1. Presented by Sam Supervised by Prof. Michael Lyu
Virtual Campus
Presented by Sam
Supervised by Prof. Michael Lyu

2. Outline What is Virtual Campus? Characteristics of Virtual Campus
Ideal Learning Environment
Major Features in Designing Virtual Campus
Basic Architecture
Ideal Platform
Encountered Problem
Conclusion

3. What is Virtual Campus? Physically NOT existed!!
A place that let the students fully engage in the learning process
Bringing the students and instructor together is not physical classroom but Internet!

4. Characteristics Virtual Independent of demand from supply
Individualize the combination of resources
Best meets current demand requirements of particular student

5. Characteristics (cont’)
Customization
Students can select the interesting materials that can be delivered on demand
(MAX) the benefit of learning customized knowledge and skills
(MIN) the opportunity cost of time and other resources

6. Characteristics (cont’)
Collaboration
active participation of students and instructors in an environment that facilitates peer interaction, evaluation, and cooperation
Roles
Technical considerations to sociological aspects of learning

7. Ideal Educational Environment
Responsive AND Developmental
Concerning with the student’s overall progress, across all courses and study programmes
Providing effective responses to enquiries

8. Major Features in Design
Orientation - clarify the next steps
User-friendly - information delivery
Material - “Just in time”
Tracking & feedback - important elements
Establishing & maintaining new study habits and ways of working
explicit advice for the ‘beginning’ student

9. Basic Architecture

10. Ideal Platform - Internet
Compatible technology platforms
reducing the transaction cost
minimizing the switching cost
Provides a platform for delivering
text materials
audio and video streams
Increases distribution efficiency

11. Encountered Problem Need for high performance networks
Lack of systems infrastructure
Traditional concept of classroom
Student’s computing environment
Hard to continue “attending class”

12. Conclusion Future education and training
overcome space, time, and performance demands
increasing geographical distribution
continuous updating information
effective learning

13. The End