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Swiss Virtual Campus Implementation of a National Content Server Platform. Prof. Dr. Peter Stucki International Plugfest 1 Zurich, February 17, 2004. Content. The Swiss Virtual Campus Program Design and Implementation of a National Content Server Platform Steps Ahead. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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© Prof. Dr. P. Stucki 1 Virtueller Campus Schweiz Campus Virtuel Suisse Campus Virtuale Svizzera Swiss Virtual Campus
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Swiss Virtual Campus
Implementation of a NationalContent Server Platform
Prof. Dr. Peter Stucki
International Plugfest 1Zurich, February 17, 2004
© Prof. Dr. P. Stucki 2 Virtueller Campus Schweiz Campus Virtuel Suisse Campus Virtuale Svizzera Swiss Virtual Campus
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Content
The Swiss Virtual Campus Program
Design and Implementation of aNational Content Server Platform
Steps Ahead
http://www.swissvirtualcampus.ch
© Prof. Dr. P. Stucki 3 Virtueller Campus Schweiz Campus Virtuel Suisse Campus Virtuale Svizzera Swiss Virtual Campus
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The Swiss Virtual Campus Program
© Prof. Dr. P. Stucki 4 Virtueller Campus Schweiz Campus Virtuel Suisse Campus Virtuale Svizzera Swiss Virtual Campus
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Foster the development of on-line educationacross the system of higher education inSwitzerland, e.g. Universities (UNI), SwissFederal Institutes of Technology (ETH/EPF),Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS).
Create networks of content owners/expertsSupport the development of 'common content'(learning units, modules, courses and curricula)Monitor technology transfer and field experienceService a large and new student user communityAward ECTS credits
Objective
Approach
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Impulse Program 2000-2003
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Foster change and not status-quo,Practice 'need-to-have' and not 'nice-to-have',Support content development and not systemresearch,Require sustainable products.
CHF 50 Mio. or € 35 Mio. or $ 30 Mio.Fifty-fifty financing model between federalgovernment and educational institutions
10 Universities, 2 Swiss Federal Institutes ofTechnology, 7 Universities of Applied Sciences
StrategicVisions
FinancialSupport
InvolvedInstitutions
Impulse Program 2000-2003
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Network consisting of a project manager and atleast two project partners at different institutions
Innovative, interactive, new media based anddidactically correct professional course designto substitute/replace classroom teaching
Scenarios that mature the student's self-respon-sibility for learning and knowledge acquisition
Network organization (online-tutors, progress control, administration, compensation, etc.)
ProjectSelectionCriteria
Impulse Program 2000-2003
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UNIGE
UNIL
UNINEUNIBE
UNIFR
UNILU
UNIBS
UNIZH UNISG
USI
ETHZ
EPFL
SLF
SUPSI
FH
FH
FH
HES
FH
FH
FFH
FH
FHFH
FH
FH
FHHES
HES
HES
HES
FH
FH
HES
Universities(GE, L, FR, NE,BE, LU, BS, ZH, SG, SI)
Swiss FederalInstitutes ofTechnology(ETHZ/EPFL)
Universities ofApplied SciencesHES-SO, BFH, FHNW, FHZ, ZFH, FHO, SUPSI)
Landscape of Swiss Higher-Education Campuses
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UNIGE
UNIL
UNINEUNIBE
UNIFR
UNILU
UNIBS
UNIZH UNISG
USI
ETHZ
EPFL
SLF
SUPSI
FH
FH
FH
HES
FH
FH
FFH
FH
FHFH
FH
FH
FHHES
HES
HES
HES
FH
FH
HES
UNIZH: eCF Corporate Finance(Prof. Volkart et al.)
SVC Project Example #1: eCF Corporate FinanceProf. Dr. Volkart et al., UNIZH
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SVC Project Example #2: GITTA - Geographic InformationTechnology Training Alliance, Prof. Dr. Weibel et al., UNIZH
UNIGE
UNIL
UNINEUNIBE
UNIFR
UNILU
UNIBS
UNIZH UNISG
USI
ETHZ
EPFL
SLF
SUPSI
FH
FH
FH
HES
FH
FH
FFH
FH
FHFH
FH
FH
FHHES
HES
HES
HES
FH
FH
HES
UNIZH: eCF Corporate Finance(Prof. Volkart et al.)
UNIZH: GITTA Geographic ITTraining Alliance(Prof. Weibel et al.)
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UNIGE
UNIL
UNINEUNIBE
UNIFR
UNILU
UNIBS
UNIZH UNISG
USI
ETHZ
EPFL
SLF
SUPSI
FH
FH
FH
HES
FH
FH
FFH
FH
FHFH
FH
FH
FHHES
HES
HES
HES
FH
FH
HES
UNIZH: eCF Corporate Finance(Prof. Volkart et al.)
UNIZH: GITTA Geographic ITTraining Alliance(Prof. Weibel et al.)
SLF/ETH: NAHRIS Dealing withNatural Hazards and Risks(Dr. Ammann et al.)
SVC Project Example #3: NAHRIS - Dealing with NaturalHazards and Risks, Dr. Amman et al., SLF Davos
FH Liechtenstein
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UNIGE
UNIL
UNINEUNIBE
UNIFR
UNILU
UNIBS
UNIZH UNISG
USI
ETHZ
EPFL
SLF
SUPSI
FH
FH
FH
HES
FH
FH
FFH
FH
FHFH
FH
FH
FHHES
HES
HES
HES
FH
FH
HES
UNIZH: eCF Corporate Finance(Prof. Volkart et al.)
UNIZH: GITTA Geographic ITTraining Alliance(Prof. Weibel et al.)
SLF/ETH: NAHRIS Dealing withNatural Hazards and Risks(Dr. Ammann et al.)
UNIBS: Latinum Electronicum(Prof. Wachter et al.)
Princeton University
SVC Project Example #4: Latinum ElectronicumProf. Wachter et al., UNIBS
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UNIGE
UNIL
UNINEUNIBE
UNIFR
UNILU
UNIBS
UNIZH UNISG
USI
ETHZ
EPFL
SLF
SUPSI
FH
FH
FH
HES
FH
FH
FFH
FH
FHFH
FH
FH
FHHES
HES
HES
HES
FH
FH
HES
UNIZH: eCF Corporate Finance(Prof. Volkart et al.)
UNIZH: GITTA Geographic ITTraining Alliance(Prof. Weibel et al.)
SLF/ETH: NAHRIS Dealing withNatural Hazards and Risks(Dr. Ammann et al.)
UNIBS: Latinum Electronicum(Prof. Wachter et al.)
Princeton University
UNIGE: C4H Computers forHealth (Prof. Geissbühler et al.)
SVC Project Example #5: C4H - Computers for HealthProf. Dr. Geissbühler et al., UNIGE
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UNIGE
UNIL
UNINEUNIBE
UNIFR
UNILU
UNIBS
UNIZH UNISG
USI
ETHZ
EPFL
SLF
SUPSI
FH
FH
FH
HES
FH
FH
FFH
FH
FHFH
FH
FH
FHHES
HES
HES
HES
FH
FH
HES
UNIZH: eCF Corporate Finance(Prof. Volkart et al.)
UNIZH: GITTA Geographic ITTraining Alliance(Prof. Weibel et al.)
SLF/ETH: NAHRIS Dealing withNatural Hazards and Risks(Dr. Ammann et al.)
UNIBS: Latinum Electronicum(Prof. Wachter et al.)
Princeton University
UNIGE: C4H Computers forHealth (Prof. Geissbühler et al.)
ZFH Winterthur: Signals andSystems (Prof. Lekkas et al.)
SVC Project Example #6: Signals and SystemsProf. Dr. Lekkas et al., ZFH
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UNIGE
UNIL
UNINEUNIBE
UNIFR
UNILU
UNIBS
UNIZH UNISG
USI
ETHZ
EPFL
SLF
SUPSI
FH
FH
FH
HES
FH
FH
FFH
FH
FHFH
FH
FH
FHHES
HES
HES
HES
FH
FH
HES
UNIZH: eCF Corporate Finance(Prof. Volkart et al.)
UNIZH: GITTA Geographic ITTraining Alliance(Prof. Weibel et al.)
SLF/ETH: NAHRIS Dealing withNatural Hazards and Risks(Dr. Ammann et al.)
UNIBS: Latinum Electronicum(Prof. Wachter et al.)
Princeton University
UNIGE: C4H Computers forHealth (Prof. Geissbühler et al.)
ZFH Winterthur: Signals andSystems (Prof. Lekkas et al.)
USI: SWISSLING(Prof. Rigotti et al.)
SVC Project Example #7: SWISSLINGProf. Dr. Rigotti et al., USI
And many more ...
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All in all 50 SVC Content Development ProjectsCovering all Major Academic Disciplines
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Medicine (11) Environmental and Life Sciences (9) Mathematics, Engineering and IT (9)Arts and Humanities (7)Management and Business Administration (6)Economics, Finance and Law (4)Educational Support (4)
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50 SVC Content Development ProjectsCovering all Major Academic Disciplines
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Swiss University Conference (CUS)(program supervision)
Commission(inter-institutional linking and advise)
Steering Committee(program conception and management)
Swiss Federal Office for Education&ScienceSwiss Federal Office for Education&Technology(finance and control)
ProgramExecution
Execution and Status of Impulse Program 2000-2003
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Supporting mandates completed(educational technology, legal and intellectualproperty issues, formative evaluation of peda-gogical and didactical quality, etc.)
First feedback from field experience available(content usage: mostly 'blended', some 'problem-based', only a very few 'fully online')
Positive acceptance by most parties involved(teachers, students, course designers, etc.)
ProgramStatus
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Execution and Status of Impulse Program 2000-2003
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Unifying 'browser-compatibility' achieved
Wide spectrum of platform implementations(missing guidelines and standards, open-source vs commercial product philosophy,limited portability, etc.)
ProgramStatus(cont'd)
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Execution and Status of Impulse Program 2000-2003
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Design and Implementation of aNational Content Server Platform
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AcademicDisciplines
Medicine (11)Env. & Life Sc. (9)Math., Eng. & IT (9)Econ., Fin. & Law (4)Educ. Support (4)Arts & Humanities (7)Mgmt.&Bus. Adm. (6)
PlatformProprietary 80% 45% 33% 25% 25% 15% 15%
SVC ProjectsPlatform Implementations
Comm. Product 20% 55% 66% 75% 75% 85% 85%
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Comm. Product # of Projects
2222211111
WebCTHyperwaveOLATZopePrometheusOracle iLearningJava/MathLabArchimedASP Scripting
SVC Projects: Comm. Product Statistics
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UNIGE
UNIL
UNINEUNIBE
UNIFR
UNILU
UNIBS
UNIZH UNISG
USI
ETHZ
EPFL
SLF
SUPSI
FH
FH
FH
HES
FH
FH
FFH
FH
FHFH
FH
FH
FHHES
HES
HES
HES
FH
FH
HESSWITCHWebCT
WebCT
WebCT
WebCT
WebCT
WebCT
WebCT
WebCTWebCT
WebCT
WebCTWebCT
WebCT
WebCT
WebCTWebCT WebCT
WebCT
WebCT
WebCT
WebCT
WebCT
WebCT
Implementation of a 'National Content Server' Platform('University-Foundation' SWITCH, YE 2003)
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Implementation of a 'National Content Server' PlatformEvaluation Procedure
Define requirements and selection criteria(authoring features, commercial products vsopen-source, implementations, portability,open/defacto standards, overall cost, etc.)
Study of worldwide available e-learningplatforms
Platform demonstrations and offerings
WebCT-Vista, Blackboard, etc.
Evaluation
Ranking
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Implementation of a 'National Content Server' PlatformWebCT-Vista: The Academic Enterprise System
> 50% of all projects are WebCT basedNew generation features of WebCT-Vista
Modern and scalable client-server systemarchitectureCentralized operationPreservation of corporate identity, lan-guage support and student administrationStandards: SCORM, IMS support
High cost (less of a problem in shared use)
Justification
Advantages
Disadvantages
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Implementation of a 'National Content Server' PlatformWebCT-Vista
Operation and maintenance by SWITCHLicense owner: SVC (Mandate Edutech)SVC project migration support(Mandate Edutech)
Efficient generation of e-learning course-content and testsIntegration of advanced/effective services(designer, students, administrators)Data and content management
ServiceOfferings
ProductionAdvantages
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Implementation of a 'National Content Server' PlatformWebCT-Vista
Operation and maintenance of'National Content Server' platform(Sun/Solaris, Oracle)Performance specification:Up to 600 concurrent users
WebCT-Vista inter-institutional user license
Migration support
Total cost:K€ 150/year
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Implementation of a 'National Content Server' PlatformWebCT-Vista
Installation and Training (4Q03-1Q04)e.g.Hard- and software procurement,Administrator training and coaching,Learning-context management training,Designer schooling,WebCT-Vista promotion tour andmigration assessment,Account installations,Etc..
Phase I •
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Example: Students of a common SVC Project UNIBS (lead), UNIZH (partner) andUNIL (partner) will use the NCS-Platform in time- and space-independent mode.
UNIGE
UNIL
UNINEUNIBE
UNIFR
UNILU
UNIBS
UNIZH UNISG
USI
ETHZ
EPFL
SLF
SUPSI
FH
FH
FH
HES
FH
FH
FFH
FH
FHFH
FH
FH
FHHES
HES
HES
HES
FH
FH
HESSWITCH
ExpectedServiceOffering:
24 h/day,7 days/week52 weeks/year
Implementation of a 'National Content Server' PlatformWebCT-Vista
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Steps Ahead
Consolidation of Swiss VirtualCampus Impulse Program
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Optimize and maintain e-learning objects,modules and coursesSecure sustainability of e-learning course-stemdeveloped under the impulse programSupport the teaching renewal initiative as definedby the conference of Swiss university rectors(Bologna and >10% self-study offerings by 2004)
E-learning competence, service and productioncenter at each Swiss higher education institutionMaintenance of developed e-learning coursematerial
Objective
Approach
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Consolidation Program 2004-2007
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Support the development of newe-learning coursewareProvide services and solutions of generalinterest to the Swiss e-learning community(extended National Content Server offerings,new mandates)
Course quality, coaching/tutoring, field accep-tance, course certification, curriculum integration,rights management, networking of resources,internationalization and last but not least:Conclusive and usable standards at large....
Approach(cont'd)
OpenIssues(partial)
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Consolidation Program 2004-2007
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To all members of the Swiss Virtual CampusSteering Committee
To the Swiss Virtual CampusCoordination Team
To CUS & CRUS as well as all theother Federal Authorities
involved
Acknowledgments and Thanks