Transcript Χωρίς τίτλο διαφάνειας
Public University Non for Profit Organization Under the Ministry of National Education
The HOU in brief
Foundation in 1992 – Operation in 1997 Funded by the Greek State and the European Commission Main Activities
Distance education Participation/coordination of research programs funded by the EU, Greek Ministries, Industry Development of contemporary educational material Organization of conferences Member of the Universal Consortium, participating in the Universal Project ( www.ist-univesral.org
), a world-class brokerage service linking educators and trainers for the exchange and distribution of Learning Resources
The Future
Foundation of a publishing house Building of new premises Expansion to new areas of education Expected growth in the number of students
School Structure
SST SHS SSS SAA
Computer Science Natural Sciences Greek Civilization European Civilization.
Hispanic Language Business & Organization Admin
Educational Material and Methodology Unit Internal Assessment Unit Library
SST: School of Science and Technology SHS: School of Human Sciences SSS: School of Social Sciences SAA: School of Applied Arts
The HOU in Numbers (2004-05) 1/2
Undergraduate students Postgraduate students PhD students Number of Courses offered Number of Modules offered Number of applications submitted for attendance during 2004 – 2005 Number of places offered for 2004 – 2005 10.360
5.262
31 24 151 65.979
5.452
The HOU in Numbers (2004-05) 2/2
Graduates (2003-4) Subsidies awarded since 1998 (2003-4) Total of published titles (2003-4) Tutors Research Staff / Permanent Faculty Administration Staff New Courses to start in 2005-6 Total area covered by the University’s premises (12 buildings) 2.214
1.251
461 950 23 107 6 6.000 m²
HOU Educational Features
Five Contact Sessions (Tutorials) per academic year in eight centres (Athens, Thessaloniki, Patra, Heraklion, Ioannina, Xanthi, Larissa, Pireaus) Four to six written assignments per academic year Distance consulting Final Exams in eight centres Tutor to student average ratio: 1/20
Καστοριά Κοζάνη Σέρρες Δράμα Καβάλα Ξάνθη Ροδόπη Πιερία Θεσσαλονίκη Χαλκιδική Κέρκυρα Ιωάννινα Τρίκαλα Καρδίτσα Πρέβεζα Λάρισα Μαγνησία Αιτωλοακαρνανία Φωκίδα Αχαΐα Βοιωτία Κορινθία Ηλεία Εύβοια Αττική Αρκαδία Μεσσηνία Ηράκλειο
Cities for face-to face meetings
Undergraduate Courses
Computer Science Natural Sciences Business Administration European Civilization Hellenic Civilization Hispanic Language and Civilization
Postgraduate Courses
Studies in Education Adult Education Teaching English as a Foreign Language Teaching German as a Foreign Language Teaching French as a Foreign Language Orthodox Theology Quality Assurance Environmental Design of Cities & Buildings Environmental Design of Infrastructure Construction Management Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Resistant Structures Masters in Information Systems Tourist Business Administration Health Care Administration Health National System Services Administration Banking Administration of Cultural Units Graphical Arts – Multimedia
Postgraduate Courses (new)
Waste management (2005) Advance Studies in Physics (2005) Catalysis and Environmental Protection (2005) Masters in Mathematics (2005) Master in Business Administration (2005)
Alternative / Supportive Teaching Material
Aim: To assist the students to a better understanding of the main teaching material. It utilizes, clarifies and enriches, if necessary, the already existing material. Tools are studied and usages of the new technologies are evaluated, in order to enhance the quality of the distance education provided.
Types of Alternative Teaching Material
Recorded sound material Recorded video material Webcast (Video-Lectures) Self-evaluation questions Educational software Multimedia, interaction maps Virtual labs Tele-labs
HOU: A Quick Pictorial Tour
The Books ...
461 volumes !
The Buildings ...
12 in Patras 1 in Athens 6000 m 2
The Labs ...
Basic e-Collaboration Technologies
From module portals to the central students portal Students fora Video lectures (streaming video – webcasts) E-mail, Distribution Lists, e-Panels, etc.
From module portals to http://online.eap.gr
Free area: contains information for the public Registered students area: Requires password Module portal for INF10 “Introduction to Computer Science”
From module portals to http://online.eap.gr
Module portal for INF10 “Introduction to Computer Science”: Registered Students area Additional Education Material, projects, results, solutions, hints, etc.
From module portals to http://online.eap.gr
The central HOU portal (based on IBM WebSphere) Available from 2004 The student logs in and then has access only to the areas (modules) that (s)he attends
Students Fora
Forum for a students’ group.
The students may ask questions, or reply to questions asked by other students, or read the tutor responses.
Here a student asks and the tutor responds, etc.
Web Casts
Web casts (or video-Lectures) combine a series of transparencies with narrative and a simple video (mostly the speaker).
Virtual Classrooms
The tutor explaining to 16 participants in this virtual classroom an algorithm. The students can see the slides and the tutor in the video frame.
Virtual Classrooms
A student asking a question - this image was extracted from the recording of the virtual classroom, available to all students of this group.