Virtuelle Fachhochschule Technische Fachhochschule Berlin University of Applied Sciences Project "Virtuelle Fachhochschule" (guiding project) State of

VirtuelleFachhochschule

TechnischeFachhochschuleBerlinUniversity of Applied Sciences

• Project "Virtuelle Fachhochschule" (guiding project)

• State of Study Start

• Future Demands

Prof. Dr. D. Weber-Wulff, J.-P. Kania

Online Educa 2002 Berlin

The Virtual University of Applied Sciences- State of the Art and Future Demands



• Project "Virtuelle Fachhochschule" (guiding project)





Projektträger:

Fachhochschule Lübeck (Coordination of the project) Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck Universität der Bundeswehr, Hamburg

FH Westküste Nordakademie AKAD Rendsburg FH Nordostniedersachen FH Ostfriesland FH Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel Hochschule Bremerhaven FH Gelsenkirchen FH Brandenburg TFH Berlin FH Stralsund DGB Nordmark Hamburg AWI-Verlag, München Innovationsforum, Frankfurt Comicon, Bielefeld Vereinigung der Schleswig-Holsteinischen Arbeitgeberverbände

Project partnersProjektförderer:

Project VFH (Guiding Project)



The Aims of the Virtual University

adapting study programs to the challanges of the future

use of the newest technology to increase the competitiveness in higher education

new groups of students and international markets for our universities

opening higher education for a wide spectrum of social groups through innovation

vocational education Life Long Learning (Triple L)




The Innovation Statement

The cooperating universities (UAS) will offerThe cooperating universities (UAS) will offer cooperative

programs of studies, a virtual organisation is built by non-

virtual institutions

Multimedia teaching material will be used in the virtual study Multimedia teaching material will be used in the virtual study

programs and new telematic didactical methods programs and new telematic didactical methods

will be applied.will be applied.

Courseware will be usable for many different groups of

learners, globally available modules and open universities

studies will be integrated.

UAS University of Applied Sciences




Focus area 6Study Program BusinessEngineering

Focus area 5Study Program Media and Computing

Focus area 3Technical Implementation

Focus area 2Methodology of Teaching and Learning

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Focus area 1Organisation and Structure

Structure of the VFH-Project

Coordination of All Areas: Project Management




VFH Structure

Cooperating Universities

Study agency Life-long-learning agencies

Globally availablemodules Target groups

Students

Employees

Other groups

Study programsand life-long-learning

accrediting distributing

TeachingExaminationDegrees

Accreditedmodules

VFH developed modules




The Cooperating Universities and their Studies

STUDY AGENCY

Other study programs

Study program: Business Engineering

Study program: Media and Computing

University 2 University (UAS) n University 1

Virtual University of Applied Sciences




1 module covering a 1 swh lecture costs 50 000 EUR1 module covering a 1 swh lecture costs 50 000 EUR

cost for updating contents 25% per yearcost for updating contents 25% per year

break even point - assuming 80%virtual part, 20%face-to-face partbreak even point - assuming 80%virtual part, 20%face-to-face part

is reached, if 6 universities share the use of course materialis reached, if 6 universities share the use of course material

Share your contents with your colleagues !Share your contents with your colleagues !

Project funding 22,5 Mio. EUR over all,Project funding 22,5 Mio. EUR over all,a part of 10 Mio. EUR is used for production of multimedia a part of 10 Mio. EUR is used for production of multimedia learning materiallearning material

Calculation of the Costs, Funding




e.g. Media and Computing

Informatics 1

In addition globally available study materials:CBTs, WBTs, exercises, scripts, animations, virtual laboratories, case studies, research results, conferences, virtual courses of studies, .....

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FH Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel

TFH Berlin

FH Lübeck

HochschuleBremerhaven

FHO Emden

ConceptionResponsibility




Computer Supported Cooperative Learning

Coaching:Assistance, Questions, Answers

Self Study

Server24 h-Service

Information,Help,

Exercises

synchronous

synchronous/asynchronous

asynchronous

Coordination of study organisation and content

availability

Tele-Tutor orMentor

Single LearnersLearner Groups

asynchronous synchronous




Aspects of Online Learning

Lectures on Video

Multimedia Study Material using Animations

WWW

Learning Space

Correspondenceper E-Mail

Computer Supported Cooperative Learning (CSCL) Use of Groupware Functionality: Document management systems, application sharing.. Use of a Learning Space System: Course management, study organisation ... Communication and Cooperation: Online communication with mentors and tutors,

working groups are synchronous or asynchronous independent from locality




• State of Study Start





2000

Contract of cooperation signed by 7 universities

Start of bachelor study in Media and Computing accrediting by ASII

Start of other undergraduateand graduate studies

Time Schedule

Test of first modules within existing study programs (in Berlin: Propädeutikum Virtuale, Quality Management)

Spring 01 01/022003

State of Study Start

Start of bachelor study in Business Engineering

02/03



Status of the VFH-ProjectSchedule until winter 2002/03

Discussion between federal and state governments to agree

on financing the new study programs {nearly done}

The universities have to decide if they will offer study program

Business Engineering in winter 02/03

{just started}

The universities and the authors have to agree upon

copyright sharing {done}

Founding of the study agency, especially for holding copyrights

{open} -> at the moment, VFH office at FH Lübeck

Founding of Life Long Learning agency

{open}




Projektträger:

Fachhochschule Lübeck MI, WI

FH Ostfriesland/Emden MI FH Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel MI Hochschule Bremerhaven MI FH Brandenburg MI TFH Berlin MI FH Stralsund

MI: Medieninformatik (Media and Computing)

WI: Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen

(Business Engineering)

Cooperation Contract is signed by Projektförderer:




Elements of Virtual Cooperation in the Virtual University

Virtual University Board

(members: university presidents)

Virtualdepartments,members: deans


Working groups for each lecture



http://vfh100.tfh-berlin.de/~lernraum/


Study modules constructed in Berlin

Programming I and IIAuthoring ToolsSoftware Engineering I and II




Focus area 1 Organisation and Structure

Focus area 2 Methology of Teaching and Learning

Focus area 5 Media and Computing Learning Modules

Focus area 6 Business Engineering Learning Modules

Project Aspects at the TFH Berlin

Propädeutikum VirtualeProgramming 1 and 2Authoring SystemsMedia DidacticsHypermediaSoftware Engineering 1 and 2

Quality Management Controlling 1 and 2 Mathematics/Statistics

Direction

Multimedial Tutorials and Distributed Seminars



• Future Demands





Virtual University Structure

Cooperating Universities of Applied Sciences

Study agency Life-long-learning agency

Globally availablemodules Target groups

Students

Employees

Other groups

Study programsand life-long-learning

accrediting distributing

TeachingExaminationDegrees

Accreditedmodules

VFH developed modules

Future Demands



Future Demands

Tasks to be done

• Translation of VFH modules into English languageand having English speaking mentors

• Foundation of life long learning agency

• Finding co-operation partners world wide

• Installation of additional learning centers - inside Germany - outside Germany



Future Demands

GermanyHeadquarter and Learning Centers

Planned Asia Learning Centers

Internet

Korea

China

Switzerland



Learning Centers

mentors students

Learning center

Head-quarter

Telematic connection to working place

Future Demands

Internet connections



Official websites of the project:

• http://www.oncampus.de

• http://www.vfh.de

Site of the TFH workgroup: http://vfh.tfh-berlin.de

Demo-courses: http://vfh100.tfh-berlin.de/~lernraum



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