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Virtual and Physical Learning Spaces University Duisburg-Essen Presentation EUNIS ELTF – Lausanne 15 th /16th April 2013 Steffi Engert & Sandrina Heinrich, Centre for Information and Media Services, University Duisburg-Essen. University Duisburg-Essen: Intro. Dual-Campus (ca. 20 km distance)
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Virtual and Physical Learning Spaces University Duisburg-EssenPresentation EUNIS ELTF – Lausanne 15th/16th April 2013Steffi Engert & Sandrina Heinrich, Centre for Information and Media Services, University Duisburg-Essen
University Duisburg-Essen: Intro • Dual-Campus (ca. 20 km distance) • Students: 39.000 (50% women, 16% from outside Germany, 63% from commuter belt) • Staff: 4385 (academic: 2600, professors: 447; women: 42%, prof.: 20%) • 11 faculties (all major subjects except Law) • Revenue: 441 mill (third-party funds: 28 mill) • University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr (UAMR) – together with the University Bochum and the TU Dortmund
Learning Spaces – Virtual and Physical • Moodle: main (“strategic” = fully supported) Learning Management System
Learning Spaces – Virtual and Physical • DuEPublico: Multimedia ePublishing Server (e.g. Semester reserve lists, University Bibliography), OpenAccess repository, interface with Moodle, presently 1656 reserve lists • Mahara (ePortfolio) (first pilot projects under discussion) • Open Learning-Spaces: Library, PC Pools • Media-enabled lecture halls and seminar rooms • PC Hall/PC-supported Exam Centre – professional eAssessment software LPLUS: Between 15th July 2008 and 31st March 2013 399 exams involving 34.125 students • Recording/Streaming Lectures; pod- and video-casts; iTunesU, YouTube • Videoconferencing:12 rooms (10 in Duisburg, 2 in Essen – between 35 and 295 seats)
Centre for Information and Media Services • Combines Computing Centre, Media Services, Learning Technologies, ERP applications, IT project management (80 members of staff) • Main provider of IT, media and learning technologies • Diversity of “customer” groups: students, lecturers and researchers, central units, administration and university management/board • Competence-Centre for the university: Slogan of Mission Statement: ZIM - Your innovative Partner for IT and Media • Cooperation with University Library (joint sector Information, Communication and Media) • Cooperation and to some extent division of labour with the University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr
Support • 3-Level Support via Helpdesk (Physical: e-Point, online: web-form, phone) based on a professional helpdesk-system • 3rd Level Consulting/Coaching: • Moodle Competence Centre (jointly run by Centre of Information Services and Library) • Video-Audio Production • Video-conferencing • Web and Content Design • Concepts and Planning for media-enabled spaces (lecture rooms, “open study” spaces, special rooms such as PC Hall) • Technical and technical-didactical expertise for faculty (and other) e-learning/blended learning projects