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Innovative teaching methods at Tallinn University of Technology Estonia is a small country by area ~ Denmark, Switzerland, the Netherlands by population 8% of the Netherlands 11 universities (5 private) public universities have 11 colleges 67,325 students (2004) – 50% Estonian governmental financing TUT: 10,327 students Distant learning is not long distance learning Estonia & IT numerous wide-spread Internet and mobile applications: banking parking ticketing car security positioning Skype voting Estonia & IT (2005 ) Mobile phones: 107 per 100 habitants 776 free WiFi zones 54% of population uses the Internet (90% at the age of 10-24) 34% of homes have computers at home, 82% connected to the Internet 90% students reported they use their own computer WiFi area 2002-2005 7 776 62 450 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 2002 2003 2004 2005 homeusers 49% 51% 54% 50% 54% 56% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 2003 I 2003 II 2004 I 2004 II 2005 I 2005 II used internet on the last 7 days 35% 35% 40% 40% 40% 43% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 2003 I 2003 II 2004 I 2004 II 2005 I 2005 II Mobile phone clients 1991-2005 557 739 882 1050 1257 1444 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Thousands Estonian e-University Estonian e-University is a consortium of universities and universities of applied sciences. Estonian e-University was founded in February 2003. Membership: Ministry of Education and Research, IT Foundation, 4 public and4 privat universities e-University: functions Coordination of e-learning activities Financial support (through universities) training teachers course development Projects UNIVE ("Creating network-based e-university model for the small countries in the context of e-learning in Europe“) REDEL (“Regionally accessible qualitative higher education via e-learning development “) e-Learning at TUT WiFi at TUT campus 100% WebCT Campus Moodle other (incl local designs) Prof J. Kübarsepp Prof T. Kaps TREE Seminar at University of Valladolid 26.-27.05. 2006 WebCT Campus Faculty users e-courses Preparatory Courses Office 50 5 Civil Engineering 6 1 Power Engineering 44 5 Humanities 247 7 Information Technology 695 15 Kuressaare College 112 3 Economics and Business Administration 79 5 Science 972 4 Mechanical Engineering 300 9 Tallinn College 225 4 Virumaa College 27 2 Moodle Faculty users e-courses Power Engineering 44 1 Humanities 57 7 Economics and Business Administration 617 48 Local LMS Problems with e-learning Complexity of lab tasks encountered in transfer to e-learning environment High quality software packages are typical of very high volume. Thus, they need powerful servers. e-learning leads to a demand for optimization of contact hours Video in different forms at TUT Videoconference Videostreaming Video materials Videoconferencing equipment Picture from: http://www.teamsolutions.co.uk/ Polycom VX7000 Videostreaming TUT promotional events TUT news Research and development conferences Lectures Study materials VIDEO TRANSMISSION OF LECTURES 2004/2005 8 courses transmitted and stored 123 lectures transmitted 246 hours of lecture transmissions 10 743 viewers of stored lectures 123+67=190 stored video clips video clips viewed for 48 290 times Meetings Videostreaming equipment Labs Conventional Home labs Remote labs Virtual labs TUT’s e-learning strategy 2006-2010 indicators percentage of e-support courses from the total of courses - 90% cp percentage acquired in e-learning from total cps - 50% TUT’s e-learning strategy
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Innovative teaching methodsat Tallinn University of Technology
Estoniais a small country
by area ~ Denmark, Switzerland, the Netherlandsby population 8% of the Netherlands
11 universities (5 private)public universities have 11 colleges 67,325 students (2004) – 50% Estonian governmentalfinancingTUT: 10,327 studentsDistant learning is not long distance learning
Estonia & IT
numerous wide-spread Internet and mobile applications:
bankingparking ticketingcar securitypositioningSkypevoting
Estonia & IT (2005)
Mobile phones: 107 per 100 habitants776 free WiFi zones54% of population uses the Internet(90% at the age of 10-24)34% of homes have computers at home,82% connected to the Internet90% students reported they use their own computer
WiFi area 2002-2005
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Estonian e-University
Estonian e-University is a consortium of universities and universities of applied sciences. Estonian e-University was founded in February 2003.Membership: Ministry of Education and Research,IT Foundation, 4 public and4 privat universities
e-University: functions
Coordination of e-learning activitiesFinancial support (through universities)
training teacherscourse development
ProjectsUNIVE ("Creating network-based e-university model forthe small countries in the context of e-learning in Europe“)
REDEL (“Regionally accessible qualitative higher
education via e-learning development“)
e-Learning at TUT
WiFi at TUT campus 100%WebCT CampusMoodleother (incl local designs)
Prof J. Kübarsepp Prof T. KapsTREE Seminar at University of Valladolid 26.-27.05. 2006
WebCT Campus
Faculty users e-courses
Preparatory Courses Office 50 5
Civil Engineering 6 1
Power Engineering 44 5
Humanities 247 7
Information Technology 695 15
Kuressaare College 112 3
Economics and Business Administration 79 5
Science 972 4
Mechanical Engineering 300 9
Tallinn College 225 4
Virumaa College 27 2
Moodle
Faculty users e-courses
Power Engineering 44 1
Humanities 57 7
Economics and Business Administration 617 48
Local LMS
Problems with e-learning
Complexity of lab tasks encountered in transfer toe-learning environmentHigh quality software packages are typical of veryhigh volume. Thus, they need powerful servers. e-learning leads to a demand for optimization ofcontact hours
Video in different forms at TUT
VideoconferenceVideostreamingVideo materials
Videoconferencing equipment
Picture from:http://www.teamsolutions.co.uk/
Polycom VX7000
Videostreaming
TUT promotional eventsTUT newsResearch and development conferencesLecturesStudy materials
VIDEO TRANSMISSION OF LECTURES 2004/2005
8 courses transmitted and stored123 lectures transmitted246 hours of lecture transmissions10 743 viewers of stored lectures123+67=190 stored video clipsvideo clips viewed for 48 290 times
Meetings
Videostreaming equipment
Labs
ConventionalHome labsRemote labsVirtual labs
TUT’s e-learning strategy 2006-2010
indicatorspercentage of e-support courses from the total of
courses - 90%cp percentage acquired in e-learning from totalcps - 50%
TUT’s e-learning strategy
