ETHWorld - Implementation of a Virtual Campus Infrastructure and E-Learning at ETH Zurich

2003 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Anders Hagstrom ◽  
Walter Schaufelberger
Keyword(s):  
Technological Development ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Academic Planning ◽  
Virtual Campus ◽  
Federal Institute ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control

ETH World is a strategic initiative for establishing a new virtual campus at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich. ETH World will provide services in the areas of research, teaching, learning and infrastructure for the established disciplines in technology and natural science at ETH. The initiative aims to develop the excellence of ETH Zurich, making use of the new facilities and infrastructure instruments and methods that technological development offers. It is an integral part of the university, supporting its academic planning, infrastructure and financing processes. In its first part this paper describes the background of ETH World and an international conceptual competition organized in 2000 to seek ideas for the “infostructure” of this new academic environment. Some results of the competition are presented along with other projects that have been launched as building blocks of ETH World. The second part looks in some detail at e-learning as one of the focal points of ETH World, presenting two cases studies in architecture and control engineering education.

scholarly journals E-Learning in Engineering through Videoconferencing: The Case of the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Bedilu Habte
Keyword(s):  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Developing Nation ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Teaching Learning

In addition to their ability to reach distant learners, interactive e-learning environments have the potential to make the teaching-learning process more effective. This paper highlights some of the e-learning implementation efforts at the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology (AAiT) in Ethiopia. This case study shows that limited resources do not deter a developing nation to exploit the power of e-learning. Based on feedback from participants in the first national videoconferencing program held in Ethiopian higher education system between October 2011 and June 2012, the paper addresses the lessons learned and recommended actions for moving forward to a successful implementation of e-learning in Ethiopia, particularly in a videoconferencing mode.

Free radicals in the European periphery: ‘translating’ organic chemistry from Zurich to Barcelona in the early twentieth century

2004 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
AGUSTÍ NIETO-GALAN
Keyword(s):  
Organic Chemistry ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Federal Institute ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
European Periphery ◽  
Free Radical Chemistry ◽  
The University ◽  
Scientific Standards

In 1915, after acquiring first-hand knowledge of the new free radical chemistry at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Antonio García Banús (1888–1955) became professor of organic chemistry at the University of Barcelona and created his own research group, which was to last from 1915 until 1936. He was a gifted teacher and a prolific writer who attempted to introduce international scientific standards into his local environment. This paper analyses the bridges that Banús built between the experimental culture of organic chemistry at the ETH and the University of Barcelona. It presents a case study which aims to provide new historical data for the general analysis of groups who conducted their work in the European periphery.

scholarly journals Valentine Louis Telegdi. 11 January 1922 — 8 April 2006

2009 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 291-304
Author(s):  
Laurie M. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Academic Career ◽  
University Of Chicago ◽  
National Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Wolfgang Pauli ◽  
Electromagnetic Interactions ◽  
Federal Institute ◽  
Experimental Physicist ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
The University ◽  
Academy Of Sciences

Valentine Telegdi was an outstandingly original experimental physicist who contributed greatly to our understanding of the weak and electromagnetic interactions of elementary particles. Outspoken and colourful in expression, Telegdi (usually called ‘Val’) had the reputation of being a ‘conscience of physics’, known for his incisive and sometimes acerbic wit. In this respect he was reminiscent of Wolfgang Pauli, one of his teachers, whom he greatly admired. However, Val could be warm and caring to friends, professional associates and students. After receiving his doctorate from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich in 1950, he began his academic career at the University of Chicago in 1951, and his reputation grew rapidly. In 1968 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. In 1972 the University of Chicago appointed him as the first Enrico Fermi Distinguished Service Professor of Physics.

scholarly journals An Industry of R&D

2014 ◽  
Vol 136 (10) ◽  
pp. 44-47
Author(s):  
Harry Hutchinson
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Systems ◽  
Massachusetts Institute ◽  
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Federal Institute ◽  
University Of Munich ◽  
World Class ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
The University ◽  
The Tropics

This article discusses how Singapore is amassing a brain trust to compensate for resources that nature didn’t provide to it. CREATE or “Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise” is one of the most ambitious projects of Singapore’s National Research Foundation. CREATE seeks to unite Singapore’s universities with world-class research institutions to study issues ranging from urban planning to medical treatment. The organization has partnerships with 10 foreign universities, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Technical University of Munich, Cambridge University, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. There are five research groups in CREATE’s partnership with Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The research areas are infectious diseases, environmental sensing and modeling, biosystems and micromechanics, urban mobility, and low-energy electronic systems. The University of California, Berkeley, has two research programs with CREATE. One aims to improve the efficiency of buildings in the tropics, and the other is working on raising the electrical output of photovoltaic devices.

scholarly journals Comparative Study Of Platforms For E-Learning In The Higher Education

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 15-26
Author(s):  
Jose Mondejar-Jimenez ◽  
Juan-Antonio Mondejar-Jimenez ◽  
Manuel Vargas-Vargas ◽  
Maria-Leticia Meseguer-Santamaria
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Virtual Campus ◽  
University Environment ◽  
La Mancha ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The University

Castilla-La Mancha University has decided to implement two tools: WebCT and Moodle, Virtual Campus has emerged: www.campusvirtual.ulcm.es. This paper is dedicated to the analysis of said tool as a primary mode of e-learning expansion in the university environment. It can be used to carry out standard educational university activities in accordance with the guidelines set out by the new European Space for Higher Education. New needs continue to present themselves, not only with regard to the exchange of information and documents, but the complete and integrated management of teaching which is carried out using virtual environments and the Internet: e-learning.

Richard Ernst Meyer 1919 - 2008

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Stalker ◽  
E. Nicole Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Motion ◽  
Wave Theory ◽  
Federal Institute ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Manchester ◽  
Aircraft Production ◽  
Supersonic Aerodynamics ◽  
Mathematical Physicist

Richard E. Meyer was a mathematical physicist who specialized in the physics of fluid motion. His research career began with his doctorate at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, followed by a brief period of employment with the English Ministry of Aircraft Production. He then went to the University of Manchester, where he made his first major research contributions. In 1953 he left Manchester for the University of Sydney. By this time he was established as a theoretical supersonic aerodynamicist and he continued with this work as well as assuming the responsibilities of a research group leader. In 1957 he went to the USA and remained there for the rest of his life, essentially abandoning supersonic aerodynamics in favour of water-wave theory. His work was marked by an ability to analyse the approach to limiting conditions, or singularities, in models of physical processes. From the 1970s, he focused increasingly on developing the mathematical aspects of his work.

Drama and the advanced ESL learner

1986 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 57-68
Author(s):  
June Gassin
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Present Knowledge ◽  
Past Experience ◽  
The Body ◽  
Esl Students ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control

This paper describes an experimental drama workshop offered to advanced level ESL students attending the University of Melbourne. The aims of the workshop are to increase awareness and control of body, breath and voice as well as to develop self-confidence, flexibility and spontaneity in participants. The principles used to guide the evolution of the teaching/learning process include 1) emphasis on the body as the source of breath, sound and perception; 2) emphasis on process rather than product: and 3) emphasis on linking past experience to present knowledge and situation. The content of the workshop consists of a variety of dramatic activities organized according to these principles. Results as recorded in videos, student diaries and drawings are encouraging.

E-Learning and Virtual Campus Development

2011 ◽  
pp. 1379-1389
Author(s):  
Irene le Roux ◽  
Karen Lazenby ◽  
Dolf Jordaan
Keyword(s):  
Management Training ◽  
Virtual Campus ◽  
Campus Environment ◽  
Information Technology Services ◽  
Technology Services ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Student Information ◽  
User Frustration ◽  
Technology Strategies ◽  
The University

The University of Pretoria (UP) implemented a virtual campus in 1999. The measure in which and rate at which the virtual campus environment was adopted in the institution, was substantial. To accommodate the expected growth the University decided in 2004 to upgrade the learning management system in order to provide more stability and better integration with the student information system. However, the more complex integrated environment resulted in more points of failure and a less stable environment. Higher user frustration levels led to a decline in the number of users. The chapter discusses four key variables that influence growth and sustainability in an e-learning environment: Management, Training and Support, Measurement, and Technology strategies. We argue that additional resources required in Information Technology Services (ITS) were not adequately provided for. We give suggestions for future directions.

E-Learning and Virtual Campus Development

2011 ◽  
pp. 115-125
Author(s):  
Irene le Roux ◽  
Karen Lazenby ◽  
Dolf Jordaan
Keyword(s):  
Management Training ◽  
Virtual Campus ◽  
Campus Environment ◽  
Information Technology Services ◽  
Technology Services ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Student Information ◽  
User Frustration ◽  
Technology Strategies ◽  
The University

The University of Pretoria (UP) implemented a virtual campus in 1999. The measure in which and rate at which the virtual campus environment was adopted in the institution, was substantial. To accommodate the expected growth the University decided in 2004 to upgrade the learning management system in order to provide more stability and better integration with the student information system. However, the more complex integrated environment resulted in more points of failure and a less stable environment. Higher user frustration levels led to a decline in the number of users. The chapter discusses four key variables that influence growth and sustainability in an e-learning environment: Management, Training and Support, Measurement, and Technology strategies. We argue that additional resources required in Information Technology Services (ITS) were not adequately provided for. We give suggestions for future directions.

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