4th TF-EDU virtual mini conference - 9 June 2020 - 11:00 CEST - 16:00 CEST

11:00-11:05 (‘5)

Short introduction and welcome

Host: Gyongyi Horvath

I. Announce the agenda

II. Set the rules and introductions

III. Announce - Expected outcomes and conclusions

11:05-11:55 (‘50)

12:05-12:15 ('10)

Session 1: Trust and Identity

In this session we will explore how existing Trust and Identity infrastructures can help delivering online services to support education and remote learning.

Setting the scene (Licia Florio, GÈANT, T&I Activity Leader) - 7 min

Student Mobility: the future of Erasmus digital services and MyAcademicID (Joao Bacelar, EUF) - 7 min

Q&A -

Possible questions emerged in previous conversations:

1. how do we enable federated access at scale for remote learning services (i.e. online exams, etc)
2. should services use 2-factor authentication? If so are there recommendations?
3. How do we ensure compliance with GDPR?
4. Are there guidelines for service providers wrt federated access and security?

Session 2: 

Scaling up and down? Experience during (and after) pandemic.

In this session we will have lightning talk presentations submitted from the community to share their experiences.

Host: Dragana Kupres (CARNET)

• SRCE: E-learning infrastructure and user support for HE in Croatia
• GARR: Digital Literacy for Teachers (Security, Tools, OER) GARR training activities during COVID emergency
• CERNET: CERNET Experiences and Challenges on online education during COVID-19
• CARNET: Technical Challenges for LMS in the age of working and studying from home
• RedCLARA: Experiences from South America

Session 3:

Open session for any discussion that may arise from the plenary

Session 4:

Open session for any discussion that may arise from the plenary

Welcome back. Introduction to the 2nd part of the conference. Announce the parallel sessions and the rules

Outcomes: overview of the services, tools for services, how are they procured/licences, timing (short-term, long-term)

Session 5: 

Tools

In this session the SIG-Multimedia group will discuss the different tools to support real time collaboration, show some experiences.

Session host: Erik Kikkenborg

• GARR: Lessons from the Covid videoconference crisis in Italy
• CARNET: Virtual and hybrid conferences – next level
• Gavin McKenzie: Vscene to the community

Session 6: What’s in it for me? (Procurement / licenses / NREN services). Hosted by members of SIG-Managing Service Portfolios.

This interactive session will describe the existing frameworks and solutions in place (both Commercial and Community based).  We will also share common challenges and interest areas with the objective of finding some concrete next steps to be followed towards how we procure and use collaboration tools, LMS, video conferencing in the future to support our Education community.  Relevant community experts will be in attendance to answer all your questions….at the very least your “What’s in it for me?” question!

Session agenda

• Opening (Annabel Grant – Co-cordinator of SIG-MSP)
• “Lightening Talks” (2x10 minutes)
  • GEANT framework: Maria Ristkok (leader of Clouds Work package for the GEANT project)
  • EduMEET solution: speaker TBC
• Facilitated discussion (Annabel Grant & Magda Haver):
  • Which are the existing frameworks? Do I need to make a separate call off?
  • Can I use the licenses as a university/institution or is it only for NRENs
  • Will the procured prices be public available
  • How to plan for scale down / after pandemic situation?
  • Are there potential new services for NRENs to educational institutions? 
  • What it the role of NRENs in supporting education?
  • Are there pressure from national ministries of education to take a larger role to support the educational institutions with their technological challenges?

• Next steps (10 minutes)

  • Common interest areas
  • Common challenges
  • Possible next steps (NRENs or experts joint activity, GEANT coordinated action...etc)
  • Where they could follow up (SIG or TF or other forum)

Session 7: 

Online and blended learning (e.g. Digital assessment) (TF-EDU host Nathalie Roth)

Bernard Cerutti, UNIGE: Examples of exam formats and contents switching paradigm at the University of Geneva

Urgent public health requirements measures taken by the national and local Swiss authorities in response to the Coid-19 pandemic have significantly impacted the organisation of the exams at the University of Geneva. While the general setting has been defined by the chancellor, the different faculties were quite independent regarding the changes to be implemented. Some practical situations will be presented.

Jon Eliot Stromme, UNIT: Cooperation as key to successful Corona-time exams

In Norway, university exam administrators took in stride the massive relocation of exams from central locations to students' homes. Cooperation and mutual support between institutions were key to the success. Several factors enabled the cooperation. A large part of the exams was already digitised. Universities and students had the necessary digital experience. Private and public universities and colleges had been working with digital exams on a national level for years - active working groups and forums already existed. UNIT, acting as national coordinator, chose to concentrate on generic risk assessment and a very simple common information exchange. This mode of work was effective within the strained resources of the universities and colleges, adding to the existing optimism, a "we can do it" attitude, and a lot of answers to large and small questions being found rapidly.

Open discussion and questions

Session 8:

Open session for any discussion that may arise from the plenary

Sessions’ summary

PLENARY ROOM

5’ each

Session hosts

Outcomes and conclusions (wrap up): What are we taking with us in to the future (document link)