The e-Grad School integrates and adds to the ATN's online learning collaborative activities.
The e-Grad School (Australia) concept will:
· Provide a model for collaboration linking e-research and e-learning
This pilot project is for the development of an e-Grad School that offers a comprehensive range of virtual research training services to universities and other research providers in Australia and internationally. The project has its foundations in the successful existing collaboration between the five universities in the Australian Technology Network. A range of relevant online resources and services for research students has already been developed across the Network and the pilot project taps into these, adapting them as necessary to the e-Grad School context. During the pilot, sustainable delivery of the integrated resources and services will be developed system-wide. The e-Grad School will develop a Masters of Research Management. The sub-projects include generic capabilities (LEAP), research methodology on-line (MORE), an on-line graduate colloquium, a process of supervisor development and accreditation, career preparation, tertiary teaching, and information literacy for the e-researcher.
The pilot project also includes the preparation of a detailed business plan for the establishment and launch of the self-funding e-Grad School (Australia) to operate from 2007.