Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001 Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana Open Distance Education at Southern Switzerland University

Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001

Scuola universitaria professionaledella Svizzera italiana

Open Distance Education at Southern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences

Some Results and Reflections

Riccardo Mazza, SUPSI-DIE, USI, Lugano - CH

Carlo Lepori, SUPSI-DIE, IDSIA, Manno - CH

Federico Flückiger, SUPSI, Manno - CH

Lorenzo Cantoni, USI-Scienze della Comunicazione, Lugano - CH

Osvaldo Arrivo, ISPFP, Lugano - CH



University of Lugano (USI)

Southern Switzerland Universities

University of applied sciences of southern Switzerland (SUPSI)






Communicationsciences

Economics

Architecture






Computer science andelectrical engineering

Economics and management

Civil engineeringand architecture

Social workApplied art






Federal institute for professional

pedagogic (ISPFP)

Swiss center for scientific calcu-lation (CSCS)Eduswiss







pedagogic (ISPFP)


Pedagogic

New media in educationLearning environments







pedagogic (ISPFP)


Scientific calculation Super computing

Equipment provider







pedagogic (ISPFP)


NetworkingPostgraduate education

New learning technologies



Competencies

• Communication sciences• Economy• Architecture• Computer sciences and electrical engineering

• Economics and management

• Civil engineering

• Applied art

• Learning environments

• New media in education

• Pedagogy

• Scientific calculation

• Super computing

• New learning technologies

• Postgraduate education

• Networking



University of Lugano

Southern Switzerland UniversitiesCommon services

University of applied sciences of southern

Switzerland

Research

Postgraduate Education

Computer Services

New Media Didactic Services



• Technology Watch

• Support for teachers

• Co-ordination of CVS projects

• Collaboration with other institutions

• Organization of events– International conference on New Learning Environments,

Lugano - CH, May 8-11 2002

New Media Didactic Service(in the future: DL-LAB)



wiss

irtual

ampus



Swiss Virtual Campus

• A national program founded by the Swiss Confederation (30 Million CHF) for years 2000-2003

• Universities participate with 50% of costs.• 50 ongoing projects, almost every Swiss university

participates• Three main aims:

– Take advantage of the opportunities now available through new information and communication technology

– Strengthen collaboration between the universities, a system of credits should be set up

– Develop high-quality, multilingual, teaching materials and improve the quality of student learning processes



SVC projects

• MACS

• SWISSLING

• Forum New Learning

• Interstructures

• eduswiss online

• Nano World

• GITTA



SVC projects

• MACS

• SWISSLING


• Interstructures

• eduswiss online

• Nano World

• GITTA

SUPSI

ISPFP

CSCS

IDSIA

eduswiss

Uni Lugano

• Multilingual postgraduate education progam

• Concepts for virtual university administration

• Target audience: northern Switzerland and northern Italy

1st online course started onMarch 20th 2001



SVC projects

• MACS

• SWISSLING


• Interstructures

• eduswiss online

• Nano World

• GITTA

Uni Lugano

Uni Genève

Uni Lausanne

Uni Basel

Uni Zürich

TECFA Uni Genève

SUPSI

LOGOS

• Basic education program in linguistice

• Target audience: Linguistic students in entire Switzerland



SVC projects

• MACS

• SWISSLING


• Interstructures

• eduswiss online

• Nano World

• GITTA

eduswiss

ETHZ

SUPSI

HES SO

FH Bern

SFIB - CTIE

ESC Brig

FH NWS

• Teacher support system

• Introductory courses

• Networking the competencies

Activities started last year



SVC projects

• MACS

• SWISSLING


• Interstructures

• eduswiss online

• Nano World

• GITTA

EPF Lausanne

ETH Zürich

Uni Lugano

SUPSI



SVC projects

• MACS

• SWISSLING


• Interstructures

• eduswiss online

• Nano World

• GITTA

Partnership eduswiss

SUPSI

ETHZEPFLUni BernUni GenèveUni FribourgUni NeuchatelUni Zürich

FH BernHES SOFH NWS

AcadAPEXErgomedia

SwisscomAscomSunSiemensAlcatelEricsson

SRGSMUV

STEAGGlueProTelecom

...



SVC projects

• MACS

• SWISSLING


• Interstructures

• eduswiss online

• Nano World

• GITTA

Uni Basel

Institut Maurice E. Müller

Uni Bern

Uni Fribourg

SUPSI

ETH Zürich

Uni Dresden

FH BB

Centre Suisse d‘Electronique et de Microtechnique SA

Nanosurf AG Liestal



SVC projects

• MACS

• SWISSLING


• Interstructures

• eduswiss online

• Nano World

• GITTA

Uni Zürich

SUP Basel

Uni Fribourg

EPF Lausanne

ETH Zürich

SUPSI



Dissemination

MANNO / LUGANO

MILANO

VARESE

COMO

BREGALGLIA

POSCHIAVO

ST. GALLEN

CHUR

SION

LUZERN



Conclusions

• Collaboration among institutions is difficult, but necessary

• Extend target people• The creation of a laboratory shared by several

institutes is helpful



What we learned from this experience

• A mixed approach (on-line and face-to-face) can be useful to avoid some typical problems in distance learning (students feels alone, lack of interactions, …)

• Is useful to create a fil-rouge of the course to help students to maintain the “pace” during the study

• Teacher needs to spend more time in a on-line course rather than in ex-cathedra course

• Students have more time to spend in solving exercises and to collaborate in discussions

• The supervision of teacher in discussions and synchronous events is fundamental

Documents

Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001 Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana Open Distance Education at Southern Switzerland University