1. POLITECNICO DI MILANO Short presentation SIG-DLAE meeting 13th May 2004

2. The University  Network of 7 locations in Lombardy  40.000 students  Faculty of 1200 teachers  Scientific and technological university: Engineering Architecture Industrial Design

3. The Polytechnic of Milan  Experimental research and technological transfer: –University Consortia and organisations –Fondazione Politecnico –Partnerships with companies METID - Methods and Innovative Technologies for the didactics Centres of knowledge and continuing education CEFRIEL - Consortium for Research and Training in Information Technology CINEAS – Consorzio Universitario per l’Ingegneria delle Assicurazioni MAP - Multimedia Academic Press MIP - Consortium for company management and innovation FONDAZIONE POLITECNICO POLI.DESIGN Consortium for training and research in Industrial Design

4. Centres of knowledge and continuing education of the Polytechnic of Milan No profit Consortium Open to the participation of companies, public and private organisations Presently made up of: Polytechnic of Milan; CEFRIEL; MIP; MAP; POLI.DESIGN Continuing education and lifelong learning, through e-learning and blended courses, open to the market Link between the academic and the business world Develop the research on the field of on line training. Polytechnic resources Operational capacity Projects and research on innovative eLearning methodology and contents Educational programmes Public Funded Projects New media technology

5. Centres of knowledge and continuing education of the Polytechnic of Milan Some projects NetBA – Master on line in Net Business Administration MAF – Administrative Financial Master ULISSE - The lifelong learning in SMEs contexts Multimedia Library, for the ASL Milano- National Healthcare Institute Ojt Gene Bank, a virtual learning centre in shipyard contexts (Leonardo project) ASFOR pilot project – experimental phase for national accreditation of executive masters on line

6. Methods and innovative technologies for the didactics Centre of Polytechnic of Milan since 1995 aimed at fostering the development and adoption of innovative tools and methodologies in university teaching mission: supporting the Politecnico di Milano teaching staff in innovating the didactic activities through the use of information technology, telecommunications and multimedia. eLearning Platforms: LS5 Centra CoL2/CoL3 Methods and Technologies for didactics: software for training teledidactics multimedia innovation e-learning Due to its expertise in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the wealth of experience it has accumulated over the years, Politecnico di Milano is Italy’s leading university in the use of new technologies in support of teaching, both on-campus and remotely.

7. Methods and innovative technologies for the didactics Some projects Informatica OnLine, first italian university degree completely online CoL 2, system supporting face-to-face teaching Math OnLine, maths on line for high school students Master NBA VIMIMS, Virtual Institute for the Modelling of Industrial Manufacturing Systems (Socrates) Progetto Disabili, supporting Polytechnic’s disabled students Ospitale, supporting the didactic in the hospital context