eLearning in Tsinghua University Current Status and Future

e-Learning in Tsinghua University Current Status and Future Development Feiyu KANG The School of Continuing Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

History of On-Campus e-Learning n n n Started in 1997 with only 10 courses By 1998 had 137 courses; Java and OOP were used by 975 students March 1999, courseware on-demand system launched July 1999, Web-based Testing System launched October 1999, Tsinghua Web School opened October 2001, Tsinghua Web School (2 nd Edition) available to all teachers and students

e-Learning Facts (2002) n Tsinghua Web School n n n 1, 014 courses 25, 734 users (2, 034 teachers, 23, 700 students) 1, 080, 000 login accesses (does not include guests) 180, 000 online hours Web-based Testing n n about 2, 000 students took final exams for “English” about 1, 000 students took finals for “C Language”

On-Campus e-Learning Facts during SARS Month Visiting Numbers Per Day Students Tutorials Per Day Jan. -March 4, 445 300 April 7, 192 660 May 8, 565 720 June 8, 587 1, 050

E-Learning Enabling System 1. Synchronous virtualclassroom 2. Courseware On. Demand 3. Administration 4. Accounting 5. Question & Answer 6. Assignment 7. Quiz and Test 8. Resource Management 9. Quality Evaluation

http: //learn. tsinghua. edu. cn/ Tsinghua Web School

Everyone Enjoy English Website http: //eee. tsinghua. edu. cn/

Computer Cultural Foundation Website http: //ccf. tsinghua. edu. cn/

e-Learning for Off-Campus n n First and largest distance education unit in China (since 1997) More than 100 off-campus learning centers established in China 22, 000 degree-track students; 9, 000 students in short course training Nearly 200 courses via Internet and satellite

Role of Tsinghua University in Off-campus e-Learning To provide: n Authorization and certificates n Multimedia equipment for simultaneous viewing in different classrooms n Online courseware as well as CD-ROM and other materials n Web-based discussion and tutorial platform: www. itsinghua. edu. cn n Supervision and training for teachers in learning centers

Data Transportation modes Hybrid System: Internet (CERNET: Gigabps) Satellite (Asia Sat II: C-band, 6. 5 Mb) Cable TV Video Conference (ISDN) CD-ROM F 2 F tutorial n Online tutorial & seminar: multi-points communication by MCU

PROJECT MODEL FOR WEB-BASED COLLEGE — A National Key Research Project

Project Objective Establish a Comprehensive System for Webbased College by: 8 8 Developing a platform for Web-based teaching, discussion, Q & A, assignments, exams, payment and registration Supporting Web-based teaching administration Promoting Web-based distance learning Promoting the application of national standards for Web-based education

System Requirements n n n Develop a copyrighted support system for Web-based education Set the national standards for Webbased education The system must be: Ø Ø Safe, reliable, stable，user-friendly Reusable, accessible, interoperable, durable

Register Courseware Database Quality Control Learning Planning Independent learning Classroom On-line group discussion Imitative experiment Diploma Virtual library Teaching Line Assignment Teaching Courseware E-mail BBS Chat Teaching Monitoring Test

Web-based Subsystems n n n n n Online Teaching Courseware Ordering Resource Management Assignment Management Questions and Answers Tests and Assessment Quality Evaluation Educational Administration Accounting

Courses and Key Features 8 Civil and Commercial Law: Online simulated courtroom (Mootcourt) 8 Oral English：Online listening and speaking activities 8 Computer Technology：Online experiments 8 Art Design：Online design studio 8 Theory and Method of Design：Online teaching and interactive activities

Example 1: Distance Education for Poverty Relief n n n China has 592 key impoverished counties There are 12 provinces in the west These areas have undeveloped economies and lack educational resources Technology: Sat, Internet, ISDN and CD-ROM Courses: n Law n Teacher training n Agriculture technology n Hospital and health care n Business & management n ……

Example 2: Industrial Training via Distance Learning n n n Offers a training platform for enterprise Develops more highly skilled training programmers Introduces excellent educational resources from around the world n n n n Provides: Programs for 200 companies Tsinghua IT certificate Financial and actuary Urban planning Project management Management (MBA & MPA) High technologies

Example 3: Legal Studies via Distance Learning 8 Goal: Provide continuing Student totals in education for staff in 2002: prosecutor’s offices and judicial departments 8 8 1, 659 Students: lawyers, public prosecutors, notaries 8 public. 8 Courses: 20 courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Lawyers and notaries: Public prosecutors： 2, 294 8 Planned total for 2003 -2004: 10, 000

Example 4: English Training via e-Learning n n n n Needed for: 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing 2010 Exposition in Shanghai Governments and industries (post WTO entry) Businesses Tourism Study abroad n n n 50 Learning Centers Tsinghua International English (Tsinghua-ACL) University teachers English training: (Tsinghua. Cambridge U. ) Online courseware F 2 F tutorial

Example 5: Crisis Management Forum of Tsinghua University

Thank you for your attention! n E-Learning provides us excellent education resource with low cost.