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Institute of Life-long Learning Slovak University of Technology. Miroslav Babinský babinsky@rstu.vm.stuba.sk. Slovakia Independence: January 1, 1993 (from Czecho-Slovakia) Area: 49 030 sq.km Population: 5,392,982 Population density: 107.5/sq.km Capital: Bratislava (441 453).
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Institute of Life-long LearningSlovak University of Technology Miroslav Babinský babinsky@rstu.vm.stuba.sk
SlovakiaIndependence: January 1, 1993 (from Czecho-Slovakia)Area: 49 030 sq.kmPopulation: 5,392,982 Population density: 107.5/sq.kmCapital: Bratislava (441 453)
Educational Landscape • education is free of charge • GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity—$10,600 (2000 est.) • Unemployment rate: 18% (2000 est.) • 23 universities (1 non-state, 1 private) • 254 000 people/ 1 university • 0,68% of GDP to universities • good results in math., sciences (PISA, EU)
Distance and e-learning • 1996 - Slovak Netvork of Distance Education • other players • eEurope plus • eSlovakia • Open Society Foundation (Soros’ foundation) • SUT Online (government grant)
Slovak University of Technology (SUT) (www.stuba.sk) • public, non - profit • leading university in the field of technology and the second largest university in Slovakia • started 1938 based on reputation of first mining academy(1762): with more than 18,000 students now • providing a full range of technological education at both under-graduate, graduate and post-graduate levels • consists of 6 faculties
Institute of Life-long Learning • established in 2000 and comprise 5 division: • Distance education Centre • Further education Centre, • University of the third age, • Language Centere, • French Centere
International projects • EU • Phare • Multi-country Co-operation in Distance Education • Socrates: • European Thematic Network in University Continuing Education • Leonardo: • Satellite Multimedia and Rapid Transfer of Education • Efficient e-Learning Network Services Establishment for Education without Border • Sores Open Society Foundation • Internet Distance Education Project
Satellite Multimedia and Rapid Transfer of Education • http://www.smartedu.tv/ • www.maindata.sk • Hybrid -Net: speed Internet services for World Bank project of African Virtual University
SMARTEDU features • Video Multicast - for native looking lectors, presentations, conferences, seminars • PC Screen Video - for SW trainees (Word, Excel, C++, JAVA) or Power Point presentations • Interactivity - between learner/trainee and lector/trainer - breaking psychological barriers of long distance + activity • Electronic didactics material distribution - e-books, presentations, videos distribution • Recorded video broadcast - pre-ready video broadcast • Storing lecture for later view - asynchronous access to those unable attend in a given time • Network Management - encryption, access control to content distributed
Multimedia laboratory • Audio/video recording studio • Workstation: INTEL Pentium IV 1,4Mhz , 2xINTEL Pentium III, 4xINTEL Pentium II • Servers: File server, Web server Intel Pentium III 600MHz / 512 MB / 9.1GB • Audio: Microphones: Earthowrks Microphone SR-68, AKG Mic Table AKG D230, Mix console: Mackie mixer MX-1402VLZ, Focusrite SPDIF (Digital option) • Video: Digital cameras: Sony DSR 250 P, Panasonic NX 1000, Tripod Sachtler SP4, • Other: Sony SVGA 1000 ANSI VPL-CS4, DVD recorder Philips DVDR1000, digital tape recorder Sony DVCAM DSR-11, digital camera Olympus 2500, Scanner HP ScanJet 6200 C
Available workflow 1 • scanning of text/pictures: high resolution/speed scanner with automatic document feeder and OCR support of Slovak language (gutenmberg.org) • voice digitalizing workplace (3 microphones, analogue mixer 14 inputs, preamp/equilizer/compressor, direct digitazing via SPDIF or through sound card (sample freq. 96 kHz ), speakers 5.1
Available workflow 2 • video input: AV(Sony), VHS (Panasonic), DV (Panasonic NX 1000), DV CAM (Sony DSR 250), DVD • video cutting: digital workstation with Matrox Digisuite, Adobe Premiere 6 • video outputs: internet/intranet (via multimedia streaming server, formats Mpeg, DIVx, Asf), digital versatile disk in formats: DVD R+W, DVD R, DVD RAM, videotape: VHS, DV, DV CAM, DivX, DVD, DVD R+W,... presentations (Philips DVDR1000) with dataprojector 1000 lux
Thank you for your attention! Miroslav Babinský babinsky@rstu.vm.stuba.sk http://www.nsdv.sk