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CYBEREDUCATION

SEAMEO SECRETARIAT

ICDE

SEAMEO SEAMOLEC

SEAMEO SECRETARIAT

ICDE

SEAMEO SEAMOLEC

2ND IT Task force meeting

14 February 2001,Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

2ND IT Task force meeting

14 February 2001,Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

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The 1st IT Task Force Meeting: SEAMEO SEAMOLEC, Coordinator of

Virtual Campus and WebCT Development

Background:

33rd SEAMEO council Conference: Approved IT Dev. Plan

The agreement during the Special Directors and Strategic Planning

Group Meeting, 16-18 August 2000: WebCT, to be used as a standard

course management tool for all SEAMEO Centers.

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SEAMEO needs to support and strengthen the economic and social growth of the SEAMEO Member Countries in the transition to the

information Society and the New Economy.

Background:

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SEAMOLEC has been assigned to be the coordinator of the Pilot Testing Phase of Virtual Campus

VIRTUAL CAMPUS

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VIRTUAL CAMPUS

INTRODUCTION :

General proposal

Provides a good understanding of project phases

Provides a good understanding of project phases

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VIRTUAL CAMPUS

To set up Portal for education and training for the SEAMEO countries

• host courses and materials • become a quality reference

General objective

To forge a partnership of education establishments among the region

To increase the visibility of SEAMEO among member countries & internationally

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VIRTUAL CAMPUS

General objective Pilot phase

Deployment phase Approach

Dissemination phase

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VIRTUAL CAMPUS

PILOT PHASE Identification of needs and requirements

Set up of the basic infrastructure and virtual campus system

Run a number of trial

Pilot evaluation

Portal public launch

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VIRTUAL CAMPUS

PILOT PHASE   Establishment of the initiative’s Secretariat

Add new functionalities

  Business plan (identification of sponsors, prescriptors, providers and clients)

DEPLOYMENT PHASE

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VIRTUAL CAMPUS

PILOT PHASE Attain self-economic sustainability

Reach the critical mass of users

Accommodate new participantsDEPLOYMENT PHASE

DEPLOYMENT PHASE Consolidate procedures & methodologies

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WebCT

SEAMOLEC has been assigned to be the coordinator of WebCT development

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WebCT

RESPONSIBILITY

Study comparison, WebCT and other tools (C M S).

Conduct training

Pilot project

Evaluation

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Computer Management Software

40s CMS in the world

6 – 10 of them are good

TopClass, WebCT, Courseinfo(Blackboard’s), Webcourse in a Box,

Virtual U, Ecollege, Learning Space, etc.

40s CMS in the world

6 – 10 of them are good

TopClass, WebCT, Courseinfo(Blackboard’s), Webcourse in a Box,

Virtual U, Ecollege, Learning Space, etc.

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Computer Management Software

WebCT is the best one (according to the surveys):

The program is easy

Feature rich and open-ended, fair manageable

Reasonably priced, especially for larger number of users

The manual is printed and distributed to all trial participants

Software is updated every 6 months.

Leading provider: 1,578 colleges and Universities, 800 schools,

148,000 faculty members, 6.1 million students accounts in use,

60 countries.

WebCT is the best one (according to the surveys):

The program is easy

Feature rich and open-ended, fair manageable

Reasonably priced, especially for larger number of users

The manual is printed and distributed to all trial participants

Software is updated every 6 months.

Leading provider: 1,578 colleges and Universities, 800 schools,

148,000 faculty members, 6.1 million students accounts in use,

60 countries.

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TRAINING

WebCT March 19 – 23, 2001

June 25 – 29, 2001

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TRAINING

WebCT

20 – 31 August, 2001

Int. Multimedia

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TRAINING

WebCT March 19 – 23, 2001

June 25 – 29, 2001

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WebCT Customers Country Number Country Number Country Number

Argentina 3 Estonia 2 New Zealand 6

Australia 53 Finland 33 Norway 2

Austria 3 France 9 Philippines 3

Bahamas 1 Germany 6 Poland 1

Barbados 1 Greece 7 Portugal 4

Belgium 4 Hong Kong 15 Saudi Arabia 1

Brazil 17 Hungary 1 Singapore 6

Brunei 4 Iceland 4 Slovenia 1

Canada 115 India 2 South Africa 14

Chile 7 Ireland 4 Spain 13

China 1 Israel 2 Sweden 9

Colombia 4 Iran 1 Switzerland 9

Croatia 1 Italy 2 Trinidad 1

Czech Republic 3 Japan 2 Tunisia 1

Denmark 2 Latvia 4 Turkey 1

Dominican Republic 3 Lebanon 14 U A E 2

Ecuador 1 Lithuania 2 U K 80

Egypt 2 Macaw 33 U S A 1051

Mexico 9 Uruguay 1

Netherlands 6 Venezuela 2

Total 1578

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Pricing Policies of WebCTPricing Policies of WebCT

 

 

Student accounts Current price Student accounts New price

1-50 $ 335

51-100 $ 670

101-400 $ 1335

401-800 $ 1670 1-400 $ 1500

801-1600 $ 2000

Unlimited $ 4000 Unlimited $ 5000

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