eLearning a New Strategic Development for CityU

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e-Learning a New Strategic Development for CityU
Open Forum

• 5 May 2005

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Meeting the Challenge of ChangeUniversity
Strategic Plan 2003-08

• CityU has always recognized the importance of
  information technologies in teaching, research
  and administration.

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Meeting the Challenge of Change

• Change in the University Environment
• Change in User Expectation
• Change in Technology

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IS Strategic Plan 2005-2010

• Focus on using information technology to improve
  communications and access to information in
  support of student learning, research and
  administrative operations.

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IS Strategic Plan 2005-2010

• Four key areas
• A Unified e-Learning Platform
• Knowledge Management
• Institutional Data Management
• Web and Portal Strategy

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IT Support for Learning

• Student Information System
• Banner (AIMS)
• i-CMS (Course Management)

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IT Support for Learning

• Library Resources
• INNOPAC
• Electronic Journals
• Content / Knowledge Management

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IT Support for Learning

• Web-based Teaching System
• Content Development
• Content Delivery

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Web Based Teaching System

• WebCT
• First implemented 1999
• No. of active courses 800
• Supported by WTSS (Web Teaching Support Services)

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Web Based Teaching System

• Blackboard
• First implemented 2001
• No. of active courses 200
• Supported by Faculty of Business

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Web Based Teaching System

• Locally Developed Systems
• CCIV CCIV
• ELC - SOLO
• MEEM - intraMEL
• IS - FabWeb, Uninet
• BCH - VLSC
• FB - iMBA
• BST - BST e-Learning Centre
• MKT - e-student relationship management

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A Common e-Learning Platform

• University-wide deployment
• Ease of student access
• Consolidate resources and constituents to provide
  support

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Blackboard Academic Suite(Blackboard Version 6)

• Learning Management System
• Content Management System
• Portal

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Learning Management System

• Course Management
• Content Development and Delivery
• Collaboration

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Learning Management System - Courses

• Credit bearing courses
• Integration with Banner student information
  system
• Set up of web course-sites depends on mode of
  instruction

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Credit Bearing Courses in 2004-05
Total no. of courses offered Sem A 1395 Sem
B 1443Courses with ONE gradable section Sem
A 958 Sem B 963Courses with Multiple gradable
sections Sem A 437 (1812 gradable
sections) Sem B 480 (1892 gradable sections)
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Deployment

Semester A 2005/06
Semester B 2005/06
(Sept 2005)
(Jan 2006)

• Converted courses
• (WebCT Bb5 courses of
• Semester B and Summer
• term 2004/05)
• New courses

• Converted courses
• (WebCT Bb5 courses
• of Semester A 2004/05)
• New courses

Blackboard 6

• WebCT or Blackboard 5 courses archived
• Conversion of other systems (e.g. CCIV,
• FabWeb) in phases

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Learning Management System - Organizations

• Staff / Student Development Course
• Programme Management
• Organization

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Content Management System

• Institutional Content
• Personal Content

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Content Management System Institutional
ContentWork led by the University Library

• External Sources
• Library collection, e-journals etc
• Internal Sources
• Repository of Learning Objects
• University Archive

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Content Management System Personal Content

• Information resources managed by end users
• e-portfolio

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Portal

• Re-design of portal to place more emphasis on
  student learning
• e-Portal2 will be released in September 2005

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e-Learning a Strategic Development

• A unified e-learning platform
• Knowledge management
• Institutional Information System
• Web and Portal strategy

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e-Learning a Strategic Development
Information Services Delivery to the End-Users
End-Users
Personal Productivity email, wp, etc
Web services
e-learning
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e-Learning a Strategic Development

• Cross functional support
• Academic Departments
• Education Development Office
• Academic Records and Regulations Office
• Library
• Enterprise Solutions Unit
• Computing Services Centre

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e-Learning a Strategic Development

• Blackboard Steering Team
• Dr J T Yu
• Prof Lilian Vrijmoed
• Prof Douglas Vogel
• Dr Jonathan Webster
• Dr Eva Wong
• Ms Maria Chin

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e-Learning a Strategic Development
Educational Paradigm Shift
Network centered Student centric Experiential
learning
Campus centered Instructor centric Directed
learning
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e-Learning a Strategic Development
Objective
Helping CityU meet the future needs of education
for professional careers, where new technologies
are rapidly transforming the workplace, and to
create a quality life for faculty and student in
a student-centered learning environment supported
by technology.
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Thank You !