Swiss Virtual Campus Implementation of a National Content
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Swiss Virtual Campus Implementation of a National Content Server Platform Prof. Dr. Peter Stucki International Plugfest 1 Zurich, February 17, 2004 © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 1
Content The Swiss Virtual Campus Program Design and Implementation of a National Content Server Platform Steps Ahead http: //www. swissvirtualcampus. ch © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 2
The Swiss Virtual Campus Program © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 3
Impulse Program 2000 -2003 Objective • Foster the development of on-line education across the system of higher education in Switzerland, e. g. Universities (UNI), Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (ETH/EPF), Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS). Approach • Create networks of content owners/experts • Support the development of 'common content' (learning units, modules, courses and curricula) • Monitor technology transfer and field experience • Service a large and new student user community • Award ECTS credits © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 4
Impulse Program 2000 -2003 Strategic Visions • Foster change and not status-quo, • Practice 'need-to-have' and not 'nice-to-have', • Support content development and not system research, • Require sustainable products. Financial Support • CHF 50 Mio. or € 35 Mio. or $ 30 Mio. • Fifty-fifty financing model between federal government and educational institutions Involved • 10 Universities, 2 Swiss Federal Institutes of Institutions Technology, 7 Universities of Applied Sciences © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 5
Impulse Program 2000 -2003 Project Selection Criteria • Network consisting of a project manager and at least two project partners at different institutions • Innovative, interactive, new media based and didactically correct professional course design to substitute/replace classroom teaching • Scenarios that mature the student's self-responsibility for learning and knowledge acquisition • Network organization (online-tutors, progress control, administration, compensation, etc. ) © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 6
Landscape of Swiss Higher-Education Campuses Universities (GE, L, FR, NE, BE, LU, BS, ZH, SG, SI) Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (ETHZ/EPFL) Universities of Applied Sciences HES-SO, BFH, FHNW, FHZ, ZFH, FHO, SUPSI) © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 7
SVC Project Example #1: e. CF Corporate Finance Prof. Dr. Volkart et al. , UNIZH: e. CF Corporate Finance (Prof. Volkart et al. ) © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 8
SVC Project Example #2: GITTA - Geographic Information Technology Training Alliance, Prof. Dr. Weibel et al. , UNIZH: e. CF Corporate Finance (Prof. Volkart et al. ) UNIZH: GITTA Geographic IT Training Alliance (Prof. Weibel et al. ) © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 9
SVC Project Example #3: NAHRIS - Dealing with Natural Hazards and Risks, Dr. Amman et al. , SLF Davos UNIZH: e. CF Corporate Finance (Prof. Volkart et al. ) UNIZH: GITTA Geographic IT Training Alliance (Prof. Weibel et al. ) FH Liechtenstein © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki SLF/ETH: NAHRIS Dealing with Natural Hazards and Risks (Dr. Ammann et al. ) CUS / CRUS 10
SVC Project Example #4: Latinum Electronicum Prof. Wachter et al. , UNIBS UNIZH: e. CF Corporate Finance (Prof. Volkart et al. ) Princeton University UNIZH: GITTA Geographic IT Training Alliance (Prof. Weibel et al. ) SLF/ETH: NAHRIS Dealing with Natural Hazards and Risks (Dr. Ammann et al. ) UNIBS: Latinum Electronicum (Prof. Wachter et al. ) © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 11
SVC Project Example #5: C 4 H - Computers for Health Prof. Dr. Geissbühler et al. , UNIGE UNIZH: e. CF Corporate Finance (Prof. Volkart et al. ) Princeton University UNIZH: GITTA Geographic IT Training Alliance (Prof. Weibel et al. ) SLF/ETH: NAHRIS Dealing with Natural Hazards and Risks (Dr. Ammann et al. ) UNIBS: Latinum Electronicum (Prof. Wachter et al. ) UNIGE: C 4 H Computers for Health (Prof. Geissbühler et al. ) © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 12
SVC Project Example #6: Signals and Systems Prof. Dr. Lekkas et al. , ZFH UNIZH: e. CF Corporate Finance (Prof. Volkart et al. ) Princeton University UNIZH: GITTA Geographic IT Training Alliance (Prof. Weibel et al. ) SLF/ETH: NAHRIS Dealing with Natural Hazards and Risks (Dr. Ammann et al. ) UNIBS: Latinum Electronicum (Prof. Wachter et al. ) UNIGE: C 4 H Computers for Health (Prof. Geissbühler et al. ) ZFH Winterthur: Signals and Systems (Prof. Lekkas et al. ) © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 13
SVC Project Example #7: SWISSLING Prof. Dr. Rigotti et al. , USI UNIZH: e. CF Corporate Finance (Prof. Volkart et al. ) Princeton University UNIZH: GITTA Geographic IT Training Alliance (Prof. Weibel et al. ) SLF/ETH: NAHRIS Dealing with Natural Hazards and Risks (Dr. Ammann et al. ) UNIBS: Latinum Electronicum (Prof. Wachter et al. ) UNIGE: C 4 H Computers for Health (Prof. Geissbühler et al. ) ZFH Winterthur: Signals and Systems (Prof. Lekkas et al. ) USI: SWISSLING (Prof. Rigotti et al. ) And many more. . . © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 14
All in all 50 SVC Content Development Projects Covering all Major Academic Disciplines © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 15
50 SVC Content Development Projects Covering all Major Academic Disciplines • • Medicine (11) Environmental and Life Sciences (9) Mathematics, Engineering and IT (9) Arts and Humanities (7) Management and Business Administration (6) Economics, Finance and Law (4) Educational Support (4) --> www. swissvirtualcampus. ch © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 16
Execution and Status of Impulse Program 2000 -2003 Program Execution • Swiss University Conference (CUS) (program supervision) • Commission (inter-institutional linking and advise) • Steering Committee (program conception and management) • Swiss Federal Office for Education&Science Swiss Federal Office for Education&Technology (finance and control) © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 17
Execution and Status of Impulse Program 2000 -2003 Program Status • Supporting mandates completed (educational technology, legal and intellectual property issues, formative evaluation of pedagogical and didactical quality, etc. ) • First feedback from field experience available (content usage: mostly 'blended', some 'problembased', only a very few 'fully online') • Positive acceptance by most parties involved (teachers, students, course designers, etc. ) © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 18
Execution and Status of Impulse Program 2000 -2003 Program Status (cont'd) • Unifying 'browser-compatibility' achieved • Wide spectrum of platform implementations (missing guidelines and standards, opensource vs commercial product philosophy, limited portability, etc. ) © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 19
Design and Implementation of a National Content Server Platform © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 20
SVC Projects Platform Implementations Academic Disciplines Platform Proprietary Comm. Product Medicine (11) Env. & Life Sc. (9) Math. , Eng. & IT (9) Econ. , Fin. & Law (4) Educ. Support (4) Arts & Humanities (7) Mgmt. &Bus. Adm. (6) 80% 45% 33% 25% 15% © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki 20% 55% 66% 75% 85% CUS / CRUS 21
SVC Projects: Comm. Product Statistics Comm. Product # of Projects Web. CT Hyperwave OLAT Zope Prometheus Oracle i. Learning Java/Math. Lab Archimed ASP Scripting © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki 22 2 1 1 1 CUS / CRUS 22
Implementation of a 'National Content Server' Platform ('University-Foundation' SWITCH, YE 2003) Web. CT Web. CT Web. CT © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 23
Implementation of a 'National Content Server' Platform Evaluation Procedure Evaluation • Define requirements and selection criteria (authoring features, commercial products vs open-source, implementations, portability, open/defacto standards, overall cost, etc. ) • Study of worldwide available e-learning platforms • Platform demonstrations and offerings Ranking • Web. CT-Vista, Blackboard, etc. © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 24
Implementation of a 'National Content Server' Platform Web. CT-Vista: The Academic Enterprise System Justification • > 50% of all projects are Web. CT based • New generation features of Web. CT-Vista Advantages • Modern and scalable client-server system architecture • Centralized operation • Preservation of corporate identity, language support and student administration • Standards: SCORM, IMS support Disadvantages • High cost (less of a problem in shared use) © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 25
Implementation of a 'National Content Server' Platform Web. CT-Vista Service Offerings • Operation and maintenance by SWITCH • License owner: SVC (Mandate Edutech) • SVC project migration support (Mandate Edutech) Production Advantages • Efficient generation of e-learning coursecontent and tests • Integration of advanced/effective services (designer, students, administrators) • Data and content management © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 26
Implementation of a 'National Content Server' Platform Web. CT-Vista Total cost: K€ 150/year • Operation and maintenance of 'National Content Server' platform (Sun/Solaris, Oracle) Performance specification: Up to 600 concurrent users • Web. CT-Vista inter-institutional user license • Migration support © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 27
Implementation of a 'National Content Server' Platform Web. CT-Vista Phase I • Installation and Training (4 Q 03 -1 Q 04) e. g. Hard- and software procurement, Administrator training and coaching, Learning-context management training, Designer schooling, Web. CT-Vista promotion tour and migration assessment, Account installations, Etc. . © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 28
Implementation of a 'National Content Server' Platform Web. CT-Vista Expected Service Offering: 24 h/day, 7 days/week 52 weeks/year Example: Students of a common SVC Project UNIBS (lead), UNIZH (partner) and UNIL (partner) will use the NCS-Platform in time- and space-independent mode. © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 29
Steps Ahead Consolidation of Swiss Virtual Campus Impulse Program © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 30
Consolidation Program 2004 -2007 Objective • Optimize and maintain e-learning objects, modules and courses Secure sustainability of e-learning course-stem developed under the impulse program Support the teaching renewal initiative as defined by the conference of Swiss university rectors (Bologna and >10% self-study offerings by 2004) Approach • E-learning competence, service and production center at each Swiss higher education institution • Maintenance of developed e-learning course material © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 31
Consolidation Program 2004 -2007 Approach (cont'd) • Support the development of new e-learning courseware • Provide services and solutions of general interest to the Swiss e-learning community (extended National Content Server offerings, new mandates) Open Issues (partial) • Course quality, coaching/tutoring, field acceptance, course certification, curriculum integration, rights management, networking of resources, internationalization and last but not least: Conclusive and usable standards at large. . © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 32
Acknowledgments and Thanks To all members of the Swiss Virtual Campus Steering Committee To the Swiss Virtual Campus Coordination Team To CUS & CRUS as well as all the other Federal Authorities involved © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki CUS / CRUS 33
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