 fully equipped studios)(c) Sector (4 conferences, 15, training materials, 3 publications, more than 10 public presentations, 1 virtual campus, 1 regulation framework proposal)(d) Society levels (dissemination reaching out to more than 2000 participants including website, social media and media coverage, promo materials, videos, 2 micro-learning courses).