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QEEE Workshop
12th-13th Dec. 2014
Agenda– Hardware Setup/Software installation
• Architecture of program delivery• Infrastructure requirements• Institute Server Installation• Institute Server Update• Live class viewing• Reception of live classes
– SMS Alerts– Reports
Agenda– Institute Server application user
interface– QEEE Web Interface Demo Session– Course pack– Course pack Demo Session
TerminologiesTerm MeaningCloud server Central Server in IIT-MInstitute server Server at each college
Classroom Class where live classes are to be received in the college
Application Web-application in Institute server
Sysadmin IT System support personnel at college
QEEE co-ordinator SPOC from college w.r.t QEEELocal Faculty SPOC from college w.r.t a course
Course manager SPOC from QEEE delivery team w.r.t a course
Sysadmin Team QEEE Sysadmin teamWebapp Team QEEE application development teamProgram Team QEEE management team
Architecture of program delivery
IIT-M
Institute
Cloud ServerCloud Server
Internet
Institute ServerInstitute ServerClass room desktopClass room desktop
Infrastructure requirements– Server requirements– PC requirements– Projector requirements– DTH requirements– Connectivity requirements
• http://pilot.edureform.iitm.ac.in/docs/Infrastructure_specification_for_QEEE.pdf
Institute Server Installation– Operating System installation– Application installation– Preliminary configuration
• All of the above automated with kickstart file• http://pilot.edureform.iitm.ac.in/soft/Institu
te_server_installation_manual.pdf
DTH Installation– Equipment details– Installation steps– Channel settings
• http://pilot.edureform.iitm.ac.in/docs/DTH_System.pdf
DTH – Ready Reckoner
Institute Server Update– Download the released update file– Unzip the contents– Run the executable
• http://pilot.edureform.iitm.ac.in/soft/QEEE_v5_update_Manual.pdf
Reception of live classes– Presentation in one screen– DTH in another screen– Connection details with DTH and
Broadband– Connection details with Broadband
alone• http://pilot.edureform.iitm.ac.in/soft/DTH_
AND_BB_Connection.pdf
Reception of live classes – Ready Reckoner
Live class viewing– Audio-video configuration– Multiple-display– Interaction– Full screen mode
• http://pilot.edureform.iitm.ac.in/soft/LiveClassView.pdf
Live class viewing – Ready Reckoner
Start Video Test Video
Interaction with Faculty
SMS alerts– Register by giving a missed call to 022
61403639 – Information sent
• Re-scheduling of classes – Sent to SysAdmin and Local Faculty
• Server not reachable – SysAdmin• Server not reachable escalation – QEEE Co-
ordinator
Reports– Weekly Connectivity reports along with
measured upload and download bandwidth • To sysadmin and QEEE co-ordinator
– At the end of each course. • To local-faculty and QEEE co-ordinator
– No. of classes attended– No. of students attended– No. of interactions during live-class sessions– No. of students who have completed quiz and
assignments
Why Institute Server?• Synchronize with the QEEE cloud to get
– Courses and their CoursePacks• PPTs, Lecture Notes, Quiz, Assignment, Forum,
recorded lectures
– Calendar – schedule of the QEEE programme
• Content Storage– Students/Local Faculty can access the available
content anytime to be prepared for the session– Minimize the internet bandwidth usage at the
institutes
Institute Server application user interface
– Login– Faculty addition– Student addition– Course Management– Calendar– Messages
• http://pilot.edureform.iitm.ac.in/soft/user_manual.pdf
Who can use Institute Server?
• QEEE Sys Admin• Local Faculty• Students
QEEE Sys Admin-Roles and Responsibilities System Set-up
• Download and install the system software installable on QEEE Institute Server • Settings – Global IP address, network routing entries for QEEE Institute server to be
accessible internally and externally
User Management• User Creation – local faculty, students (single and bulk) • Password is set to default• Edit User – change only personal details• Delete User – delete from the system
Course Management• Courses and related events are sent from the cloud• Enroll/Drop teachers and students to the courses• Bulk Enroll option available for students
View the courses, calendar, software updates
Local Faculty - Roles and Responsibilities
Verify the schedule periodicallyLogin atleast 10 mins before the start time of
sessionAudio/Video TestingAttendance of studentsCheck on Coursepack updates
Forum – Separate Forum for Local Faculty to interact with IIT Faculty
Grading and Evaluation of AssignmentsIn-class quiz grading
Students - Privileges• View the enrolled courses and access the
CoursePack• Printout of PPT/Lecture Notes to be
available during the session• Attempt Quizzes• Upload Assignments • Forum – participate in active discussion
with IIT Faculty
QEEE WEB INTERFACEDEMO SESSION
Q & A
CoursePackA comprehensive attempt at facilitating online teaching and learning
What is Coursepack• A Virtual book• Mixture of interactive digital content
including text, video, image, quiz, forum, text chat, presentation, assignments and dictionary
• All the materials for courses in a single place
• Exciting range of multimedia activities designed to support teaching and learning
Why Coursepack• On demand availability: 24/7 access to
course materials• Self pacing: Reduce stress/increase
satisfaction• Interactivity: Collaborate with peers and
experts• Enable access to quick reference materials• Access even with limited internet accessIncrease engagement of audience
and improve learning outcomes
Components• Learning materials – Multimedia Book• Knowledge assessment – Quiz and
assignments• Evaluation components –
Automatic/Manual evaluation• Collaboration components – Forum• Tracking components – Report
generation and performance tracking
Roles and Responsibilities
– Access coursebook– Access student
grades in quizzes– Evaluate and Grade
students assignments
– Answer student queries in forum
– Access to teachers forum
– Access coursebook– Take quiz– Submit assignment– Post queries in
forum– Answer peers in
forum
TEACHERS STUDENTS
Coursebook• Mixture of interactive digital content
including text, video, image, presentations and pdf
Quiz• Quiz type
– T/F, multi choice, short answer, essay, Matching
– Randomized questions
• Open and timed quizzes• Allow multiple attempts• Auto evaluation• Track student performance (Teacher)
Assignments• Submit assignment – Text input / file
upload• Open time, close time and cut off
time• Only one submission per user• Track students submissions (Teacher)• Evaluate assignments and grade
students (Teacher)
Forum
• Discussions for each chapter
• Post your queries• Answer your peers• Ask experts
• Enable discussion among teachers/experts (IIT Faculty)
• Not visible to students
GENERAL TEACHER
Troubleshooting• Not able to view the opted course?• Not able to submit answer to
quizzes?• Not able to view student grades?• Not able to access your institute
server?
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NEXT STEPS …
• Live Class– Handouts– Distribute– Be prepared– Take quizzes
• Take assingments• Colloborate
• Track your activities• Track performance• Generate reports• Certificates
What are you suppose to do? What can we do?
LETS Explore
Contact points– Sysadmin team
• E-mail: [email protected]• Phone: 8939260065 and 8939260084
– Webapp team• E-mail:[email protected]• Phone: 7299006887
– Program team• E-mail:
[email protected]• Phone: 8939266567