Organizational Structures for elearning Support at Berlin University of Technology

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1 Organizational Structures for elearning Support at Berlin University of Technology Berlin University of Technology MuLF Center for Multimedia in Education and Research Lars Knipping

2 TU Information Management Centers TU Berlin MuLF Jeschke/Thomsen tubit Odej Kao library Wolfgang Zick tubit (Berlin University of Technology IT): General IT infrastructure, e.g. Intranet Computing server Systems for administrating staff and finances

3 TU Information Management Centers TU Berlin MuLF Jeschke/Thomsen tubit Odej Kao library Wolfgang Zick MuLF (Center for Multimedia in Education and Research): Multimedia service and research center Technical multimedia infrastructure for teaching Multimedia advisory team (helpdesk pedagogic & technical) Training of lecturers in use of new media Electronic study organization Support for integration of new media into curricula Research on new media in education and research Thirdparty fund-raising & project coordination in elearning/eteaching/eresearch

4 TU Information Management Centers TU Berlin MuLF Jeschke/Thomsen tubit Odej Kao library Wolfgang Zick Feedback important! Meetings at regular intervals with the other entities with TU management

5 MuLF service & support research, development, teaching Founded in 2005 Located in faculty of Mathematics & Natural Sciences Headed by Jeschke/Thomsen Advisory board Faculty of M. & N.S. Faculty of E.E. & C.S. Basic funding by TUB elearning, eteaching, eresearch, escience coordination counseling training test bed information center for multimedia in education & research 3 rd party funds PR industry coop. organization & management development integration econtent MM research MM education

6 MuLF activities Multimedia equipment of lecture halls and seminar rooms Student administration: MOSES account Course Management System: ISIS Server hosting Implementing TU Web design standards NEMESIS project coordination Research activities Virtual laboratories (Nemesis) Remote experiments (Nemesis) Electronic examinations (Nemesis) Virtual knowledge spaces (Nemesis, Genesis) Intelligent tutoring systems (Genesis) Accessibility in elearning (BeLearn)

7 Equipping lecture halls and seminar rooms In cooperation with Building Division MuLF: Planning and specification Software installation and maintenance Training + help desk Building Division + external companies: Construction work and hardware installation

8 Lecture Hall Equipment About 20 lecture halls already equipped with 1 or 2 PCs (Windows + Linux) 1 or 2 LCD projectors Audio equipment Internet connection Digitizer tablet Media control desk Projection spaces Some with WLAN, DVD player, analog video player, video cameras, digitizer board, 3D projection system

9 Lecture Hall Equipment (cont.)

10 Seminar Room Equipment Mobile Solution (12 sets): tabletpc (convertible) and LCD projector

11 Seminar Room Equipment (cont.) Mobile Solution (CERES project): Set of 20 tabletpcs, LCD projector, WLAN router sponsored by HP

12 Moses Account: Motivation (Mobile Service for Students) Largest technology-oriented German university > Students > 50 courses of studies: Engineering Sciences Computer Science & Electrical Engineering Mathematics & Natural Sciences Economics Humanities Social Sciences Architecture Large Service Lectures

13 Scheduling without Moses Largest course (Analysis I for Engineers): 2200 Students Lectured simultaneously in 5 lecture rooms 75 associated seminars Lottery drawing Scheduling without overlaps is needed

14 Moses Account: Study Organization Overlap-free seminar scheduling Including room and staff assignment Students give their preferences online Students may form groups (up to three persons) Notify students on their study achievements Homework results Exam results Exam Management Online registration Online access to results for students Prerequisites for exam registration (optional) Planning reliability for exam operating staff Room and staff management Automatic Generation of Enrollment lists (for central exam office) Participant lists (for exam operating staff) List of Grades (for central exam office) Statistics (for exam operating staff)

15 Moses Account: Current Status > 4500 students > seminar bookings scheduled 24 Modules Mathematics service lectures for engineers (Analysis I/II/III, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, ITPDG) Analysis I for mathematicians Introduction to physics for engineers I/II Mechanics I/II/III Material Technology I/II/II Basics of electrical engineering Introduction to computer science Methods and applied basics of computer science 1 Theoretic Foundations of computer science I Basics of Computer Engineering Design Theory I/II/III/IV Design and Materials Pure Economics 2

16 ISIS: Course Management System Information System for Instructors and Students Motivation: Common central point of entry for all elearning activities Based on Moodle (Open Source) Different levels of integration All course materials in Moodle Course materials in Moodle with links to external platforms Only entry point to external portal

17 ISIS: Status Start in summer term 2006 Mathematics service lectures (+ course on online teaching) Winter term 2006/06: About 140 courses > 6500 students Several departments: Department of Language and Communication Department of Mathematics Department of Physics Department of Fluid Mechanics und Acoustics Department of Sociology Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning And other departments with fewer courses

18 Web Design of University Library Central layout definition for Web presence (TYPO3): tubit Corporate design of TU Consulting + training: MuLF Customization for special needs: MuLF University Library InTUri graduate school

19 Server Hosting Server hosting service (ISIS) (Moses) (Library) eprint Server Mumie (elearning platform on Mathematics) IWF steam workshop & others (web sites, etc.)

20 Summary MuLF coordinates all Multimedia & e-activities Education, research, and study administration Service center also performs research itself Strong interaction with faculties and other central entities Feedback on demands from practice

21 Thank you!