2. Table of Content
Main Concept: Challenges and Needs
Statistical Data
Academic, Pedagogical, and Technological
Aspects
Main Products and Services
Recent Innovative Programs
Your Insight & Viewpoints
3. Goal
Preserve Armenian Identity: AGBU worldwide
educational experience + Global e-learning
experience
Diaspora: Limited number of Armenian students
have possibility to access traditional Armenian
educational programs in Armenian Studies
Homeland & Diaspora: Students and instructors in
traditional Armenian educational systems (school
and universities) require state-of-the-art learning
resources
4. Founded by AGBU Silicon Valley Chapter
First class in June 2009
Accredited distance learning program
Tailored lessons
Target audience distribution: global
A. High School Students
B. University Students
C. General public (continuing education)
Slogan: Anyone, anywhere, anytime
Implementation
5. Virtual Classroom: Have no access to face-
to-face Armenian educational programs
Supplementing the Curriculum: Go to
traditional school and want to enrich your
knowledge through multimedia means
Virtual learning community: Become a part
of cultural, educational and social network
across the globe
Why AVC?
6. 6
Product & Service
AVC Content Providers & Consultants
– Partner organizations/individuals mostly from Armenia
– Volunteers (international and local)
AVC Content Development Laboratory
– Feasibility study, prototype and final product development
realized by globally distributed team
– Courseware and Learning Management System subcontracted
with YSU’s IT Center for Research & Education
AVC Operations Center
– Online instructors, Information Technology, Partnership
Development, Communications, Students/Alumni Affairs
7. Departments
Language: WA, EA (9 levels)
Armenian History (8 levels)
Armenian Culture:
Music, Architecture
Chess (6 levels)
*Each department offers several
online courses in various skill levels.
9. • Regular Student
• Auditor Student
Regular
Program
• Hybrid Student
Hybrid
Program
23%
47%
30%
Student Type
Auditors
Regular
Hybrid
Regular – 3 credits upon successful completion of the course, final
exam and a grade
Auditor - not entitled to credits, no assignments and exam,
pass/fail grade
Hybrid – guided by local teacher, meeting with online instructor
10. Students by countries
Total: 75 countries
USA
22%
Argentina
14%
Georgia
9%Russia
9%
Brasil
8%
Armenia
6%
France
5%Canada
3%
Turkey
2%
Uruguay
2%
Syria
2%
UAE
2%
OTHER
16%
15. AVC Multimedia e-Book Series
Goal: To expand the reach
How: The latest in technology blended
with the finest multimedia resources
Audience: for both leisure reading and scholarly use
Topics: wide interest, including
Armenian Culture and History
Tourism
Contemporary topics in economy, culture, and more.
Multiplatform: Applicable for tablets and PC computers
16. First e-Book: The Armenian Highland
just one click away on smart phone, tablet
or web browser.
presented in a language and style that
serve the interests of a general audience
optional quizzes to identify key events on
timelines
easy to access and easy to use.
available in seven languages,
subscriptions to the series are free of charge
17. The project aims to provide a wider opportunity for English-speaking children
and adults to learn the Armenian language, starting from the alphabet, and to
then achieve an upper-intermediate level of the language.
TV School
18. The AGBU Armenian Virtual College in collaboration with the Armenian
Chess Academy launched a new online course for anyone & anywhere
who desires to learn chess