Educational technologiese-Learning and eTKK

TOBB Economics andTechnology University

e-Learning Seminar 19.10.2006

Heikki Hallantie, Development Expert, TKK Dipoli

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Helsinki University of Technology Lifelong Learning Institute Dipoli

TKK Dipoli

TKK - university of excellence in adult education 2007-2009

FVU 2005

FINLAND

Area total: 337,030 sq km

Population: 5,183,545

GDP/ comp. by sector: agriculture: 4% industry: 34% services: 62%

GDP/ capita: purchasing power parity

$26,200

International organizations-Member of United Nations since 1955- Member of European Union since 1995

http://www.gandalf.it/data/data2.htmhttp://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

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CompetitivenessFVU 2005

Source: World Economic Forum (WEF), The International Institute for Management Development (IMD)

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University as an institution of Information Society

• ICT considered as social communication system instead of technology

• focus on systemic level from individualistic teacher-learner centric approach

• ICT will be an essential part of new education system

• e in e-learning should be read ”enhanced”• Source: Dr. Jyrki Pulkkinen/Dissertation

2003

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Megatrends & Weak signals

• Technology trends– price/performance getting better– ubiquitous computing

• Globalization• Demographic factors• Bologna process• Big changes in education systems

unavoidable

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Reaction model

Reactionmodel

Bologna processs

Counterattack

Passive resignation

Proactivebehavior

Escape

Globalization

Technology

Demographics

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ICT’s in Finnish University Education

• The Finnish University System– 21 state owned Universities

• Autonomy of Universities• Finnish Virtual University

– eLearning hype– good and bad experiences

• Towards Portals and MLE’s

National level activities at Service Unit• Common portal and support services• Common agreements• International co-operation

Inter-University co-operation• Thematic networks• Common services• Development projects

Finnish Virtual University activitiesFVU 2005

Local activities at each university• e-learning material• Learning systems• e-Learning courses• ICT training• Local support services

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ICT’s in TKK’s Education

• Early adoption in pilot courses• Student database in 90’s• Web-based course registration system

in 90’s• Finnish Virtual University initiative 1999• Common Learning (Optima) platform in

2004• MLE- project in 2005

electronic environment@Helsinki University of Technology – eTKKwww.tkk.fi/eTKK (in finnish only)

 

MLE - ManagedLearningEnvironment

CMS – Content ManagementSystem

eAGE – electronicallyAdministratedGenericEnvironment

Qualitysystem

URTHA –Project ManagementSystem

H.HallantieT.Toivonen

M.PirttivaaraJ. Salmela

M.MelinJ.Lahtinen

M.Melin I.Lähteenmäki

Shibboleth (A.Tontti)= SSO user recognition

Existing systems, thatmust work in cooperationwith the new systems:

•Employee information system•Study systems•Billing system•Travel system•Electric phonebook•Machine registry•Economy management system•Resource management system

Project coodination (M.Melin / M.Sipilä)

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Contents of eTKK

• eTKK consists of five projects– Content Management System for web

publishing– Noppa-portal & Managed Learning

Environment– Project management system for researchers

and administration– eAGE: electronically Administrated Generic

Environment– Publishing platform for university wide quality

system

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Reasoning behind eTKK

• To survive in the global and local competition– We need more effective processes– We need to ICT systems to support these

processes– These ICT systems must be usable and designed

user centeredly

• ICT will NOT solve the challenges by itself but it’s necessary tool in today's digitalizing environment– Remember that ICT is only one part of

organizations socio-technical environment

User Intervace PortalUser Intervace Portal

Oodi-termin enrolments.

-rights to browse-gradings

- etc...

Integration interfaceIntegration interface

Learningmanagement

system-course.

management

webOodi -enrolments.-study plans

Authentication-user id-passwords--Shibboleth

Newsystems

Managed Learning EnvironmentStudents

Teachers

Otherremainingsystems

Partialgradings

Coursefeedback

and assesments

Administration

New systems

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Integrating systems to support user’s processes

• Noppa-portal– Personalized front page for students and teachers +

course home pages– Focus is on supporting the daily processes

• Oodi– Main student and course register– Study planning– Course enrollments

• Optima– e-learning– Groupware

• Single Sign On with Shibboleth

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Latest news from my own courses

News for students

My courses

XY-nn.nnn Course name• Timetable• Course material

Calendar of my courses’ events* Weekly schedule printer friendly version* List view for deadlines and exams export functionality* Monthly view

E-mailUnread messages: 12To webmail...

My linksCurling.fi

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Some other link

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Edit links...

Logout(Switch role)

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Standardized course pages (1)

• All courses should have the following pages in Noppa– Course brochure– Course news– Timetable– Course results– Exercises and course material

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Standardized course pages (2)

• To help teachers create the content – there are custom made templates and

easy-to-use tools– the tools are designed to support

different kinds of processes• i.e. there might be two ways to do the same

thing• Both ways lead to the same result

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Implementing eLearning environment

• Autonomy of the University• Autonomy of Departments• Autonomy of laboratories• Consequence: weak central

administration• Lots of individual solutions• Internal competition

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Present situation

• Usage of central learning platform is increasing rapidly (4100 user accounts)

• MLE- portal is at requirement planning phase

• Lots of integration needs• Single sign-on and Web services as

solution

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Roadmap to the future

• University as an institute of Information society

• Universities as regional players• From formal hierarchies to open

networks• Global competition and co-operation

of Universities