1 CUS / CRUS © Prof. Dr. P. Stucki Swiss Virtual Campus Implementation of a National Content Server Platform Prof. Dr. Peter Stucki International Plugfest

© 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


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Content

The Swiss Virtual Campus Program

Design and Implementation of aNational Content Server Platform

Steps Ahead

http://www.swissvirtualcampus.ch


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The Swiss Virtual Campus Program


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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


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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


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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: 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



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




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






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







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







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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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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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

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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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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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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..

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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

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HESSWITCH

ExpectedServiceOffering:

24 h/day,7 days/week52 weeks/year



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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

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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

Documents

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