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DEPLOYING NEW SERVICES IN THE
OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS
ELEARNING PLATFORM – OUR
EXPERIENCES
P. Christoforou, C. Rodosthenous, M. Epiphaniou, S. Mavrotheris,
C. Christodoulides
Open University of Cyprus
The OUC at a glance
5000 students
• Europe/Africa
• Study from distance
• Average age 35+
340 faculty members
• Work from their premises
• 18 Resident
24 programmes of study
• Undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD
• Greek and English language
Educational Model
Study
• Distance learning methodology
• Face-to-face meetings OR Virtual meetings
Exams and Assessment
• Mandatory assignments
• Physical presence at exams
Educational Material
• Textbooks, articles, videos, etc.
eClass eLearning Platform
Asynchronous Learning
Synchronous
Learning
Assignment
submission
&
Plagiarism
detection
Video
Streaming
Introducing a new service
• 4 Phases
InitiationRequirements
Analysis
Service deployment
& integrationEvaluation
Initiation
Stakeholders
• Best practices
• Trends
• OUC Strategic plan
• Educational Model
Feasibility
Study
• Human Resource
• Economic Resource
• Technology
• Educational Methodology Relevance
• Integration eClass
Decision
Making
• Service Initiation Report
Requirements Analysis
Project Team
• Prepare detailed specifications
• investigate possible solutions and products
• Deploy the new service
Market research
• Technologies
• Cost
• Methods of Integration with eClass
• Company background
• Supported languages (Greek)
• RFI
Requirement Analysis Document
• Integration with eClass
• Documentation
• Training
• Supporting material
Deployment and integration
In-house
• Open Source Software
Outsource
• Public tender
Mixed
• Better option in-house
• Lack of resources
Deployment of a solution integrated with eClass
User satisfaction survey
Method: Questionnaire
Service: Synchronous Learning
Questions
core requirements
sound quality,
graphics and presentation,
ability of the service to be used as a supplement of the face-to-face meetings,
ease of usage
Number of participants: 66 usersFaculty members from all programmes of study
Users of the service
User satisfaction survey
Service meets expectations
Users had difficulties setting up their computer
Future Projects
Introducing new services
Lecture capture
Enterprise Content Management
Mobile Learning and Collaboration
Virtual Labs
More information….
• Christos T. Rodosthenous
• Email: [email protected]
• WWW: http://www.ouc.ac.cy