Programme: Norwegian University of Science and Technology Implementation of it’s learning at NTNU [email_address]

Programme:

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Implementation of it’s learning at NTNU

53 departments in 7 faculties 20 000 registered students, 7000 admitted/year 3000 degrees awarded a year, 1700 higher degree 220 doctoral degrees awarded a year 4320 employees; 2600 empl. in education and research; 555 professors NTNU key figures FACTS [email_address]

53 departments in 7 faculties

20 000 registered students, 7000 admitted/year

3000 degrees awarded a year, 1700 higher degree

220 doctoral degrees awarded a year

4320 employees;

2600 empl. in education and research; 555 professors

Ten areas of study Architecture Technology Humanities Science Social sciences Medicine Psychology Fine art Music Practical-pedagogical education EDUCATION [email_address]

NTNU and LMS Learning Management System NTNU started LMS project in 2001 The project group should select and implement an e-learning system for NTNU Entered an agreement with it’s learning january 2003 [email_address]

Learning Management System

NTNU started LMS project in 2001

The project group should select and implement an e-learning system for NTNU

Entered an agreement with it’s learning january 2003

Use: [email_address]

Use: 26 000 users at NTNU in 2007 8235 users online last 24 hours 15071 users online last week 18152 users online last month [email_address]

26 000 users at NTNU in 2007

8235 users online last 24 hours

15071 users online last week

18152 users online last month

Implementation Integration with already existing systems Training Availability Ownership [email_address]

Integration with already existing systems

Training

Availability

Ownership

Integration With the system for administration of studies ( FS ) With NTNU’s user database ( BDB ) Single Sign on with NTNU’s student portal ( innsida ) [email_address]

With the system for administration of studies ( FS )

With NTNU’s user database ( BDB )

Single Sign on with NTNU’s student portal ( innsida )

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Training Training plan spring and summer 2003 Posted flyers with information of the courses to all employees at NTNU [email_address]

Training plan spring and summer 2003

Posted flyers with information of the courses to all employees at NTNU

Training Participants was followed up by the course supervisors when they had completed the course “ We can come to your office for further help if you need” And we did…. [email_address]

Participants was followed up by the course supervisors when they had completed the course

“ We can come to your office for further help if you need”

And we did….

Availability The Project group placed emphasize on availability to the system by intergrating with other systems to the project members and other support persons to the user support (Used the excisting user supprt service “orakeltjenesten” at NTNU) [email_address]

The Project group placed emphasize on availability

to the system by intergrating with other systems

to the project members and other support persons

to the user support (Used the excisting user supprt service “orakeltjenesten” at NTNU)

Training 300 employees attended to a 2 hours hands-on course in it’s learning Different courses: introduction to it’s learning Communication and interaction in it’s learning (more extensive courses) Custom-built courses (for more than three participants) [email_address]

300 employees attended to a 2 hours hands-on course in it’s learning

Different courses:

introduction to it’s learning

Communication and interaction in it’s learning (more extensive courses)

Custom-built courses (for more than three participants)

Training After the training program was ended we performed a evaluation: 71 % of the participants to the courses said that they were going to make use of it`s learning in their teaching in the next semester! The evaluation indicates that the training program was an imortant part of the implementation process [email_address]

After the training program was ended we performed a evaluation:

71 % of the participants to the courses said that they were going to make use of it`s learning in their teaching in the next semester!

The evaluation indicates that the training program was an imortant part of the implementation process

Training now… Standard courses at the beginning and the end of the semester Custom built courses Roughly 800 employees have attended a course [email_address]

Standard courses at the beginning and the end of the semester

Custom built courses

Roughly 800 employees have attended a course

Implementation: Organizing today The responsibility is placed within the Student and Academic division. The coordinator is located at the Multimedia centre: www.ntnu.no/multimedie The rest of the organization is involved in various projects. [email_address]

The responsibility is placed within the Student and Academic division. The coordinator is located at the Multimedia centre: www.ntnu.no/multimedie

The rest of the organization is involved in various projects.

Implementation: Organizing Orakeltjenesten first-line support IT-department , involved in integration with the NTNU intranett and transmission of data from FS and BDB at NTNU Program for Teacher Education contribute with educational/didactic support when we need We wish to involve numerous units at NTNU for a better sense of belonging to the organisation [email_address]

Orakeltjenesten first-line support

IT-department , involved in integration with the NTNU intranett and transmission of data from FS and BDB at NTNU

Program for Teacher Education contribute with educational/didactic support when we need

We wish to involve numerous units at NTNU for a better sense of belonging to the organisation

Implementation: summary Emphasize on training of staff Emphasize on integration and automation Emphasize on user friendliness Emphasize on accessibility to resource people and to systems Emphasize on codetermination and sense of ownership Emphasize on learning, more than technology [email_address]

Emphasize on training of staff

Emphasize on integration and automation

Emphasize on user friendliness

Emphasize on accessibility to resource people and to systems

Emphasize on codetermination and sense of ownership

Emphasize on learning, more than technology

Challenges Many users, but what kind of use? Information Administration of assignments Distribution of Power Point presentations and Word Documents Some discussion groups More focus on the Management than the Learning? [email_address]

Many users, but what kind of use?

Information

Administration of assignments

Distribution of Power Point presentations and Word Documents

Some discussion groups

More focus on the Management than the Learning?

Wishes/Future plans Alternative teaching methods (mobile, video, sound) More focus on learning content More advanced use of it’s learning Learning Object repository [email_address]

Alternative teaching methods

(mobile, video, sound)

More focus on learning content

More advanced use of it’s learning

Learning Object repository