Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
Open Distance Education at Southern
Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
Some Results and Reflections
Riccardo Mazza, SUPSI-DIE, USI, Lugano - CH
Carlo Lepori, SUPSI-DIE, IDSIA, Manno - CH
Federico Flückiger, SUPSI, Manno - CH
Lorenzo Cantoni, USI-Scienze della Comunicazione, Lugano - CH
Osvaldo Arrivo, ISPFP, Lugano - CH
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
Southern Switzerland Universities
University of
Lugano (USI)
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
University of applied
sciences of southern
Switzerland (SUPSI)
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
Southern Switzerland Universities
University of
Lugano (USI)
University of applied
sciences of southern
Switzerland (SUPSI)
Communication
sciences
Economics
Architecture
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
Southern Switzerland Universities
University of
Lugano (USI)
University of applied
sciences of southern
Switzerland (SUPSI)
Computer science and
electrical engineering
Economics and management
Civil engineering
and architecture
Social work
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Applied art
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
Southern Switzerland Universities
University of
Lugano (USI)
Federal institute for
professional
pedagogic (ISPFP)
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
University of applied
sciences of southern
Switzerland (SUPSI)
Eduswiss
Swiss center for
scientific calculation (CSCS)
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
Southern Switzerland Universities
University of
Lugano (USI)
University of applied
sciences of southern
Switzerland (SUPSI)
Federal institute for
professional
pedagogic (ISPFP)
Eduswiss
New media in education
Learning environments
Pedagogic
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Swiss center for
scientific calculation (CSCS)
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
Southern Switzerland Universities
University of
Lugano (USI)
Federal institute for
professional
pedagogic (ISPFP)
University of applied
sciences of southern
Switzerland (SUPSI)
Swiss center for
scientific calculation (CSCS)
Eduswiss
Scientific calculation
Super computing
Equipment provider
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
Southern Switzerland Universities
University of
Lugano (USI)
Federal institute for
professional
pedagogic (ISPFP)
University of applied
sciences of southern
Switzerland (SUPSI)
Swiss center for
scientific calculation (CSCS)
Eduswiss
Postgraduate education
Networking
New learning technologies
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
Competencies
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Communication sciences
Economy
Architecture
Computer sciences and electrical engineering
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Economics and management
Civil engineering
Applied art
Learning environments
New media in education
Pedagogy
Scientific calculation
Super computing
New learning technologies
Postgraduate education
Networking
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
Southern Switzerland Universities
Common services
University of
Lugano
University of applied
sciences of southern
Switzerland
Research
Postgraduate
Education
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Computer
Services
New Media
Didactic Services
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
New Media Didactic Service
(in the future: DL-LAB)
• Technology Watch
• Support for teachers
• Co-ordination of CVS projects
• Collaboration with other institutions
• Organization of events
– International conference on New Learning Environments,
Lugano - CH, May 8-11 2002
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
wiss
irtual
ampus
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
Swiss Virtual Campus
• A national program founded by the Swiss Confederation
(30 Million CHF) for years 2000-2003
• Universities participate with 50% of costs.
• 50 ongoing projects, almost every Swiss university
participates
• Three main aims:
– Take advantage of the opportunities now available through new
information and communication technology
– Strengthen collaboration between the universities, a system of
credits should be set up
– Develop high-quality, multilingual, teaching materials and
improve the quality of student learning processes
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
SVC projects
• MACS
• SWISSLING
• Forum New Learning
• Interstructures
• eduswiss online
• Nano World
• GITTA
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
1st online course started on
March 20th 2001
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SVC projects
SUPSI
• MACS
• SWISSLING
• Forum New Learning
• Interstructures
• eduswiss online
• Nano World
• GITTA
eduswiss
Uni Lugano
IDSIA
CSCS
ISPFP
• Multilingual postgraduate
education progam
• Concepts for virtual
university administration
• Target audience: northern
Switzerland and northern Italy
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
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SVC projects
Uni Lugano
Uni Zürich
• MACS
Uni Basel
• SWISSLING
Uni Lausanne
• Forum New Learning
Uni Genève
• Interstructures
SUPSI
• eduswiss online
• Nano World
TECFA Uni Genève
LOGOS
• GITTA
• Basic education program
in linguistice
• Target audience: Linguistic
students in entire Switzerland
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
Activities started
last year
SVC projects
eduswiss
FH Bern
• MACS
• SWISSLING
• Forum New Learning
• Interstructures
• eduswiss online
• Nano World
SUPSI
HES SO
FH NWS
ESC Brig
ETHZ
SFIB - CTIE
• GITTA
• Teacher support system
• Introductory courses
• Networking the competencies
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
SVC projects
• MACS
• SWISSLING
• Forum New Learning
• Interstructures
• eduswiss online
• Nano World
• GITTA
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
EPF Lausanne
Uni Lugano
SUPSI
ETH Zürich
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
SVC projects
• MACS
• SWISSLING
• Forum New Learning
• Interstructures
• eduswiss online
• Nano World
• GITTA
Partnership eduswiss
ETHZ
EPFL
Uni Bern
Uni Genève
Uni Fribourg
Uni Neuchatel
Uni Zürich
FH Bern
HES SO
FH NWS
Acad
APEX
Ergomedia
SUPSI
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Swisscom
Ascom
Sun
Siemens
Alcatel
Ericsson
SRG
SMUV
STEAG
Glue
ProTelecom
...
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della Svizzera italiana
SVC projects
• MACS
• SWISSLING
• Forum New Learning
Uni Basel
SUPSI
FH BB
• Interstructures
Uni Fribourg
• eduswiss online
Uni Bern
• Nano World
• GITTA
Uni Dresden
ETH Zürich
Institut Maurice E. Müller
Nanosurf AG Liestal
Centre Suisse d‘Electronique
et de Microtechnique SA
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
SVC projects
• MACS
• SWISSLING
• Forum New Learning
• Interstructures
• eduswiss online
• Nano World
• GITTA
Uni Zürich
SUPSI
EPF Lausanne
Uni Fribourg
SUP Basel
ETH Zürich
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
Dissemination
ST. GALLEN
LUZERN
CHUR
BREGALGLIA
POSCHIAVO
SION
MANNO / LUGANO
COMO
VARESE
MILANO
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
Conclusions
• Collaboration among institutions is difficult, but
necessary
• Extend target people
• The creation of a laboratory shared by several
institutes is helpful
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001
Scuola universitaria professionale
della Svizzera italiana
What we learned from this experience
• A mixed approach (on-line and face-to-face) can be
useful to avoid some typical problems in distance
learning (students feels alone, lack of interactions, …)
• Is useful to create a fil-rouge of the course to help
students to maintain the “pace” during the study
• Teacher needs to spend more time in a on-line course
rather than in ex-cathedra course
• Students have more time to spend in solving exercises
and to collaborate in discussions
• The supervision of teacher in discussions and
synchronous events is fundamental
Riccardo Mazza - Online-educa, Berlin 2001