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Ashraf S. Hussein, Ph.D. January 26, 2010. Agenda. Higher Education Information Centre HEIC vs. UICs The Major Goals of HEIC Bringing the Pieces Together Prospective What is the Higher Education Grid? Managing Quality Educational Processes using Technology Enhanced Learning and Teaching
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Ashraf S. Hussein, Ph.D. January 26, 2010
Agenda • Higher Education Information Centre • HEIC vs. UICs • The Major Goals of HEIC • Bringing the Pieces Together • Prospective • What is the Higher Education Grid? • Managing Quality Educational Processes using Technology Enhanced Learning and Teaching • 2010 Top Priorities Agenda
Higher Education Information Centre Ministry of Higher Education Supreme Council of Universities Phase I: 2005 Funded from World Bank Phase II: 2009 Funded from Egyptian Government Enhancing Higher Education Information and Communication Technology Project ICTP
HEIC vs. UICs Supreme Council of Universities Universities University Network Higher Education Information Centre Information Centers of Universities e-Content Production Supreme Council of Universities EUN Egyptian Universities NELC Library Automation EULC IT Training Centre CUITT MIS Centre CMIS University Portal Portal Funding, Monitoring and QA Integration Technical Support and Knowledge Exchange
The Major Goals of HEIC • Integration and coordination between: • different units of HEIC • HEIC units and the corresponding units in the universities. • Provide technical support to the universities ICs. • Provide access to electronic information resources (periodicals, ebooks, dissertations, etc.) to HE organizations. • Encourage HE organizations to produce Arabic e-content and publish it regionally and internationally. • Establish a national strategy to utilize e-learning and distant-learning as (a) primary component(s) in HE teaching processes. • Provide capacity building to use IT systems to streamline administrative workflows within the HE organizations. • Insure the complete integration between the universities MIS and SCU MIS/DSS.
Competency Management Content Management Program Strategy & Design Collaboration LMS Knowledge Mgmt. Testing & Assessment University MIS Bringing the Pieces Together Knowledge Mgmt. Content Management Collaboration Program Strategy & Design SCU MIS/DSS SCU MIS/DSS LMS Performance Management Testing & Assessment University MIS Portals and other Legacy Data Stores
Digital Library and Resources Content Development and Collaboration Space Learning Management Space – one for each course .... Course Administration Prospective Advanced Web-Tech based Servers National Knowledge Infrastructure Resource Institute College 1 R&D College n * * Experts, Mentors Higher Education Grid
What is the Higher Education Grid? • Network supporting educational services across colleges • Resource Centres in premier universities in addition to EUN. • Develop and maintain courseware in different subjects. • Subject specific Portals as Course, Knowledge, and Collaboration Space. • Develop and Deploy Scientific & Comp. Portals • Introduce an IT facilitation layer in the University/ Higher Education System. Governed by quality management of Content, supported Learning and Training Processes.
Quality Learning Ambience Quality Instruction By Teachers Quality Efforts by Students TE LT Quality Resources Managing Quality Educational Processes using Technology Enhanced Learning and Teaching Campus Administrative Grid Education Grid Digital Library Grid Science Grids Computational Sciences Earth Sciences etc. Learning Management or LMS Grid e-Training Grid
2010 Top Priorities Agenda • Strategic Plans • Transforms • Large Deals • Critical Skills • Delivery Excellence
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