Presented by Sam
Supervised by Prof. Michael Lyu
Outline
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What is Virtual Campus?
Changing Trend of Learning Style
New Learning Process
Basic Architecture
Components of Virtual Campus
Future Work
Conclusion
What is Virtual Campus?
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Ideal study environment for the ‘life-long’ learners
Providing
up-to-date demanding learning materials
personal study guide
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Students can customize their study in own pace
Delivery the ‘own-paced’ material
to the right person in any time.
What’s in Virtual Campus?
Student
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fully engage in the learning process through an
interactive, dynamic environment
study personal scheduled on-line materials
accomplish group project and discussion
seek help/advice from instructors
What’s in Virtual Campus?
Instructor
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Delivery the lectures as usual, BUT through the
WWW (Internet) to access students
Answer the questions from students in realtime mode (just like in traditional classroom)
OR non-real mode (by email or notice broad)
provide a channel for personal communication
with students (collaboration - just like tutorial)
What’s in Virtual Campus?
 Learning material provider
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shorten the distance with students
gather the demanding materials
 Personal scheduler
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consultant/counseller for each student
re-arrange the order of the course material
according to each student’s pace
Changing Trend of Learning Style
Educational Focus
teacher-centered
Student-centered
Teaching approach
Lecturing
monotonously
Students’
monotonously
Learning Style
Passive learning
Active and
collaborative learning
New Learning Process
Customized learning strategy
Components of learning strategy
Expected achievement
Choice of individual/group learning  Depend on personal style
(selection of synchronized/
asynchronized mode lecture)
 Learn to solve problem together
+ Collaboration
(social interaction)
 Instructor/scheduler advised
+ Customized learning progression
pace (personal pace control)
 Establish closer relationship
+ Efficient personal support
between instructor and students
 Delivery the right knowledge to right people in right time
New Learning Process (cont’)
Changed behavior of roles
Role
Student
Changes
From
passive to
active
Instructor
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Instructor
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Personal
Scheduler
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Expected behavior
state out what they need and want
decide which learning mode fit themselves
encourage participation
present the material
answer the question from the students
about the material
relatively less leader character
from “chalk-and-talk” role to “guide-onthe-side” role
analyze the learning pattern of each student
give study advice to the student
listen to the student
personal consultant
New Learning Process (cont’)
Relationship between demand and supply
Consequence
Status
Demand
>
Supply
Not fulfill the
enthusiasms of learning
Present
Demand
=
Supply
Just in time delivery
when knowing the
demand
Hard to seek and
prepare the
material in time
Demand
<
Supply
Customize switching
resource
Proposed
Basic Architecture
interaction between learner and
instructor/scheduler
JCE/MWPS
close
relationship
Scheduler
Student
database
Teacher
prepare slide set
and make
presentation
Course
database
Course
Generator
MWPS
make a set of
pointer to content
Course
Customized
re-order
provide content
Course
Author
survey of
demand
Server side
Nework Communication
JCE
Course
Delivery
Platform
WWW/
MWPS
attend
course
Learner
Nework Communication
JCE
gather information
from learners
Client side
JCE
Learner
interaction between
learner and learner
Components of Virtual Campus
MWPS (Multimedia Web Presentation System)
Construction
Editing
Management
Web-based
presentation
Synchronous
HTML slides
Streaming audio
and video
Asynchronous
Delivery of lessons
Outlook of MWPS
Outlook of MWPS (cont’)
Outlook of MWPS (cont’)
Outlook of MWPS (cont’)
Components of Virtual Campus
JCE (Java Collaborative Environment)
Future Works
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Building a integrated Virtual Campus with a userfriendly interface;
Implementing the component of customized rescheduler, by adding pointers to course material
and stored in learner’s personal profile;
Providing the status of log-on people, which
enables others know who are available;
Hacking the source codes of MWPS and JCE in
order to optimal the facilities of Virtual Campus;
Conclusion
Future education and training
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overcome space, time, and performance demands
increasing geographical distribution
continuous updating information
effective learning
Virtual Campus
Interactive, dynamic, active
feedback studying environment
Q&A
Thank you
Traditional Learning Environment
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teaching materials are planned in a nondynamic order
instructors/teachers have to select the
teaching materials beforehand
After preparation, instructors/teachers
present the material to students at the
same time and they receive responses
and queries from the students
Traditional Learning Environment
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a class of small size (20-40 people)
hard to handle all those questions
immediately when the course is running.
In these situations, most students just sit
in class passively, and some may even be
“tuned out”
Ideal Educational Environment
Responsive AND Developmental
Providing effective
responses to enquiries
Concerning with the
student’s overall progress,
across all courses and
study programmes
Ideal Platform - Internet
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Compatible technology platforms
 reducing the transaction cost
 minimizing the switching cost
Provides a platform for delivering
 text materials
 audio and video streams
Increases distribution efficiency
Major Features in Design
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Orientation - clarify the next steps
User-friendly - information delivery
Material - “Just in time”
Tracking & feedback - important elements
Establishing & maintaining new study habits
and ways of working
 explicit advice for the ‘beginning’ student