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Pbacsich: added DL section

2010-06-07T14:00:18Z

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	Today the total of students - including those at the postgraduate ~~leve l~~- is approximately 29,000~~. More than 9,000 of these students are taking courses via distance education, or off-campus. Additionally, there are 1,780 teachers and researchers employed by the university~~.		Today the total of students - including those at the postgraduate level - is approximately 29,000.

	~~UMU has [http://www.umu.se/english/education/courses-and-programmes/distance-and-web-based-education web-based courses] that~~ are ~~carried out completely online~~, ~~for which students obtain~~ university ~~level credits anywhere in the world that suits their own schedule. Distance courses however, are those that require the student to participate in a few on-campus meetings~~.		Additionally, there are 1,780 teachers and researchers employed by the university.

	UMU also provides courses about e-learning such as [http://www.umu.se/english/education/courses-and-programmes/course?code=6IT039 New Technologies of e-Learning 2.0]		UMU also provides courses about e-learning such as [http://www.umu.se/english/education/courses-and-programmes/course?code=6IT039 New Technologies of e-Learning 2.0]
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			== Distance learning ==

			More than 9,000 of Umeå University students are taking courses via distance education, or off-campus.

			UMU has [http://www.umu.se/english/education/courses-and-programmes/distance-and-web-based-education web-based courses] that are carried out completely online, for which students obtain university level credits anywhere in the world that suits their own schedule. What Umeå calls "distance courses" however, require the student to participate in a few on-campus meetings.

Pbacsich: added VLE tab and cat Sakai - and cat DLU

2010-06-07T13:58:06Z

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	Umeå University was founded in 1965 and is Sweden's fifth oldest university. The web site states: "''We constantly strive towards making it one of Scandinavia's best environments for study and research that meets the challenges of an ever-increasing global society.''		Umeå University was founded in 1965 and is Sweden's fifth oldest university. The web site states: "''We constantly strive towards making it one of Scandinavia's best environments for study and research that meets the challenges of an ever-increasing global society.''


	The institution’s main office is in Umeå, [[Sweden]]. Other campuses are located in Umeå (Umeå Arts Campus), Västernorrland County (Campus Örnsköldsvik) and Skellefteå (Campus Skellefteå).		The institution’s main office is in Umeå, [[Sweden]]. Other campuses are located in Umeå (Umeå Arts Campus), Västernorrland County (Campus Örnsköldsvik) and Skellefteå (Campus Skellefteå).


	<!-- Say something fairly brief about the teaching methods, number of students, staff etc. -->		<!-- Say something fairly brief about the teaching methods, number of students, staff etc. -->
	Today the total of students - including those at the postgraduate leve l- is approximately 29,000. More than 9,000 of these students are taking courses via distance education, or off-campus. Additionally, there are 1,780 teachers and researchers employed by the university.		Today the total of students - including those at the postgraduate leve l- is approximately 29,000. More than 9,000 of these students are taking courses via distance education, or off-campus. Additionally, there are 1,780 teachers and researchers employed by the university.


	UMU has [http://www.umu.se/english/education/courses-and-programmes/distance-and-web-based-education web-based courses] that are carried out completely online, for which students obtain university level credits anywhere in the world that suits their own schedule. Distance courses however, are those that require the student to participate in a few on-campus meetings.		UMU has [http://www.umu.se/english/education/courses-and-programmes/distance-and-web-based-education web-based courses] that are carried out completely online, for which students obtain university level credits anywhere in the world that suits their own schedule. Distance courses however, are those that require the student to participate in a few on-campus meetings.

	UMU also provides courses about e-learning such as [http://www.umu.se/english/education/courses-and-programmes/course?code=6IT039 New Technologies of e-Learning 2.0]		UMU also provides courses about e-learning such as [http://www.umu.se/english/education/courses-and-programmes/course?code=6IT039 New Technologies of e-Learning 2.0]

	Its LMS is called [https://www.cambro.umu.se/portal Cambro] and is created with [[Sakai]] (Open Source). More information: http://www8.umu.se/it/umu_internt/voplattform/index_eng.html and their presentation during the Sakai conference summarises why UMU chose Sakai: [http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=41680922 How and why Umeå University chose Sakai].


	The Umeå University web site is at http://www.umu.se/ (Swedish) - ([http://www.umu.se/english English]) while Cambro is located here: https://www.cambro.umu.se/portal		The Umeå University web site is at http://www.umu.se/ (Swedish) - ([http://www.umu.se/english English]) while Cambro is located here: https://www.cambro.umu.se/portal
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			== VLE ==

			The Umeå University LMS is called [https://www.cambro.umu.se/portal Cambro] and is created with [[Sakai]] (Open Source).

			More information: http://www8.umu.se/it/umu_internt/voplattform/index_eng.html and their presentation during the Sakai conference summarises why UMU chose Sakai: [http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=41680922 How and why Umeå University chose Sakai].


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NikkiCortoos: added info

2009-10-22T15:12:04Z

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	~~{{stub}}~~		The ''Umeå University'' ('''Umeå universitet''', UMU) supports distance and e-learning.
	The '' Umeå University '' (''' Umeå universitet''', UMU) supports...
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			Umeå University was founded in 1965 and is Sweden's fifth oldest university. The web site states: "''We constantly strive towards making it one of Scandinavia's best environments for study and research that meets the challenges of an ever-increasing global society.''


			The institution’s main office is in Umeå, [[Sweden]]. Other campuses are located in Umeå (Umeå Arts Campus), Västernorrland County (Campus Örnsköldsvik) and Skellefteå (Campus Skellefteå).

	~~The institution’s main office is in Umeå, [[Sweden]]. Other campuses...~~

	<!-- Say something fairly brief about the teaching methods, number of students, staff etc. -->		<!-- Say something fairly brief about the teaching methods, number of students, staff etc. -->
			Today the total of students - including those at the postgraduate leve l- is approximately 29,000. More than 9,000 of these students are taking courses via distance education, or off-campus. Additionally, there are 1,780 teachers and researchers employed by the university.


	~~The Umeå University~~ web ~~site~~ is at http://~~www~~.umu.se/		UMU has [http://www.umu.se/english/education/courses-and-programmes/distance-and-web-based-education web-based courses] that are carried out completely online, for which students obtain university level credits anywhere in the world that suits their own schedule. Distance courses however, are those that require the student to participate in a few on-campus meetings.

			UMU also provides courses about e-learning such as [http://www.umu.se/english/education/courses-and-programmes/course?code=6IT039 New Technologies of e-Learning 2.0]

			Its LMS is called [https://www.cambro.umu.se/portal Cambro] and is created with [[Sakai]] (Open Source). More information: http://www8.umu.se/it/umu_internt/voplattform/index_eng.html and their presentation during the Sakai conference summarises why UMU chose Sakai: [http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=41680922 How and why Umeå University chose Sakai].

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			The Umeå University web site is at http://www.umu.se/ (Swedish) - ([http://www.umu.se/english English]) while Cambro is located here: https://www.cambro.umu.se/portal

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Gertjan: program template

2009-09-16T08:37:57Z

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