Report Card

Objective 5:   Provide expanded facilities, infrastructure, capacity and support for distance learning activities to extend the reach of educational programs and to support cross-campus teaching.

Outcome:

A report detailing the resources needed to support FAU’s distance learning requirements will be published.

Bandwidth will be increased to 200 Mb.

Additional facilities and resources will be provided for distance learning courses.  Streaming video will be available for distance learning courses.

A consultant for training and support and an instructional designer will be added in IRM.

Incentive program for faculty will be in place.

Progress toward goal:

FAU Internet Bandwidth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004-2005

2005-2006

Commodity

 

125mb

338mb

Internet2

 

622mb

622mb

FLR

 

 

9gb

 

 

 

 

As of June 16, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Streaming Video Software/Hardware

 

 

 

 

 

Planned Implementation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006-07

Streaming Server with Unlimited License Capacity (Real Helix)

 

 

 

Multi-compression capability of server (ability to stream multiple encoding formats)

 

Ability to encode video and data (RGB) signals

 

 

 

 

Secure authentication to regulate access by students (Utilizing LDAP)

 

 

ortal management software for a clean interface across colleges course clips

 

NAS for backup of all content and system critical applications

 

 

 

Power Conditioner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of June 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tracking Chart of Incentives to Faculty to Develop Distance Learning Courses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Architecture, Urban and Public Affairs

Arts and Letters

Business

Education

Engineering

Honors College

Nursing

Science

faculty lab dedicated to digitizing course content

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

teaching/graduate assistants monitoring online course activity

 

 

 

 

 

release time for developing new online courses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

monetary reward for taking on the additional work load of distance learning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of June 16, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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