The document discusses applying learning technologies and creating knowledge resources (KR) for online courses at The Open University of Cyprus (OUC). It provides details about OUC such as its founding, programs offered, number of students and faculty. It then describes OUC's educational methodology using distance learning and blended learning approaches. Key learning platforms at OUC include its eClass eLearning system, LAMS for sequencing activities, and a video platform. The document outlines the library services and knowledge resources available, including conventional materials, eBooks, journals, and an institutional repository. It provides guidance on creating an online course, including proposing knowledge resources and searching library collections and repositories to include relevant materials.

1. Applying learning technologies and
tools for creating and using KR in
online courses:
A Guide for educators and researchers
14 September 2016
Christos Rodosthenous
Information, Technologies and Library Unit

2. •The Open University of Cyprus (OUC)
•Learning Methodology
•eLearning Platform
eLearning @ OUC
• Knowledge Resources
• Library services
Library
• Moodle LMS and tools
Creating a Course
Agenda

3.  Public University, founded in 2002
 The island’s only dedicated distance teaching
University
 Admitted its first students in 2006-2007
 The largest university in Cyprus by enrolment of
postgraduate students
 Coordinating role in distance education in Cyprus:
appointed by the Ministry of Education & Culture
 Offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate (Master &
PhD) degrees and training/vocational programmes of
short duration
The Open University of Cyprus

4. About 5000 students
•Europe, Middle East,
Africa, USA
•Average age 35+
332 academic staff
• 20 faculty members
• 312 adjunct tutors
• All PhD holders
24 programs of
study
•Bachelor, Master, PhD
•Language of instruction:
Greek & English
The OUC in numbers

5.  Distance Learning
 Blended learning
 Online, hybrid & face-to-face group meetings between
teachers & students
 Multi-format Knowledge Resources
 Conventional Material, e-Books, Lecture Notes, Video
lectures
 Assessment
 Assignments
 Final exams (>50% grade): physical presence of students
Educational Methodology

6. eClass – eLearning Platform
eClass
Asynchronous
Synchronous
Video
LAMS
Mobile
Devices
Assignment
submission
& Plagiarism
Detection

7. eClass – User Roles
• Responsible for a Program of Study
Academic Coordinator
• Responsible for a Course
Coordinator
• Responsible for a group of students
Tutor
Student

8. eClass – Content & Structure

9. eClass – Assignments
Online Assignment
Submission
Automatic
Plagiarism
Detection
Student feedback
with track changes -
Grading

10. eClass - Synchronous Platform

11. eClass - Video Platform
Lecture Capture
Video Editing
Video Streaming

12. Mobile Learning
 Students can view
their courses and
participate using
their smartphones
or tablets

13. LAMS

14. User support - Training Content creation support
Infrastructure support Helpdesk support
Support
eClass – Support

15. The OUC Library Services
Library Information
Services
“KYPSELI” (Hive)
Institutional
Repository

16. LIBRARY
Conventional
Material
Electronic –
Digital
Material
 18.821 Book copies
 12.031 Book titles
 96 Conventional Journals
 101 Conventional Audio-Visual
Material
 175 Databases (124 full text)
 100 Virtual e-Journal collections
 89.065 E-Books
 49.005 E-Journals
 1025 Open Access E-Journals
 Web Online Public Access
Catalogue (OPAC)
Knowledge Resources [1]

17. Focus on Electronic Resources
(75% of the library's annual budget)
Currently:
 25 different providers / publishers
 Access to 179 separate databases
◦ 100.990 Journals
◦ 285.302 E-Books
◦ 2.900.000 Theses from US and European
Universities
◦ 16.754 Conference proceedings
◦ 218 Book Series (61 Elsevier, 132 Emerald,
25 Springer-Verlag)
Knowledge Resources [2]

18. OUC Repository:
 Institutional Repository contains:
• 1521 Theses (Msc,PhD)
 Digital Collections indexing:
• 692 Individual photos and documents
 Agreements for digitizing copyrighted book titles and
delivering it electronically through the eClass eLearning
Platform
Knowledge Resources [2]

19. In-house resources:
 Book Titles (Conventional, HTML5, ePUB)
 Lecture Notes
 Lecture Capture content
 Lectures (video, sound, presentation, chat)
 Live or On-demand
 Software demonstrations
 Searchable content
 OCR and Speech recognition
 REUSABLE
 Virtual Classroom Recordings
Knowledge Resources [3]

20. Creating an online course [1]
Program Coordinator
Librarian Propose knowledge
resources
Search KR
Conventional Material
IR KYPSELI
Digital resources
OER
Program Coordinator
Librarian
eLearning Team
Course
creation

21. Creating an online course [2]
Live Demo: http://eclass.ouc.ac.cy

22. Learning Tools [1]
Download and install moodle
URL: http://moodle.org
Moodle Cloud (Free up to 50 users)
URL: https://moodle.com/cloud/
Documentation URL:
https://docs.moodle.org/

23. Learning Tools [2]
URL: https://wiki.lamsfoundation.org/
LAMS Cloud (Free)
URL: http://www.lessonlams.com