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From Genesis to Infinity or from 0 to 50,000 Online Students in 2 Years By April Weiss and Dr. Paul Kennedy RMIT University Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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From Genesis to Infinityor from 0 to 50,000 Online Students in 2 Years

By April Weiss and Dr. Paul KennedyRMIT UniversityMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Presentation Outline

Background Overview Software Hardware IT Refurbishment Outcome Future

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What is RMIT University?

52,000 students 3500 staff 7 faculties

certificates & diplomas to Masters and PhD

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Background

1990’s

Several Faculty based LMS

IT Alignment Program

1998

DistributedLearningSystem(DLS)

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Presentation Outline

Background Overview Software Hardware IT Refurbishment Outcome Future

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What is the DLS?

Internet based system Designed to deliver educational content

to students

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DLS Design Objectives

single system software from vendors common front end rapid prototyping approach IMS compliancy integrate with university systems DRP

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Development Phases

Semester 1

Semester 2

1999 Phase 1 Phase 2

2000 Phase 3 Phase 4

4 Phases

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Development Phases - Statistics

Phase

Courses

Students

Staff

Hits

Availability

1 45 720 40 - 90%

2 225 8342 (5500 active)

165 40,000 91.4%

3 797 21,407 (7,415 active)

530 280,000 99.3%

4 1133 (404 active)

21,044 (6,000 active)

920 290,000 99.6%

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Development Phases - Statistics

Phase

Courses

Students

Staff

Hits

Availability

1 45 720 40 - 90%

2 225 8342 (5500 active)

165 40,000 91.4%

3 797 21,407 (7,415 active)

530 280,000 99.3%

4 1133 (404 active)

21,044 (6,000 active)

920 290,000 99.6%

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Development Phases - Statistics

Phase

Courses

Students

Staff

Hits

Availability

1 45 720 40 - 90%

2 225 8342 (5500 active)

165 40,000 91.4%

3 797 21,407 (7,415 active)

530 280,000 99.3%

4 1133 (404 active)

21,044 (6,000 active)

920 290,000 99.6%

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Development Phases - Statistics

Phase

Courses

Students

Staff

Hits

Availability

1 45 720 40 - 90%

2 225 8342 (5500 active)

165 40,000 91.4%

3 797 21,407 (7,415 active)

530 280,000 99.3%

4 1133 (404 active)

21,044 (6,000 active)

920 290,000 99.6%

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Presentation Outline

Background Overview Software Hardware IT Refurbishment Outcome Future

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DLS Software

Learning Hub

SubjectResources

Web sites

CourseInfo

WebLearn

Perception

WebBoard

OtherResources

Email

News

Diary

Authentication

Internet

Reports

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DLS Software

Learning Hub

SubjectResources

Web sites

CourseInfo

WebLearn

Perception

WebBoard

OtherResources

Email

News

Diary

Authentication

Internet

Reports

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DLS Software

Learning Hub

SubjectResources

Web sites

CourseInfo

WebLearn

Perception

WebBoard

OtherResources

Email

News

Diary

Authentication

Internet

Reports

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DLS Software

Learning Hub

SubjectResources

Web sites

CourseInfo

WebLearn

Perception

WebBoard

OtherResources

Email

News

Diary

Authentication

Internet

Reports

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DLS Data

DLS

Student Database

Staff Database

Registration Wizard

Administration

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DLS Data

DLS

Student Database

Staff Database

Registration Wizard

Administration

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DLS Data

DLS

Student Database

Staff Database

Registration Wizard

Administration

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Presentation Outline

Background Overview Software Hardware IT Refurbishment Outcome Future

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DLS Hardware - Phase 1

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DLS Hardware - Phase 2

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DLS Hardware - Phase 3

D.B W.L

W.S

C.I

W.S

Crucible

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DLS Hardware - Phase 4

C.I

C.I

W.LDataBase

WDataBaseB/UP

Load Balance

Load Balance

Network Switch Network Switch

Wb WB

Wb Wb

Building 5 Building 57

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Presentation Outline

Background Overview Software Hardware IT Refurbishment Outcome Future

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IT Refurbishment

DLS

User

User

Internet

RMIT NDS

Intranet / Local Network

User Config.

User

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Presentation Outline

Background Overview Software Hardware IT Refurbishment Outcome Future

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Outcome

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Presentation Outline

Background Overview Software Hardware IT Refurbishment Outcome Future

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Where to from here?

50,000+ users Hardware More tools Oracle conversion AMS (PeopleSoft) integration Single signon integration SIM

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