25/02/04 MILOUDI UNESCO/SC/AP 2004 1 UNESCO Sciences Sector Division of Science Analysis and Policies AVICENNA Virtual Campus Project Technology Enhanced

25/02/04 MILOUDI UNESCO/SC/AP 2004 1

UNESCOSciences Sector

Division of Science Analysis and PoliciesDivision of Science Analysis and Policies

AVICENNA Virtual CampusAVICENNA Virtual CampusProject

Technology Enhanced Learning

EC, Luxembourg 24-25/02 2004

UNESCO/SC/AP

SC/AP AVICENNA Virtual Campus






Objectives and Strategies• Setting-up of e-Leaning AKC in each country.

• Equip the Centres and Networking it by Internet. • Train the staff of centres (Directors, Technical experts and Tutors).

• Train the teacher’s producer in process production of e-Learning multimedia courses which be used in Internet network, Intranet Satellite.

• Develop e-learning courses. Select norms and quality evaluation procedures.

(in Science and Technology, Management, Computer sciences and Diplomatic studies.)

• Setting up of open Virtual Library of e-Learning courses in English, Arabic, French, Turkish, Italian and Spanish.

• Provide e-Learning sessions for students.


Estimated on-line Courses production (15 AKC)

Adapted courses 40 Translated courses (10%)

12

Produced courses 80 Courses for Blinds (5%)

6

Total 120

Partners and EC contributions

Commission contribution 3697101 80 %

UNESCO contribution 213592 4.7 %

Contributions from European Partners 206104 4.5 %

Contributions from Non-EU Partners 498977 10.8 %

TOTAL FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION 4615774 100 %


Avicenna Knowledge Center (AKC) or E-Learning Centre

INTERNETClass Room

Self ServiceProduction Room

Technical Room

Administration & Information

Meeting Room& Library


E-Learning Centre Staff • Director • Educational Expert • Technical Expert• Technician• Secretary


Avicenna centre (AKC)

provide methodological and technical support to e-Learning training modules producers;

provide technical support and information to users, mainly for tutors and students;

make available all IT’s facilities, in particular, access to the Education Virtual Library and group-ware for course producers, tutors and students;

establish, maintain and develop relationships between the e-Learning centers Network and other partners in their respective countries;



Quality and Evaluation Process SC/AP



Management system of courses production(Avicenna Intranet)

• Select the projects• Support the selected projects• Follow the development of the project



Campus Management

Teachers, Tutors

Students

Tutoring ofstudents and

administration

Self-learning and

Distance Education

Tools for production of courses

Avicenna VirtualLibrary

Avicenna e-Learning Platform(Ple@d)



Central Server (UNESCO)

Mirroring ServerAKC (UNED)

AVICENNA Virtual Library

Mirroring ServerAKC (Malta)

Mirroring ServerAKC (Egypt)

University in (Egypt)

Mirroring ServerAKC (UFC)




AVICENNA Virtual Library


Superposer les courbes selon des hypothèses différents



ACTIVITIES

• WP 1 – Development Strategy and Policy – Strategy and policy– Development method of the network – Organisation of the network

• WP 2 - Network and Technology Infrastructure• WP 3 – Human Resources Development

– Training of Directors, Experts, Teacher Producer and Tutors in each center • WP 4 - Organise production & e-learning environment

– Concept of e-Learning courses and organisation • WP 5 Multimedia Courses Production & Training

– Production of Multimedia educational Courses - Adaptation and Translation– Training with multimedia courses

• WP 6 Avicenna Virtual Library and e-learning environment• WP 7 Network Validation• WP 8 Dissemination and Awareness Campaign• WP 9 Project management



ACTIVITIES • WP1 (Development Strategy and Policy)

• Kick off meeting (17/03/03) (in UNESCO Paris)• Avicenna chart (project)• Partner Contracts signed by the partners (17)

• WP2 (Network and Technology Infrastructure)• Choice of set up E-learning plat-form (Plead) in central server

(UNESCO) • Equipment received by the most partners • Avicenna Portal: http://avicenna.unesco.org• Project Management System: http://avicenna.unesco.org/intranet

• WP3 (Human Resources Development)• Training of Director of Avicenna centers (18,19 and 20/03/03)

CNED in Poitiers.• Training of Experts of Avicenna Centers (10,11 and 12/09/2003)

UNESCO - Paris.• Training of Experts of Avicenna Centers (10,11 and 12/01/2004)

UFC in Algiers.




• WP4 (Organise production & e-learning environment)• Define of Quality criterion of on-line courses. • Management system of courses production (development

ongoing)• WP5 (On- line courses production)

• Identify by partners the courses to be adapted and produced. • Preparing of the right autors contrats (ongoing)

• WP6 (Avicenna Virtual Library)• Define of Quality criterion of on-line courses. • Management system of courses production (development

ongoing)• WP8 (Dissemination and Awareness Campaign)

• World Education market (Conference and Stand) 20-23 May 03 Lisbon (TV Ciencia on-line Portugal)

• World Conference on Higher Education (UNESCO- Paris 23-25 June 2003)

• General Conference of UNESCO (Paris 30 September – 17 October 2003)

• World conference in ICT (Geneva December 2003)



Management Project System

UNESCO

AVICENNA INTRANET

UNEDEspagne

CNAMFrance

UMFrance

CNEDFrance

UFCAlgérie

ENSIASMaroc

ISEFCTunisie

C.UEgypte

U.LLiban

P.UJordanie

U.CChypre

D.USyrie

MCSTMalte

METUTurquie

Responsable du projet

Leaders WP

AKC’s








SC/AP AVICENNA Virtual Campus 2003 2004 2005 2006


• Cooperation and clustering• 1- EUMEDIS projects

– Med Net’U N° 503– Navigation du savoir N° 35– MEDFORIST & Med Virtual University

• 2 Unesco projects- Arab Open University (UNESCO / AGFUND)

- E-learning for blinds (UNESCO/ AGFUND / OPEC) (23 countries)

• 3 World Bank Project – African Virtual University


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25/02/04 MILOUDI UNESCO/SC/AP 2004 1 UNESCO Sciences Sector Division of Science Analysis and Policies AVICENNA Virtual Campus Project Technology Enhanced