1 Multimedia Campus May 2004

2 Who is Multimedia Campus  Multimedia Campus - Università di Pavia is the first Italian joint venture between a public university and a private entity. Its objective is to develop an offer of multimedia post- graduate courses  Partners of Multimedia Campus are –Università degli Studi di Pavia –Opera Multimedia –Pasvim (Pavia merchant bank) [ ] [ ]

3 The promoters’ contribution  In Multimedia Campus the two promoters’ contribution is determined by their respective competences: –the century-old experience, high-specialised lectures and well- known lecturers of Università di Pavia –the skills in the design and development of multimedia courses that characterise the activity of Opera Multimedia  A demonstration of how future and innovation can result from tradition [ Tradition + Innovation ]

4 Multimedia Campus - activities  Spin-off and rationalisation of e-learning and multimedia publishing activities developed by the university –transformation of post-graduate courses into a digital format deliverable at a distance –delivery of multimedia contents on the external market  Fund raising, in particular participation in research projects financed either by Italian ministries, the regions or the European Union

5 Multimedia Campus - activities  Masters courses  Specialisation courses  Intensive courses  Multi-subject courses Courses both blended (classroom + online) and online, that can be attended in any moment of the day, anywhere there is an Internet-connected PC [ ] [ What courses? ]

6 Multimedia Campus - activities  Slide, images and animations are added to the teacher’s audio-video lesson  Exercises and assessments in the critical points of the lessons simplify learning and the assessment of results  Real-time updates, debate and support areas add dynamism to traditional teaching methods [ What methodology? ]

7 Multimedia Campus - activities  All the didactic activities carried out by Multimedia Campus are managed by a Scientific Committee composed of e-learning experts  Tutors carefully supervise the student’s learning path  In this way, the didactic quality is guaranteed [ Didactics + Quality ]

8 Multimedia Campus - activities  Thanks to Multimedia Campus, those who have problems in attending a traditional course would easily access the courses in any moment of the day and anywhere there is an Internet- connected PC  At last, a type of education open to everybody: –cheap –flexible –effective [ Education open to everybody ]