NCEC NetworkTraining Collaboration in Europe and China: Developing the Infrastructure

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NCEC - Network-Training Collaboration in Europe
and China Developing the Infrastructure
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• John Gordon,
• Matti Hämäläinen,
• Zhangxi Lin,
• Chongrong Li,
• Yong-En Chen
• Xinyue Liu

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• University of Paisley,
• Centre for Communications and Learning
  Technologies
• Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology
• EVITech
• Fujian Economic Information Centre
• Tsinghua University
• Network Research Center of Tsinghua University
• Tongji University
• Institute of Telecommunications
• Ministry of Information Industry
• New Services Development Research Center (NSDRC)

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• CEC DG XIII
• Telecomms, Information Market and Exploitation of
  Research
• Cooperation with Third Countries and
  International Organisations
• Scientific and Technological Cooperation with
  Developing Countries
• INCO-DC

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NCEC

• A network-based collaborative environment for
  tutoring, teaching, conferencing and providing
  feedback to learners

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OBJECTIVES

• Develop an integrated set of tools for
  cost-effective production of courseware.
• Develop a set of learning experiments
• Contribute to and aim at making use of the
  results of parallel international projects.

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OBJECTIVES

• Deliver a set of pilot courses including training
  of trainers within the network-based learning
  environment.
• Implementing a pilot of the network-based
  collaborative environment for tutoring, teaching,
  conferencing and providing feedback to the
  learners

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A framework for customer driven training
by Matti Hämäläinen
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Developing Internet-Based Education and Training
in China
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Top ISPs in China

• China Education and Research Network
• CERNET - Ministry of Education
• China Science and Technology Network
• CSTNET - China Academy of Sciences(CAS)
• China Network
• CHINANET - China Telecom
• China Golden Bridge Network
• CHINAGBN -Jitong Company

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Properties of CERNET

• One of the academic networks in China
• The first nation-wide network funded by the
  Government
• Objective of CERNET
• Link to all the universities ( 1000 ) and
  lots of schools
• Link to Global Internet
• Link to other networks in China
• An important base for training high level
  specialists
• An important part of National Information
  Infrastructure

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Topology of CERNET Backbone (1997)
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Internetworking with Other Networks in China

• CERNET-CSTNET
• 10Mbps Optical Fibre
• CERNET-CHINANET
• 2Mbps DDN Lease Line
• CERNET-CHINAGBN
• 512kbps Microwave
• CERNET-HARNET(Hong Kong)
• 64kbps DDN Lease Line

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CERNET in 2000

• Upgrade transmission rate
• Backbone 155Mbps
• Set up 8 regional networks (33 nodes)
• Connect 1000 universities and institutes
• Link to 1000 schools with campus network
• Develop rich Chinese resources and applications

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Related Projects

• ARIADNE - Alliance of Remote Instructional
  Authoring and Distribution Networks for Europe
  (EU Telematics)
• KNIXMAS - Knowledge Shared XPS-Based Research
  Network realised as Multi-Agent System (INCO
  Copernicus)
• DeCoSLO - Definition of Common Standards for
  Learning Objects (ADAPT UfI)

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Related Projects - E-commerce research

• electronic markets for learning education
  brokers
• collaboration with University of Texas at
  Austin/Center for Research in Electronic
  Commerce,
• Ministry for information Industry
• EC Applications in China

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Network Learning Projects in China

• Hunan Network College
• Beijing PT Network University
• Real time two-way distance education and Web
  School Shanghai
• Interactive teaching based on WWW Peking
  University
• Distance education system combining with TV
• Java-based courseware authoring tool North
  Eastern University

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Distance Education in China

• Being planned by Ministry of Education
• Objectives
• Upgrading CERNET backbone to 155Mbps
• Improving current TV broadcast system
• Developing courseware
• Funding
• RMB 600 millions 1 billion
• Pilot universities

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Distance Education in THU

• Infrastructure
• Satellite-based delivery system
• Computer network(CERNET and TUnet)
• Programs
• Education on campus
• Network assistant instruction
• Continuing education
• Distance education for large enterprises in China

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Related standardisation and infrastructure work

• EDUCAUSE/IMS standards work
• EVITech participates assessment/quiz tools
  standardization
• EU EC/DGXIII DGIII (CEN/CENELEC)
• standards for educational resources reuse,
  sharing and commerce on digital content
• EVITech promotes industry extensions and
  participates assessment/quiz tools
  standardization
• DeCoSlo
• Definition of Common Standards for Learning
  Objects an ADAPT UfI Project England Based
• UP designs and manages system architecture

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Structure of the NCEC System
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NCEC Basic Structure
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Courseware Authoring and Production System
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Repository Pre-Process Component 3
Deconstructed object set
VB Macro set
MS Office
Parse and prefill data sets
submitter
metadata form wrap sequence form wrap plug-in
sequence protocol institution protocol wrap
incomplete
complete
Error Report
QA and Grid Cell Verification Process
failed
good
Repository Manager
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Meta-data Search Engine

• DB2 Based Repository
• IEEE Meta-Data Standards
• Interface to Web Environment
• Developed By TongJi University

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Embedding to the Assessor and KWAFU
PostIT Script to Navigator
Published html set
CMI Learning Environment KWAFU
learners
Assessor File Set
Learner and Institution databases
tutors
HTML Publishing
managers
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An Distance Learning SystemKWAFU
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Pilot Courses

• Introduction to Telecommunications Networks
• Internet Technology
• Electronic Documents and Network Publishing

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Conclusions

• Project forms basis for
• development of joint courses
• training systems for industry
• RTD Collaboration
• allow conversion of EU programmes to CN context