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Virtual and Physical Learning Spaces University Duisburg-Essen

Presentation EUNIS ELTF – Lausanne 15th/16th April 2013

Steffi Engert & Sandrina Heinrich, Centre for Information and Media Services, University Duisburg-Essen

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University Duisburg-Essen: Intro Dual-Campus (ca. 20 km distance) Students: 39.000 (50% women, 16%

from outside Germany, 63% from commuter belt)

Staff: 4385 (academic: 2600, professors: 447; women: 42%, prof.: 20%)

11 faculties (all major subjects except Law)

Revenue: 441 mill (third-party funds: 28 mill)

University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr (UAMR) – together with the University Bochum and the TU Dortmund

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Learning Spaces – Virtual and Physical Moodle: main (“strategic” = fully supported) Learning Management System

Active Courses 2005-2012/13 Active Users 2005-2012/13

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Learning Spaces – Virtual and Physical DuEPublico: Multimedia ePublishing Server (e.g. Semester reserve lists,

University Bibliography), OpenAccess repository, interface with Moodle, presently 1656 reserve lists

Mahara (ePortfolio) (first pilot projects under discussion) Open Learning-Spaces: Library, PC Pools Media-enabled lecture halls and seminar rooms PC Hall/PC-supported Exam Centre – professional eAssessment software

LPLUS: Between 15th July 2008 and 31st March 2013 399 exams involving 34.125 students

Recording/Streaming Lectures; pod- and video-casts; iTunesU, YouTube Videoconferencing:12 rooms (10 in Duisburg, 2 in Essen – between 35 and 295

seats)

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Centre for Information and Media Services Combines Computing Centre, Media Services, Learning Technologies, ERP

applications, IT project management (80 members of staff) Main provider of IT, media and learning technologies Diversity of “customer” groups: students, lecturers and researchers, central

units, administration and university management/board Competence-Centre for the university:

Slogan of Mission Statement: ZIM - Your innovative Partner for IT and Media Cooperation with University Library (joint sector Information, Communication

and Media) Cooperation and to some extent division of labour with the University Alliance

Metropolis Ruhr

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Support 3-Level Support via Helpdesk (Physical: e-Point, online: web-form, phone)

based on a professional helpdesk-system 3rd Level Consulting/Coaching:

– Moodle Competence Centre (jointly run by Centre of Information Services and Library)– Video-Audio Production– Video-conferencing– Web and Content Design– Concepts and Planning for media-enabled spaces (lecture rooms, “open study” spaces,

special rooms such as PC Hall)– Technical and technical-didactical expertise for faculty (and other) e-learning/blended

learning projects