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CBT Implementation on the Berkeley Campus Jack McCredie Associate Vice Chancellor Information Systems and Technology University of California, Berkeley
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CBT Software Acquisition Nine UC campus software agreement Covers faculty, staff and students 300 titles, renewable each year Three year contract (expires 12/30/2000) Centrally funded
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CBT Access and Tracking Alternatives CBTWeb product is installed for campus access – HTML based system which delivers training using Web technology CBTCampus product available for departmental internal training – track and monitor student’s progress, control learning path and environment
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CBT Project Goals Provide alternative and supplemental computer training to campus Partner with key campus units to support CBT campus outreach
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CBT Staff Outreach Partnership Human Resources and IST – CAL PACT (People and Computer Training) Departmental System Administrators Staff Organizations
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CBT Faculty Outreach Partnership Instructional Technology Program Collaborate with other UC campuses
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CBT Student Outreach Partnership Workstation & Microcomputer Facilities – Add CBT courses to existing Saturday walk-in computer courses – Provide informational CBT handouts in computer facilities Undergraduate Affairs – New student orientation program – Established student programs
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CBT Student Outreach Partnership (continued) Residence Halls – Academic Computer Centers – Networked dorm residents Undergraduate Moffitt Library
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CBT Technical Issues CBT product supports only Windows 3.1/95/NT clients CBT supports Liveplay option (through a Web browser to view courseware) or Download option (courseware can be downloaded to your workstation and installed) No immediate solution for Macintosh and older PC client machines
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Campus Citrix Solution Support for all Macintosh and PC workstations (one interface) Align technical direction with new financial and human resources implemented on campus Citrix solution successful with CBT software
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CBT Resources Resources allocated to this project – Project resides within IST’s Workstation Support Services –.20 FTE Project Leader,.50 FTE Technical Support Programmer – CBT server required ($16k) – CBT software ($37K annually)
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CBT Future Plans Various partnerships will require staff allocation for campus rollout in Summer 1998
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Timeline Nov 1997: Campus finalizes CBT software agreement. 300 titles are selected (input from campus departments) Dec 1997: Software titles arrive Jan-Jun 1998: CBT titles installed for beta testing on NT/Web server
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Timeline (continued) Jan-Mar 1998: Testing on Citrix server solution Mar 1998: Schedule CBT technical overview seminar for departmental system administrators Apr 1998: Approval for Citrix server direction
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Timeline (continued) May-Jul 1998: Install and test Citrix server Jun/Aug 1998: Plan Fall CBT training and outreach for faculty, staff, and students in collaboration with established partnerships Oct-Nov 1998: Review existing course titles and collaborate to extend or acquire new titles for 1999
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CBT Start-up Costs CBT Software License ($36K/year) Dell PowerEdge 6100 200MHz, 1GB RAM, 8GB HD, Raid ($16K) Citrix Winframe Software, 50 user ($13K)
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CBT On Other UC Campuses UC Davis: focused on training 120 technical support staff first UCLA: rollout to campus via CBTWeb (Window support only) UCB is the only campus currently installing the Citrix solution for Macintosh and older PC clients
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