Virtual teaching and autonomous learning: contributions to european higher education area

Abstract

This article describes and analyses several typical cases of using Information and Communication Technology to teach at university. All of them show some kind of educational innovation to contribute to European Higher Education Area. Most remarkable results demonstrate a better learning content organization, the implementation of new methodological approaches to teach and new roles for teachers and students. Improvements don’t take advantage of all possibilities of virtual learning environments but they are the first step to a different approach of teaching at university. At last the study also shows the necessity of more clear policies to invest in resources and teaching training.