internet based distance education at the has

Internet Based Distance Education at the HAS

Bratislava, February, 7th-9th 2001 [email protected]

Overview

Short description of HAS Distance education project

key ideas activities background

Things to do

Bratislava February, 7th-9th 2001 [email protected]

The Hungarian Academy of Sciences - HAS

independent public body based on the

principle of self-government constituted by

the members of the Academy (ordinary , corresponding as well as external and honorary members)

and

active representatives of science (Ph.D or D.Sc)


Rights and duty of the Academy are to support the development of sciences to evaluate scientific research results to represent Hungarian science in

Hungarian public life and at international

scientific fora


To perform its task the Academy

establishes and maintains research institutes (~40 institutes and >100 res. groups at Universities)

sets up scientific sections and committees

to coordinate the activity of researchers

The Academy gives its opinion on issues relating to sciences and other important questions and problems concerning the Hungarian society and economy without any request or

permissions of organs, fields or governing groups concerned.


Within the scope of its activity HAS: maintains contacts with scientific organs and

societies of the country organizes scientific congresses and sessions announces competitions and awards prizes takes part in scientific qualification process

awards the scientific title

Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences participates in higher education and PhD training


The Academy’s sources of funds are

the central governmental budget receipts from the Academy’s activity foundations, donations and support for the

promotion of the Academy’s activity

The President of the Academy annually informs the

Government on the Academy’s activity and regularly

gives account to Parliament


The Hungarian Academy of Science has started a project supporting the modern form of distance education using the advanced information

technologies.


It runs under the control of the Secretary-General

Key ideas (1) to spread knowledge about Internet-based

education to develop Internet courses based on

existing courses – in Hungarian to bring into the teaching material the

expertise of the Hungarian research

community (enlarging of the university studies)


Key ideas (2)

to develop flexible education media based

on research units targeting the

postgraduate, post-doctoral level studies to offer an opportunity to reach the very much

centralized Hungarian science and culture


Main activities of the project: establishing a forum for learning content

management (program committee) building an ILS server containing distance

courses, discussion and collaboration developing Internet-based learning materials organizing training and workshops for future

authors, tutors and managers in this field participating in strategic development


Why undertakes this work

the Academy ?


Background

Human resources Technical resources Initiatives of research institutes Current situation of distance education

in Hungary


Background: Human resource (1)

~40 research institutes, 2140 researchers,

769 researchers are involved in education (1999)


Natural Sciences and Mathematics

1092 301

Life-Sciences 435 146

Social Sciences 613 322

Field of sciences number of researchers

involved in

education

Background: Internet connection (2)

According to the last survey from November of 2000

The number of computer (*103) connected to

Internet (registered by RIPE)

The Internet is used by 6,4% of the Hungarian

population


Europe Hungary % to EU

12730 1154 ~9%

Background: Internet connection (3)

The Internet connection is provided by HUNGARNET – computer network of Hungarian

institutions of higher education, research and

development, libraries and other public collections.

public ISPs analog/digital phone Cable TV Satellite


HBONE – Hungarian Backbone


Background: Initiatives (5)

The Open University of the Institute for

Philosophical Research

Main characteristics are: high level on-line courses on the Web free with registration by e-mail on-line consultation (e-mail) on-demand oral examination



The main topics of the Open University for Philosophy are:

History of the Philosophy Philosophy of the Science Social Philosophy Religious Philosophy Communication Philosophy

http://www.phil-inst.hu/



Distance Learning solution at KFKI RMKI (*)

for teaching and training young researchers:

on the WWW based teaching platform developed

in the University of Hagen - Germany on the Gentle-WBT set up at KFKI RMKI

http://www.rmki.kfki.hu/lho/elearning.htm (*) KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics)


Background: Current situation in Hungary (9)

National Council for Distance Education (1991)

promotes the implementation and development

of distance education in Hungary

High school distance education mostly traditional method, parallel to regular education

Others on the market manager,marketing,informatics,language courses

no PhD coursesBratislava February, 7th-9th 2001 [email protected]

Things to do

information and discussions - Web page, workshops

quality assurance, accreditation organization, ensure the financial basis national/international partnership course development - choice of authoring tool

Subject of discussion

course delivery – national language of the platform

Could be a common project?


internet based distance education at the has

Documents

hungarian academy of

internetbased education

hungarian society

hungarian research community

centralized hungarian

scientific organs

academy ordinary

scientific congresses