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Edward Podgaisky,Edward Podgaisky,

RSHU, RussiaRSHU, Russia

The World Meteorological OrganizationThe World Meteorological OrganizationRegional Meteorological Training Center in Russian FederationRegional Meteorological Training Center in Russian Federation

Russian State Hydrometeorological Russian State Hydrometeorological UniversityUniversity

РГГМУ

1930 – Meteorological Institute was founded in Moscow

1995 – Following the Agreement between the World Meteorological Organization and Russian Government the Institute became the WMO Regional Meteorological Training Center

1998 – The Institute was given university status

History

RSHU

Meteorological Faculty

Hydrological Faculty

Oceanological Faculty

Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Physics

Faculty of Economics and Social Science

Faculty of Extramural Learning

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About 5000 students(incl. international students) are enrolled

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Дневной формыобучения

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Иностранныхучащихся

Аспирантов

330 academic staffincl. 64 Doctors and professors255 teachers with academic degrees

•Candidate of ScienceCandidate of ScienceEngineer or MSc + 3 yearsEngineer or MSc + 3 years

• Doctor of ScienceDoctor of ScienceCandidate Candidate + 3 + 3 yearsyears

•BScBSc 4 years4 years((in campusin campus))

•EngineerEngineer 55-6-6 years years ((in and off-campusin and off-campus))

•MScMSc BSc program BSc program + 2 years+ 2 years((in campusin campus))

Study Programs:

Regional Meteorological Training Center in Russian Federation

Moscow meteorological

college

Russian State Hydrometeorological

University

Refresher Training Institution

Technical education

Higher Education

TrainingCourses

WMO fellows at RSHU WMO fellows at RSHU (2000-2004)(2000-2004)

BackgroundBackground

RSHU has been experimenting with RSHU has been experimenting with computer-aided learning since 1990 computer-aided learning since 1990

4 months at COMET 4 months at COMET

Creating a dedicated unit within the Creating a dedicated unit within the university structureuniversity structure

First stepsFirst steps

Translating an existing COMET module Translating an existing COMET module • http://www.meted.ucar.edu/convectn/buoy_caphttp://www.meted.ucar.edu/convectn/buoy_cap

e_rus/e_rus/ OR: (!!!) OR: (!!!)

• http://cirrus.geoph.itb.ac.id/comet/convectn/buhttp://cirrus.geoph.itb.ac.id/comet/convectn/buoy_cape_rus/index.htmoy_cape_rus/index.htm

Hosting a WMO workshop on Hosting a WMO workshop on computerization in meteorological computerization in meteorological education and training education and training

Discussion group on ODL was createdDiscussion group on ODL was created

First stepsFirst steps (2) (2) Translating of a COMET module on our own Translating of a COMET module on our own

• http://meted.stud.rshu.ru/climchangehttp://meted.stud.rshu.ru/climchange

Translating abstracts of COMET modules, Translating abstracts of COMET modules,

Staff attitude: they would like to have some Staff attitude: they would like to have some modules translatedmodules translated

Translation of COMET template to be used for Translation of COMET template to be used for RSHU own webcasts productionRSHU own webcasts production

BreakthroughBreakthrough The bid at the The bid at the RF RF Ministry of Education was wonMinistry of Education was won

10 technical staff were trained to produce 10 technical staff were trained to produce webcasts based on COMET templatewebcasts based on COMET template

12 hours of webcasts were produced in a month 12 hours of webcasts were produced in a month time.time.• http://umo.rshu.ru/modules/modules.HTMhttp://umo.rshu.ru/modules/modules.HTM

Change of attitude among academic staffChange of attitude among academic staff

TechnicalitiesTechnicalities

Hardware:Hardware:• MMPs - MMPs - $$15001500• Voice recorders - Voice recorders - $$150150• Videorecorders for technical purposes - Videorecorders for technical purposes - $$300 (simplest)300 (simplest)

Software:Software:• Audiocity - voice editing – freeAudiocity - voice editing – free!!• PowerPoint (MS Office+ Windows XP)PowerPoint (MS Office+ Windows XP) - - • Macromedia Flash MX Macromedia Flash MX 2004 2004 - $240 educational license - $240 educational license • FlashSpring 1.5 (2.0) - <FlashSpring 1.5 (2.0) - <$$100 educational license100 educational license

Problems so farProblems so far

Low connectivity among academic staff and Low connectivity among academic staff and studentsstudents

Lack of skills to produce decent PowerPoint Lack of skills to produce decent PowerPoint presentations - chalk and blackboard still widely presentations - chalk and blackboard still widely usedused

Lack of skills in copyright issuesLack of skills in copyright issues

Commercialization of Russian segment of the Commercialization of Russian segment of the Internet - lack of online resources freely availableInternet - lack of online resources freely available

Perspectives Perspectives

IIncrease the volume of contentncrease the volume of content Megapolis - mobile solutionsMegapolis - mobile solutions

• http://meted.stud.rshu.ru/ppc/ppc01.htmlhttp://meted.stud.rshu.ru/ppc/ppc01.html• Podcasts?Podcasts?

New funding opportunitiesNew funding opportunities• http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/tehttp://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/te

mpus/doc/jep_tacis_2005.pdfmpus/doc/jep_tacis_2005.pdf

Thank you for your attention!

www.rshu.ru

Edward Podgaisky

Head, ID and ODL unit, IT Center, RSHU

podgaisky@rshu.ru