Public University Non for Profit Organization

Under the Ministry of National Education

The HOU in brief

Foundation in 1992 – Operation in 1997

Funded by the Greek State and the European Commission

Main Activities Distance education Participation/coordination of research programs funded by the EU,

Greek Ministries, Industry Development of contemporary educational material Organization of conferences Member of the Universal Consortium, participating in the Universal Project (

www.ist-univesral.org), a world-class brokerage service linking educators and trainers for the exchange and distribution of Learning Resources

The Future Foundation of a publishing house Building of new premises Expansion to new areas of education Expected growth in the number of students

School Structure

SST SHS SSS SAAEducational Material and Methodology Unit

Internal Assessment Unit

Computer Science

Natural Sciences

Greek Civilization

European Civilization.Hispanic Language

Business& Organization Admin

Library

SST: School of Science and TechnologySHS: School of Human Sciences

SSS: School of Social SciencesSAA: School of Applied Arts

The HOU in Numbers (2004-05) 1/2

Undergraduate students 10.360

Postgraduate students 5.262

PhD students 31

Number of Courses offered 24

Number of Modules offered 151

Number of applications submitted for attendance during 2004 – 2005

65.979

Number of places offered for 2004 – 2005 5.452

Graduates (2003-4) 2.214

Subsidies awarded since 1998 (2003-4) 1.251

Total of published titles (2003-4) 461

Tutors 950

Research Staff / Permanent Faculty 23

Administration Staff 107

New Courses to start in 2005-6 6

Total area covered by the University’s premises (12 buildings)

6.000 m²

The HOU in Numbers (2004-05) 2/2

Five Contact Sessions (Tutorials) per academic year in eight centres (Athens, Thessaloniki, Patra, Heraklion, Ioannina, Xanthi, Larissa, Pireaus)

Four to six written assignments per academic year

Distance consulting

Final Exams in eight centres

Tutor to student average ratio: 1/20

HOU Educational Features

Cities for Cities for face-to-face-to-face face meetingsmeetings

Αττική

Θεσσαλονίκη

Αχαΐα

Ηράκλειο

Μαγνησία

Πιερία

Ηλεία

Καβάλα

Καρδίτσα

ΡοδόπηΣέρρες

Τρίκαλα

Αρκαδία

Αιτωλοακαρνανία

Δράμα

Ιωάννινα

Καστοριά

Κέρκυρα

Κοζάνη

Λάρισα

Μεσσηνία

Ξάνθη

Πρέβεζα

Φωκίδα

Χαλκιδική

Βοιωτία

Εύβοια

Κορινθία

Computer Science

Natural Sciences

Business Administration

European Civilization

Hellenic Civilization

Hispanic Language and Civilization

Undergraduate Courses

Studies in EducationAdult EducationTeaching English as a Foreign Language Teaching German as a Foreign LanguageTeaching French as a Foreign LanguageOrthodox TheologyQuality AssuranceEnvironmental Design of Cities & BuildingsEnvironmental Design of InfrastructureConstruction ManagementEarthquake Engineering and Seismic Resistant StructuresMasters in Information SystemsTourist Business AdministrationHealth Care AdministrationHealth National System Services AdministrationBankingAdministration of Cultural UnitsGraphical Arts – Multimedia

Postgraduate Courses

Waste management (2005)

Advance Studies in Physics (2005)

Catalysis and Environmental Protection (2005)

Masters in Mathematics (2005)

Master in Business Administration (2005)

Postgraduate Courses (new)

Aim: To assist the students to a better understanding of the main teaching material. It utilizes, clarifies and enriches, if necessary, the already existing material. Tools are studied and usages of the new technologies are evaluated, in order to enhance the quality of the distance education provided.

Types of Alternative Teaching MaterialRecorded sound materialRecorded video materialWebcast (Video-Lectures)Self-evaluation questionsEducational softwareMultimedia, interaction mapsVirtual labsTele-labs

Alternative / Supportive Teaching Material

HOU: A Quick Pictorial Tour

The Books ... 461 volumes !

The Buildings ...

12 in Patras

1 in Athens

6000 m2

The Labs ...

Basic e-CollaborationBasic e-Collaboration TechnologiesTechnologies

From module portals to the central students portal

Students fora

Video lectures (streaming video – webcasts)

E-mail, Distribution Lists, e-Panels, etc.

From module portals to From module portals to http://online.eap.grhttp://online.eap.gr

Module portal for INF10 “Introduction to Computer Science”

Free area: contains information for the public

Registered students area: Requires password

From module portals to From module portals to http://online.eap.grhttp://online.eap.gr

Module portal for INF10 “Introduction to Computer Science”: Registered Students area

Additional Education Material, projects, results, solutions, hints, etc.

The central HOU portal (based on IBM WebSphere)

Available from 2004

The student logs in and then has access only to the areas (modules) that (s)he attends

From module portals to From module portals to http://online.eap.grhttp://online.eap.gr

Students ForaStudents Fora

Forum for a students’ group.

The students may ask questions, or reply to questions asked by other students, or read the tutor responses.

Here a student asks and the tutor responds, etc.

Web CastsWeb Casts

Web casts (or video-Lectures) combine a series of transparencies with narrative and a simple video (mostly the speaker).

Virtual ClassroomsVirtual Classrooms

The tutor explaining to 16 participants in this virtual classroom an algorithm. The students can see the slides and the tutor in the video frame.

A student asking a question - this image was extracted from the recording of the virtual classroom, available to all students of this group.

Virtual ClassroomsVirtual Classrooms

LinksLinks

The HOU main page at:

http://www.eap.grThe students portal at:

http://online.eap.grThe students fora at:

http://forum.eap.gr