Institute of Life-long Learning Slovak University of Technology

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Institute of Life-long LearningSlovak University
of Technology

• Miroslav Babinský
• babinsky_at_rstu.vm.stuba.sk

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SlovakiaIndependence January 1, 1993 (from
Czecho-Slovakia)Area 49 030 sq.kmPopulation
5,392,982 Population density 107.5/sq.kmCapital
Bratislava (441 453)
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Educational Landscape

• education is free of charge
• GDPper capita purchasing power parity10,600
  (2000 est.)
• Unemployment rate 18 (2000 est.)
• 23 universities (1 non-state, 1 private)
• 254 000 people/ 1 university
• 0,68 of GDP to universities
• good results in math., sciences (PISA, EU)

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Distance and e-learning

• 1996 - Slovak Netvork of Distance Education
• other players
• eEurope plus
• eSlovakia
• Open Society Foundation (Soros foundation)
• SUT Online (government grant)

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Slovak University of Technology (SUT)
(www.stuba.sk)

• public, non - profit
• leading university in the field of technology and
  the second largest university in Slovakia
• started 1938 based on reputation of first mining
  academy(1762) with more than 18,000 students now
• providing a full range of technological education
  at both under-graduate, graduate and
  post-graduate levels
• consists of 6 faculties

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Institute of Life-long Learning

• established in 2000 and comprise 5 division
• Distance education Centre
• Further education Centre,
• University of the third age,
• Language Centere,
• French Centere

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International projects

• EU
• Phare
• Multi-country Co-operation in Distance Education
• Socrates
• European Thematic Network in University
  Continuing Education
• Leonardo
• Satellite Multimedia and Rapid Transfer of
  Education
• Efficient e-Learning Network Services
  Establishment for Education without Border
• Sores Open Society Foundation
• Internet Distance Education Project

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Satellite Multimedia and Rapid Transfer of
Education

• http//www.smartedu.tv/
• www.maindata.sk
• Hybrid -Net speed Internet services for World
  Bank project of African Virtual University

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SMARTEDU features

• Video Multicast - for native looking lectors,
  presentations, conferences, seminars
• PC Screen Video - for SW trainees (Word, Excel,
  C, JAVA) or Power Point presentations
• Interactivity - between learner/trainee and
  lector/trainer - breaking psychological barriers
  of long distance activity
• Electronic didactics material distribution -
  e-books, presentations, videos distribution
• Recorded video broadcast - pre-ready video
  broadcast
• Storing lecture for later view - asynchronous
  access to those unable attend in a given time
• Network Management - encryption, access control
  to content distributed

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Multimedia laboratory

• Audio/video recording studio
• Workstation INTEL Pentium IV 1,4Mhz , 2xINTEL
  Pentium III, 4xINTEL Pentium II
• Servers File server, Web server Intel Pentium
  III 600MHz / 512 MB / 9.1GB
• Audio Microphones Earthowrks Microphone SR-68,
  AKG Mic Table AKG D230, Mix console Mackie
  mixer MX-1402VLZ, Focusrite SPDIF (Digital
  option)
• Video Digital cameras Sony DSR 250 P, Panasonic
  NX 1000, Tripod Sachtler SP4,
• Other Sony SVGA 1000 ANSI VPL-CS4, DVD recorder
  Philips DVDR1000, digital tape recorder Sony
  DVCAM DSR-11, digital camera Olympus 2500,
  Scanner HP ScanJet 6200 C

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Available workflow 1

• scanning of text/pictures high resolution/speed
  scanner with automatic document feeder and OCR
  support of Slovak language (gutenmberg.org)
• voice digitalizing workplace (3 microphones,
  analogue mixer 14 inputs, preamp/equilizer/compres
  sor, direct digitazing via SPDIF or through sound
  card (sample freq. 96 kHz ), speakers 5.1

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Available workflow 2

• video input AV(Sony), VHS (Panasonic), DV
  (Panasonic NX 1000), DV CAM (Sony DSR 250), DVD
• video cutting digital workstation with Matrox
  Digisuite, Adobe Premiere 6
• video outputs internet/intranet (via multimedia
  streaming server, formats Mpeg, DIVx, Asf),
  digital versatile disk in formats DVD RW, DVD
  R, DVD RAM, videotape VHS, DV, DV CAM, DivX,
  DVD, DVD RW,... presentations (Philips
  DVDR1000) with dataprojector 1000 lux

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Thank you for your attention!

• Miroslav Babinský
• babinsky_at_rstu.vm.stuba.sk
• http//www.nsdv.sk