The Russian Federation Virtual Laboratory in Satellite Meteorology and Hydrology Eduard Podgayskiy, RSHU Grigory Chichasov, ATI VLMG-6, São José dos Campos, Brazil 8-12 October September 2012, Sopot, Poland

WMO RTC in Russian Federation MHMC Moscow Region ATI of Roshydromet Moscow Region RSHU St.-Petersburg Federal Service for hydrology, meteorology and environmental monitoring Ministry of Education and Science Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology Vlab & CoE

RF Vlab & CoE recent achievements Deployment of DL system & training centres Joint EUMETSAT-CoE training course in St Petersburg (good model) Set of TtT workshops to learn DL system Set of TtT workshops for academic community to run webinars New webcasts on RF Vlab website – enough webcasts now to incorporate into university curricula

Training equipment at Regional Training Offices Operational meteorological hardware Operational hydrological hardware Sensor kit A set of training programs and simulators in meteorology, aerology & hydrology Multimedia classroom Local LMS node Authoring studio

eLearning 3000 iNstructor Classroom management iNstructor eAuthor CBT authoring tools for e-courses authoring tools for e-courses eAuthor CBT authoring tools for e-courses authoring tools for e-courses eLearning CMS Learning content management system eLearning CMS Learning content management system eLearning SIS “Social net” for companies eLearning SIS “Social net” for companies eLearning Server e-learning and blended learning management system eLearning Server e-learning and blended learning management system Schedule & time management module Corporate university module University management module Staff & Students management module iWebinar on-line collaboration iWebinar Assessment Tools Staff competence module Staff competence module Assessment Tools Staff competence module Staff competence module

Technical support CONTENT 7 courses 6 simulators Roshydromet DLS (commissioned) eAuthor CBT authoring tool authoring tool eAuthor CBT authoring tool authoring tool eLearning CMS Learning objects lifecycle and repository eLearning CMS Learning objects lifecycle and repository eLearning Server Distance and blended learning support eLearning Server Distance and blended learning support iWebinar on-line workshops iWebinar Distance Learning System Assessment Tools Competencies management module Competencies management module Assessment Tools Competencies management module Competencies management module eLearning SIS Student information service eLearning SIS Student information service

Train-the-Trainers events at ATI

TtT workshops at RSHU & recorded webinars

Joint EUMETSAT-CoE training course in St Petersburg

iSpring software (pro & free)

More than 30 AV modules, Including tests in Moodle Webcasts

Available resources 5 full textbooks in satellite meteorology (agreements with authors) in PDF format Approx. 100 hours of instruction in Russian (iSpring, Articulate) 32 webinars recorded 3,5 years archive of satellite products from Planeta via MITRA Glossary Collection of articles, papers on topic Feedback (Forum)

RF Vlab usage at universities

Expanding online community

Problems & shortcomings Data availability Manpower shortage Technical problems Funding Limitations of Roshydromet DL system Decrease in international trainees WMO recognition

Assessment Tools staff competence library & procedure of staff assessment Set of competences Criteria

Number of trainees, WMO VCP Total for

Where do we go? Quality assurance Online community of professionals Platform for sharing ideas Job market analysis Terminology development Toolbox to work with satellite data Weather briefings

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