TAKING COMPREHENSIVE DISTANCE-FLEXIBLE LEARNING TO THE NEXT LEVEL Prof. Dr. Karim Zerhouni Chief Information Officer Head of Sciences Division Prof. Dr. Karim Zerhouni Chief Information Officer Head of Sciences Division 12/10/14-12/11/14 E-Age Conference 2014, Muscat, Oman 12/10/14-12/11/14 E-Age Conference 2014, Muscat, Oman

Overarching Vision course delivery to enable learning anywhere at anytime and promote self-learning at the student’s own pace. Taking comprehensive distance-flexible learning to the next level 2 Reform 1 Enable 2 Integrate 3 Ensure 4 a more flexible learning system that leverages space and collaboration fitting the new Campus underlying architectural motto. all our enterprise systems to enable university wide resource planning and be able to determine costs with more granularity and precision than ever before. that technology becomes an enabler and a commodity in all aspects of University Life.

Strategic Initiatives Taking comprehensive distance-flexible learning to the next level 3 Reform 1 Enable 2 Integrate 3 Ensure 4 New Campus network redesign to enable converged technology services SAP implementation and business transformation “Bring Your Own Device” implementation Integrated services Universal access and banking solution Card for students, faculty and staff New course evaluation policy (and the justification for needing it) for the Division of Applied Sciences. Virtual classroom and Virtual course delivery solution

Course Ev. OCIO projects of Taking comprehensive distance-flexible learning to the next level 4 New Campus network design enabling converged technology services SAP implementation and business transformation “Bring Your Own Device” implementation Integrated services Universal access and banking solution Card for students, faculty and staff New course evaluation policy for the Division of Applied Sciences and University wide in Virtual classroom and Virtual course delivery solution AUCA Ng Adobe Connect BYOD UIDC SAP Campus extension Course evaluation UIDCBYODAdobe ConnectSAPLAN extension

Universal Access Components Taking comprehensive distance-flexible learning to the next level 5 Centralized AAA Identity Based Networking is achieved through full SAP integration between Finance&Control, Human Capital Management, Material Management, Access, Student Lifecycle Management and Virtual Classroom Management Centralized Data Secure Network Availability Resource Virtualization Universal ID Active Directory SAP Unified Database 802.1X, VLANs, ACLs Virtual Desktops via Citrix XenDesktop QoS, Redundancy BYOD and guest support RFID

Universal ID and Active Directory Taking comprehensive distance-flexible learning to the next level 6 Centralized AAACentralized Data Secure Network Availability Resource Virtualization Universal ID Active Directory Linked to all banking services VISA debit card usable on or off campus Campus/Building/Room access even after hours Library book checkout  Well established redundancy  Integrated authentication via LDAP, RADIUS  Content updated through near real-time SAP synchronization RFID

SAP Unified Database Taking comprehensive distance-flexible learning to the next level 7 Centralized AAACentralized Data SAP Unified Database Universal ID Active Directory ①SAP Driven Service Provisioning HR FINANCELIBRARY REGISTRARPROPERTY ③Generates dynamic groups in Active Directory ②All user data is originated here  Including AD login and user RFID code  Granular access to services  After hours facility access for faculty  Virtual room access for class-registered students  Department-only special application access  Based on class, department, and other roles

Secure Network Availability Taking comprehensive distance-flexible learning to the next level 8 Centralized AAACentralized Data Secure Network Availability Resource Virtualization 802.1X, VLANs, ACLs QoS, Redundancy BYOD and guest support ①Wireless access using 802.1X Supports BYOD and guest access Dynamic VLANs assigned based on AD groups Seamless hand-off between Access Points ③Granular Quality of Service (QoS) Limited bandwidth for guests Guaranteed services for important users ②VLAN driven access control lists Both standard and time-based ACLs

Comprehensive e-Learning Taking comprehensive distance-flexible learning to the next level 9 Centralized AAA ②Desktop virtualization is only one important component of universal access Centralized Data Secure Network Availability Resource Virtualization Virtual Desktops via Citrix XenDesktop Virtual Class Physical Class E-Learning ①E-Learning requires collaboration (virtual classrooms) and universal access.  Virtual Desktops at AUCA:  Citrix XenDesktop Virtual Desktops via Citrix XenDesktop Virtual Classrooms at AUCA: Adobe Connect

AUCA-Ng : OVERARCHING SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE Taking comprehensive distance-flexible learning to the next level 10

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