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Edward Podgaisky,Edward Podgaisky,
RSHU, RussiaRSHU, Russia
The World Meteorological OrganizationThe World Meteorological OrganizationRegional Meteorological Training Center in Russian FederationRegional Meteorological Training Center in Russian Federation
Russian State Hydrometeorological Russian State Hydrometeorological UniversityUniversity
РГГМУ
1930 – Meteorological Institute was founded in Moscow
1995 – Following the Agreement between the World Meteorological Organization and Russian Government the Institute became the WMO Regional Meteorological Training Center
1998 – The Institute was given university status
History
RSHU
Meteorological Faculty
Hydrological Faculty
Oceanological Faculty
Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Physics
Faculty of Economics and Social Science
Faculty of Extramural Learning
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About 5000 students(incl. international students) are enrolled
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Дневной формыобучения
Заочной формыобучения
Иностранныхучащихся
Аспирантов
330 academic staffincl. 64 Doctors and professors255 teachers with academic degrees
•Candidate of ScienceCandidate of ScienceEngineer or MSc + 3 yearsEngineer or MSc + 3 years
• Doctor of ScienceDoctor of ScienceCandidate Candidate + 3 + 3 yearsyears
•BScBSc 4 years4 years((in campusin campus))
•EngineerEngineer 55-6-6 years years ((in and off-campusin and off-campus))
•MScMSc BSc program BSc program + 2 years+ 2 years((in campusin campus))
Study Programs:
Regional Meteorological Training Center in Russian Federation
Moscow meteorological
college
Russian State Hydrometeorological
University
Refresher Training Institution
Technical education
Higher Education
TrainingCourses
WMO fellows at RSHU WMO fellows at RSHU (2000-2004)(2000-2004)
BackgroundBackground
RSHU has been experimenting with RSHU has been experimenting with computer-aided learning since 1990 computer-aided learning since 1990
4 months at COMET 4 months at COMET
Creating a dedicated unit within the Creating a dedicated unit within the university structureuniversity structure
First stepsFirst steps
Translating an existing COMET module Translating an existing COMET module • http://www.meted.ucar.edu/convectn/buoy_caphttp://www.meted.ucar.edu/convectn/buoy_cap
e_rus/e_rus/ OR: (!!!) OR: (!!!)
• http://cirrus.geoph.itb.ac.id/comet/convectn/buhttp://cirrus.geoph.itb.ac.id/comet/convectn/buoy_cape_rus/index.htmoy_cape_rus/index.htm
Hosting a WMO workshop on Hosting a WMO workshop on computerization in meteorological computerization in meteorological education and training education and training
Discussion group on ODL was createdDiscussion group on ODL was created
First stepsFirst steps (2) (2) Translating of a COMET module on our own Translating of a COMET module on our own
• http://meted.stud.rshu.ru/climchangehttp://meted.stud.rshu.ru/climchange
Translating abstracts of COMET modules, Translating abstracts of COMET modules,
Staff attitude: they would like to have some Staff attitude: they would like to have some modules translatedmodules translated
Translation of COMET template to be used for Translation of COMET template to be used for RSHU own webcasts productionRSHU own webcasts production
BreakthroughBreakthrough The bid at the The bid at the RF RF Ministry of Education was wonMinistry of Education was won
10 technical staff were trained to produce 10 technical staff were trained to produce webcasts based on COMET templatewebcasts based on COMET template
12 hours of webcasts were produced in a month 12 hours of webcasts were produced in a month time.time.• http://umo.rshu.ru/modules/modules.HTMhttp://umo.rshu.ru/modules/modules.HTM
Change of attitude among academic staffChange of attitude among academic staff
TechnicalitiesTechnicalities
Hardware:Hardware:• MMPs - MMPs - $$15001500• Voice recorders - Voice recorders - $$150150• Videorecorders for technical purposes - Videorecorders for technical purposes - $$300 (simplest)300 (simplest)
Software:Software:• Audiocity - voice editing – freeAudiocity - voice editing – free!!• PowerPoint (MS Office+ Windows XP)PowerPoint (MS Office+ Windows XP) - - • Macromedia Flash MX Macromedia Flash MX 2004 2004 - $240 educational license - $240 educational license • FlashSpring 1.5 (2.0) - <FlashSpring 1.5 (2.0) - <$$100 educational license100 educational license
Problems so farProblems so far
Low connectivity among academic staff and Low connectivity among academic staff and studentsstudents
Lack of skills to produce decent PowerPoint Lack of skills to produce decent PowerPoint presentations - chalk and blackboard still widely presentations - chalk and blackboard still widely usedused
Lack of skills in copyright issuesLack of skills in copyright issues
Commercialization of Russian segment of the Commercialization of Russian segment of the Internet - lack of online resources freely availableInternet - lack of online resources freely available
Perspectives Perspectives
IIncrease the volume of contentncrease the volume of content Megapolis - mobile solutionsMegapolis - mobile solutions
• http://meted.stud.rshu.ru/ppc/ppc01.htmlhttp://meted.stud.rshu.ru/ppc/ppc01.html• Podcasts?Podcasts?
New funding opportunitiesNew funding opportunities• http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/tehttp://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/te
mpus/doc/jep_tacis_2005.pdfmpus/doc/jep_tacis_2005.pdf
Thank you for your attention!
www.rshu.ru
Edward Podgaisky
Head, ID and ODL unit, IT Center, RSHU