Josep Antoni Martínez-Aceituno Pablo Lara-Navarra Begoña Gros David Maniega The UOC media center: towards a cross-platform and a cross-channel e-learning system 23rd ICDE World Conference on Open and Distance Learning. 7 – 10 June 2009 Maastricht Open Innovation Office

E-learning... beyond the web page Cross-platform, Cross-channel and cross-device Silverlight technology Media center technology Media center: UOC’s case

E-learning... beyond the web page

Cross-platform, Cross-channel and cross-device

Silverlight technology

Media center technology

Media center: UOC’s case

E-learning... beyond the web page Cross-platform, Cross-channel and cross-device Silverlight technology Media center technology Media center: UOC’s case

E-learning... beyond the web page

Cross-platform, Cross-channel and cross-device

Silverlight technology

Media center technology

Media center: UOC’s case

E-learning... beyond the web page Distance education until the mid-1990s Correspondence education Educational radio Educational television Satellite education E-learning Since the mid-1990s Internet consolidation Web pages Deliver information Render and manage ed. services Interaction between students

E-learning... beyond the web page

Distance education

until the mid-1990s

Correspondence education

Educational radio

Educational television

Satellite education

E-learning

Since the mid-1990s

Internet consolidation

Web pages

Deliver information

Render and manage ed. services

Interaction between students

E-learning... beyond the web page 1995 UOC WEB Deliver information ( Contents ) Render and manage services ( Teaching – Management ed. ) Interaction between students ( Communication ) Virtual Campus

E-learning... beyond the web page

1995 UOC

WEB

Deliver information

( Contents )

Render and manage services

( Teaching – Management ed. )

Interaction between students

( Communication )

E-learning... beyond the web page For a decade (1995 – 2006) the UOC’s student: was geographically scattered had access to the Virtual Campus through a single channel: Internet Used a single device: computer 2007 MOBILITY Scattered and itinerant students They have access to the Virtual Campus trough different channels: Internet, television, mobile phones They use different devices: personal computers, laptops, television, mobiles

E-learning... beyond the web page

For a decade (1995 – 2006)

the UOC’s student:

was geographically scattered

had access to the Virtual Campus through a single channel: Internet

Used a single device: computer

Scattered and itinerant students

They have access to the Virtual Campus trough different channels: Internet, television, mobile phones

They use different devices: personal computers, laptops, television, mobiles

E-learning... beyond the web page Cross-platform, Cross-channel and cross-device Silverlight technology Media center technology Media center: UOC’s case

E-learning... beyond the web page

Cross-platform, Cross-channel and cross-device

Silverlight technology

Media center technology

Media center: UOC’s case

Cross-platform, Cross-channel and cross-device Cross-platform Cross-channel and cross-device How ?

Cross-platform, Cross-channel and cross-device

Cross-platform, Cross-channel and cross-device With no need to adapt the contents to every channel and every platform Technologies that allows to go on to a cross-platform and cross-channel e-learning system are: Silverlight and Media center Processing contents with the appropriate technology in order to: Standardize them Structure them Syndicate them Packaged them To be able to have access to the contents: Trough different channels Without depending on the platform

Cross-platform, Cross-channel and cross-device

Processing contents with the appropriate technology in order to:

Standardize them

Structure them

Syndicate them

Packaged them

To be able to have access to the contents:

Trough different channels

Without depending on the platform

E-learning... beyond the web page Cross-platform, Cross-channel and cross-device Silverlight technology Media center technology Media center: UOC’s case

E-learning... beyond the web page

Cross-platform, Cross-channel and cross-device

Silverlight technology

Media center technology

Media center: UOC’s case

Silverlight technology Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform and cross-device technology Enables dynamic 3d interfaces to be created. Naturally integrates video and audio on the web without the need for additional installed programmes instalados

Silverlight technology

Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform and cross-device technology

Enables dynamic 3d interfaces to be created.

Naturally integrates video and audio on the web without the need for additional installed programmes instalados

Silverlight technology Web / XAML Cross-browser Cross-platform Cross-device

Silverlight technology

Silverlight RoadMap Silverlight technology

Silverlight technology

E-learning... beyond the web page Cross-platform, Cross-channel and cross-device Silverlight technology Media center technology Media center: UOC’s case

E-learning... beyond the web page

Cross-platform, Cross-channel and cross-device

Silverlight technology

Media center technology

Media center: UOC’s case

Media center technology Media Center offers the possibility of publishing interactive content for free that can be accessed form a TV. If this content is offered via Silverlight it becomes compatible with the rest of the platform’s channels . Media center technology : Take advantage of flexible contents created with Silverlight technology to foster a real convergence of the PC and television is included as a component of Windows Vista It is in 90% of computers sold last year

Media center technology

Media center technology :

Take advantage of flexible contents created with Silverlight technology to foster a real convergence of the PC and television

is included as a component of Windows Vista

It is in 90% of computers sold last year

Media center technology Convergence TV - PC A new channel

Media center technology

E-learning... beyond the web page Cross-platform, Cross-channel and cross-device Silverlight technology Media center technology Media center: UOC’s case

E-learning... beyond the web page

Cross-platform, Cross-channel and cross-device

Silverlight technology

Media center technology

Media center: UOC’s case

Media center: UOC’s case

Media center: UOC’s case

Media center: UOC’s case Characteristics: Text losses its prominence in favor of image (either static and dynamic). Audiovisual contents can be the backbone for delivering information and the “natural” device to consume it could be used: the television. Students use a remote control to interact with the contents instead of use a mouse Remote control

Media center: UOC’s case

Characteristics:

Text losses its prominence in favor of image (either static and dynamic).

Audiovisual contents can be the backbone for delivering information and the “natural” device to consume it could be used: the television.

Media center: UOC’s case To develop a Media Center entails changing dynamics and habits used for designing web pages A new scenario has come out To use a remote control for navigating entails: To simplify navigation (horizontal – vertical) To assume that not the 100% of the screen will be an interactive point To simplify content hierarchical organization http:// silverlight . services . live . com / invoke /15620/UOC%20Media%20Center/ iframe . html

Media center: UOC’s case

To use a remote control for navigating entails:

To simplify navigation (horizontal – vertical)

To assume that not the 100% of the screen will be an interactive point

To simplify content hierarchical organization

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