Mediterranean Virtual UniversityMVU: Mediterranean Virtual University MVU Lillian Buus - research assistant – lillian@hum.aau.dk E-learning lab – ICT, learning and collaboration – Aalborg University


Agenda: Agenda Prenstation of the MVU project Aim Vision Implementation Organization The MVU course structure Template for designing MVU-courses Transfer the design to Moodle Courses designed by partners


Project - Background: Project - Background The establishment of a virtual university in the Mediterranean area. 2-year EU-project under the EUMedis programme Duration from July 2004 until August 2006 duration so far ~ 1 year 9 partners from around the Mediterranean – plus Denmark and Scotland


Project - partners: Project - partners Partners: University of Strathclyde (Scotland) Aalborg University (Danmark) University of Cyprus (Cypern) Ains Shams University (Egypten) Jordan University of Science and Technology (Jordan) University of Malta (Malta) Islamic University of Gaza (Palæstina) Birzeit University (Palæstina) Welfare Association (Palæstina) Sabanci University (Tyrkiet) American University of Beirut (Libanon)


Project aim: Project aim First of all develop and deliver high quality, relevant online modules which meet the requirements of industry and individuals. Second main aim is to build a lasting international educational network where academic and technical expertise in e-learning can be exchanged between partners in Europe and the Mediterranean region


Project - Vision: Project - Vision To build a sustainable network of top institutions who collaboratively develop and deliver high quality online university courses


Project - implementation: Project - implementation Development of online courses in Computer Science ACM 2001-curriculum Adjusted by each partner 4 courses pr. partner (11 partners) Until now each partner have developed 2 courses The second round of development is to start from October 05 SCORM compliant Learning Objects Portability Granularity Electronic platform Moodle


Project - organization: Project - organization Learning perspective (eLL’s role): Workshops 'Show and tell'-seminars User groups Developer Subject specialist Tutor Online course Pedagogy and design Tutor course Electronic platform Moodle


MVU Course structure: MVU Course structure


MVU Activity structure: MVU Activity structure Sub-activities/LO


Structure (example): Structure (example) Sub-activities/LO


Learning objects and activities: Learning objects and activities Learning Objects SCORM packages Content Resource Learning Activities Dialog Asynchronous Synchronous Collaboration Asynchronous Synchronous Individual assignments


Supportive services - Asynchronous : Supportive services - Asynchronous Video: Video streaming servers MPEG-4 Text: Moodle Wiki Forum Assignments Quizzes Lotus Notes Lotus Team Workplace iGroups WinCvs – CVS (Concurrent Versions System) (free)


Supportive services - Synchronous: Supportive services - Synchronous Audio/chat: Yahoo messenger Skype Netmeeting Text: CWT Chat (Moodle) Video/chat: Conference systems/synchronous interaction: Centra Netmeeting (+ file sharing, whiteboard) Lotus Same time Messenger Yahoo messenger Video streaming (online streaming)


Course proforma: Course proforma Syllabus


Course proforma: Course proforma


Course proforma: Course proforma


Course proforma: Course proforma


Course proforma: Course proforma Activities Module: Introduction to online learning


Moodle: Moodle How have we tranfered this course proforma to Moodle?


Courses from other partners: Courses from other partners Sabanci Presentation of Moodle for teachers and course creators Moodle – installation and more technical presentation AUB (American University of Beirut) Queuing Theory Ain Shams Two courses in CS


Pedagogical considerations and perspectives: Pedagogical considerations and perspectives The difference between natural science and human science Design Pedagogy How can POPP or PBL relate to the perspectives in Learning Objects? The dialog and collaboration integrated as part of the LO or should it be ’parallel’? Moodle as the pedagogical platform How does Moodle support this pedagogy? How can LO be integrated as part of Moodle? And what kind of structure do you build to get the learning process and not only the learning content?


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