Distance Learning Office
Department of the UPM for: Integrating technologies into the educational process: –E-Learning –B-Learning –Videoconference
History Since 1991 Experience in providing means and training necessary in order to undertake distance educational activities through Internet or Videoconference
ISDN Tele-Education EUROPACE EDUBA RETELEDU CYBERAULA Madrid Virtual Campus (ADA-MADRID) Closed Projects
GATE TODAY A service to UPM professors Coordinate distance education For differente kinds of students: –Bachelor students B-Learning for official courses E-Learning for free-choice courses –Master students –Long life learning –UPM’s teaching and administrative personnel
Technological offer Videoconference support –IP or ISDN H.323 –IP ISABEL (UPM’s development) Videostreaming support –Alive or recorded sessions MOODLE Course Management System
B-Learning Mainly for degree students Around 400 courses (10% of UPM degree courses) UPM is a “classic” University Strategic effort to increase B-Learning activities for degree students
Degree free choice courses (around 60) Master’s courses (around 10) Long life learning courses and e-conferences (around 50) UPM has a distributed offer for Master’s courses and long life learning courses E-Learning
Internal education E-Learning and B-Learning courses for UPM’s personnel (around 30 courses) –For teaching personnel Languages Statistics E-Learning platforms –For administrative personnel Languages Informatics (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)