DISTANCE LEARNING IN IT EDUCATION

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DISTANCE LEARNING IN IT EDUCATION
BAUINFORMATIK MMIII

• Prof. Djordje R. Djordjevic
• Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture
• University of Nis

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DISTANCE LEARNING IN IT EDUCATIONBAUINFORMATIK
MMIIIDJORDJE R. DJORDJEVIC

• New trends in higher (University)
  education in Civil Engineering
• Rapidly decreasing number of (registered)
  students,
• Rapidly increasing part-time students,
• Increasing interest for correspondence/distance/on
  -line learning,
• Decreasing interest of students for presence to
  lectures and tutorials.

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DISTANCE LEARNING IN IT EDUCATIONBAUINFORMATIK
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• Increasing number of new highly specialized
  professions (about 18,000),
• Increasing interest for self-tailored study,
• Increasing interest for study and business going
  along,
• Increasing interest for independent research,
• Increasing interest for student mobility.

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DISTANCE LEARNING IN IT EDUCATIONBAUINFORMATIK
MMIIIDJORDJE R. DJORDJEVIC

• CLASSICAL ANSWERS OF TEACHERS AND GOVERNMENTS
• Old elite-approach in Humboltian stile freedom
  of education and research,
• Eighty-century Napoleon Approach Strictly
  defined engineering schools with guaranteed jobs,
• Modern Anglo-Saxon approach as combination of
  previous two systems.

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DISTANCE LEARNING IN IT EDUCATIONBAUINFORMATIK
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• CLASSICAL PROBLEMS IN IT (COMPUTER SCIENCE)
  EDUCATION
• Natural language (English/German/Local language),
• Professional language new, not understandable
  jargon of terms,
• Lack of strict definitions of IT terms.

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DISTANCE LEARNING IN IT EDUCATIONBAUINFORMATIK
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• SOLUTIONS
• Interactive (electronic) super fast, high-quality
  dictionaries of natural languages,
• Electronic (HTML) dictionary of IT jargons,
• Multi-language, multi-media thesaurus of IT
  terms.

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DISTANCE LEARNING IN IT EDUCATIONBAUINFORMATIK
MMIIIDJORDJE R. DJORDJEVIC

• Teaching material
• Classical textbooks,
• Electronic (Internet) textbooks manuscripts
  (on-line),
• On-line (Interesting groups) and e-mail
  consultations,
• Internet research.
• Team computing and CSCW (Computer Supported
  Cooperative Work).

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• Team computing and CSCW (Computer Supported
  Cooperative Work).

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Groupware
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Group processes

1. Introduction of topics and assignment during a
   face-to-face meeting
2. Adviser and student read separately about the
   topic
3. Adviser and student discuss open issues
4. Student works on the paper
5. Adviser reads the paper
6. Adviser and student discuss the paper
7. Student produces the final version of the paper
8. Student presents the paper

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DISTANCE LEARNING IN IT EDUCATIONBAUINFORMATIK
MMIIIDJORDJE R. DJORDJEVIC

• Distance learning (e-learning) systems
• Modularization of courses, giving to students
  possibility to choice the order of study,
• Context sensitive search,
• Automatic Index,
• Glossar, thesaurus,
• Difference between structure, content, and
  format,
• Objects and repeated use of objects,
• Simple establishing relations between objects.

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DISTANCE LEARNING IN IT EDUCATIONBAUINFORMATIK
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• Distance learning (e-learning) systems
• Development and testing DB concepts for modular
  collection of knowledge appropriate for teaching,
• Development and testing of navigation tools
  through modules,
• Taking in account new coming technologies,
• Influence of technology to separate teaching
  modules,
• Development and testing of navigation platforms,
• Development und testing of communication
  structure

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DISTANCE LEARNING IN IT EDUCATIONBAUINFORMATIK
MMIIIDJORDJE R. DJORDJEVIC

• Distance learning (e-learning) systems
• Blackboard Learning System ML (Distance learning,
  Curricula with WebComponents, using Building
  Blocks), http//www.blackboard.com/
• dotLRN (.lrn is group-oriented e-learning
  platform, based on OpenACS toolkit MIT,
  Cambridge, Massachusetts),
• http//hebgen.uni-hd.de/dotlrn.html

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DISTANCE LEARNING IN IT EDUCATIONBAUINFORMATIK
MMIIIDJORDJE R. DJORDJEVIC

• Distance learning (e-learning) systems
• CLIX Campus (Virtual University,
  distance-learning, supporting classical study,
  advertising
• ILIAS (on-line teaching platform, i.e.
  Integriertes Lern- Informations- und
  Arbeitskooperations-System), as Open Source
  software available.
• http//www.ilias.uni-koeln.de/

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• Distance learning (e-learning) systems
• Plattform 2003 (Virtual university system,
  modular und flexible, with many users, project in
  progress),
• http//www.fernuni-hagen.de/LVU/public/plattfor
  m2003.htmllix
• W3L (e-learning and knowledge management, with
  didactic-methodic concept with multi-media
  support)
• http//www.swt.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/w3l/

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• Distance learning (e-learning) systems
• WebCT Systems for integration in Campus
  structure

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• Distance learning (e-learning) systems
• SOFTWARE
• SGLM-editor
• FrameMaker SGLM,
• SGML bibTEX,
• Multi-media software (graphic, audio, video),
• PDF, HTMP processing software,
• Text (Word) -gt FrameMaker,
• FrameMaker-gt SGML,
• SGML -gtHTML.

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Vergleich workflow Alt ? Neu
strukturiertes PDF und HTML mit Lernoberfläche
TooL!
einfaches PDF
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Protection/Security
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From FC to Portal
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Water and Environment Distance Learning Course
(Weimar)
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Growing trend (Weimar)
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Student statistics(2002/03 WS)
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Professional background
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Working engagements
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Age groups
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Advertising of study
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Staff statistics