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CBT Implementation on the Berkeley Campus. Jack McCredie Associate Vice Chancellor Information Systems and Technology University of California, Berkeley. CBT Software Acquisition. Nine UC campus software agreement Covers faculty, staff and students 300 titles, renewable each year - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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CBT Implementation on the CBT Implementation on the Berkeley CampusBerkeley Campus
Jack McCredie
Associate Vice Chancellor
Information Systems and Technology
University of California, Berkeley
CBT Software AcquisitionCBT Software Acquisition
Nine UC campus software agreementCovers faculty, staff and students300 titles, renewable each yearThree year contract (expires
12/30/2000)Centrally funded
CBT Access and Tracking CBT Access and Tracking AlternativesAlternatives
CBTWeb product is installed for campus access– HTML based system which delivers
training using Web technologyCBTCampus product available for
departmental internal training – track and monitor student’s progress,
control learning path and environment
CBT Project GoalsCBT Project Goals
Provide alternative and supplemental computer training to campus
Partner with key campus units to support CBT campus outreach
CBT Staff Outreach PartnershipCBT Staff Outreach PartnershipHuman Resources and IST – CAL PACT (People and Computer
Training) Departmental System AdministratorsStaff Organizations
CBT Faculty Outreach CBT Faculty Outreach PartnershipPartnership
Instructional Technology ProgramCollaborate with other UC campuses
CBT Student Outreach CBT Student Outreach PartnershipPartnership
Workstation & Microcomputer Facilities– Add CBT courses to existing Saturday
walk-in computer courses – Provide informational CBT handouts in
computer facilitiesUndergraduate Affairs– New student orientation program– Established student programs
CBT Student Outreach CBT Student Outreach Partnership (continued)Partnership (continued)
Residence Halls– Academic Computer Centers – Networked dorm residents
Undergraduate Moffitt Library
CBT Technical IssuesCBT Technical Issues
CBT product supports only Windows 3.1/95/NT clients
CBT supports Liveplay option (through a Web browser to view courseware) or Download option (courseware can be downloaded to your workstation and installed)
No immediate solution for Macintosh and older PC client machines
Campus Citrix SolutionCampus Citrix Solution
Support for all Macintosh and PC workstations (one interface)
Align technical direction with new financial and human resources implemented on campus
Citrix solution successful with CBT software
CBT ResourcesCBT Resources
Resources allocated to this project– Project resides within IST’s Workstation
Support Services– .20 FTE Project Leader, .50 FTE
Technical Support Programmer– CBT server required ($16k)– CBT software ($37K annually)
CBT Future PlansCBT Future Plans
Various partnerships will require staff allocation for campus rollout in Summer 1998
TimelineTimeline
Nov 1997: Campus finalizes CBT software agreement.
300 titles are selected (input from campus departments)
Dec 1997: Software titles arriveJan-Jun 1998: CBT titles installed for
beta testing on NT/Web server
Timeline (continued)Timeline (continued)
Jan-Mar 1998: Testing on Citrix server solution
Mar 1998: Schedule CBT technical overview seminar for departmental system administrators
Apr 1998: Approval for Citrix server direction
Timeline (continued)Timeline (continued)
May-Jul 1998: Install and test Citrix server
Jun/Aug 1998: Plan Fall CBT training and outreach for faculty, staff, and students in collaboration with established partnerships
Oct-Nov 1998: Review existing course titles and collaborate to extend or acquire new titles for 1999
CBT Start-up CostsCBT Start-up Costs
CBT Software License ($36K/year) Dell PowerEdge 6100 200MHz, 1GB
RAM, 8GB HD, Raid ($16K) Citrix Winframe Software, 50 user
($13K)
CBT On Other UC CampusesCBT On Other UC Campuses
UC Davis: focused on training 120 technical support staff first
UCLA: rollout to campus via CBTWeb (Window support only)
UCB is the only campus currently installing the Citrix solution for Macintosh and older PC clients
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