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The HOU in brief
Foundation in 1992 – Operation in 1997
Funded by the Greek State and the European Commission
Main Activities Distance education Participation/coordination of research programs funded by the EU,
Greek Ministries, Industry Development of contemporary educational material Organization of conferences Member of the Universal Consortium, participating in the Universal Project (
www.ist-univesral.org), a world-class brokerage service linking educators and trainers for the exchange and distribution of Learning Resources
The Future Foundation of a publishing house Building of new premises Expansion to new areas of education Expected growth in the number of students
School Structure
SST SHS SSS SAAEducational Material and Methodology Unit
Internal Assessment Unit
Computer Science
Natural Sciences
Greek Civilization
European Civilization.Hispanic Language
Business& Organization Admin
Library
SST: School of Science and TechnologySHS: School of Human Sciences
SSS: School of Social SciencesSAA: School of Applied Arts
The HOU in Numbers (2004-05) 1/2
Undergraduate students 10.360
Postgraduate students 5.262
PhD students 31
Number of Courses offered 24
Number of Modules offered 151
Number of applications submitted for attendance during 2004 – 2005
65.979
Number of places offered for 2004 – 2005 5.452
Graduates (2003-4) 2.214
Subsidies awarded since 1998 (2003-4) 1.251
Total of published titles (2003-4) 461
Tutors 950
Research Staff / Permanent Faculty 23
Administration Staff 107
New Courses to start in 2005-6 6
Total area covered by the University’s premises (12 buildings)
6.000 m²
The HOU in Numbers (2004-05) 2/2
Five Contact Sessions (Tutorials) per academic year in eight centres (Athens, Thessaloniki, Patra, Heraklion, Ioannina, Xanthi, Larissa, Pireaus)
Four to six written assignments per academic year
Distance consulting
Final Exams in eight centres
Tutor to student average ratio: 1/20
HOU Educational Features
Cities for Cities for face-to-face-to-face face meetingsmeetings
Αττική
Θεσσαλονίκη
Αχαΐα
Ηράκλειο
Μαγνησία
Πιερία
Ηλεία
Καβάλα
Καρδίτσα
ΡοδόπηΣέρρες
Τρίκαλα
Αρκαδία
Αιτωλοακαρνανία
Δράμα
Ιωάννινα
Καστοριά
Κέρκυρα
Κοζάνη
Λάρισα
Μεσσηνία
Ξάνθη
Πρέβεζα
Φωκίδα
Χαλκιδική
Βοιωτία
Εύβοια
Κορινθία
Computer Science
Natural Sciences
Business Administration
European Civilization
Hellenic Civilization
Hispanic Language and Civilization
Undergraduate Courses
Studies in EducationAdult EducationTeaching English as a Foreign Language Teaching German as a Foreign LanguageTeaching French as a Foreign LanguageOrthodox TheologyQuality AssuranceEnvironmental Design of Cities & BuildingsEnvironmental Design of InfrastructureConstruction ManagementEarthquake Engineering and Seismic Resistant StructuresMasters in Information SystemsTourist Business AdministrationHealth Care AdministrationHealth National System Services AdministrationBankingAdministration of Cultural UnitsGraphical Arts – Multimedia
Postgraduate Courses
Waste management (2005)
Advance Studies in Physics (2005)
Catalysis and Environmental Protection (2005)
Masters in Mathematics (2005)
Master in Business Administration (2005)
Postgraduate Courses (new)
Aim: To assist the students to a better understanding of the main teaching material. It utilizes, clarifies and enriches, if necessary, the already existing material. Tools are studied and usages of the new technologies are evaluated, in order to enhance the quality of the distance education provided.
Types of Alternative Teaching MaterialRecorded sound materialRecorded video materialWebcast (Video-Lectures)Self-evaluation questionsEducational softwareMultimedia, interaction mapsVirtual labsTele-labs
Alternative / Supportive Teaching Material
Basic e-CollaborationBasic e-Collaboration TechnologiesTechnologies
From module portals to the central students portal
Students fora
Video lectures (streaming video – webcasts)
E-mail, Distribution Lists, e-Panels, etc.
From module portals to From module portals to http://online.eap.grhttp://online.eap.gr
Module portal for INF10 “Introduction to Computer Science”
Free area: contains information for the public
Registered students area: Requires password
From module portals to From module portals to http://online.eap.grhttp://online.eap.gr
Module portal for INF10 “Introduction to Computer Science”: Registered Students area
Additional Education Material, projects, results, solutions, hints, etc.
The central HOU portal (based on IBM WebSphere)
Available from 2004
The student logs in and then has access only to the areas (modules) that (s)he attends
From module portals to From module portals to http://online.eap.grhttp://online.eap.gr
Students ForaStudents Fora
Forum for a students’ group.
The students may ask questions, or reply to questions asked by other students, or read the tutor responses.
Here a student asks and the tutor responds, etc.
Web CastsWeb Casts
Web casts (or video-Lectures) combine a series of transparencies with narrative and a simple video (mostly the speaker).
Virtual ClassroomsVirtual Classrooms
The tutor explaining to 16 participants in this virtual classroom an algorithm. The students can see the slides and the tutor in the video frame.
A student asking a question - this image was extracted from the recording of the virtual classroom, available to all students of this group.
Virtual ClassroomsVirtual Classrooms