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Moodle Courses at the Department of Languages of FEI STU in 2011. Ivan Podpera ivan.podpera@stuba.sk. Main points. Introduction Courses Unit structure Task types Task results Feedback. Courses.
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Moodle Courses at the Department of Languages of FEI STU in 2011 Ivan Podpera ivan.podpera@stuba.sk
Main points • Introduction • Courses • Unit structure • Task types • Task results • Feedback
Courses • English for Students of Electrical Engineering – a four semester course for lower-intermediate students • English for Students of D level – a two-semester course for upper-intermediate students • English for Students of FIIT (Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies) - a one-semester course for upper-intermediate students • English for Professional Communication – a course for PhD students • Presentation Skills - a coursehelping PhD students to prepare a presentation • Manažment komunikácie (Management of Communication)
All courses are available on www.elearn.elf.stuba.sk/moodle
Unit structure • Resource – information about a specific grammar part extending the same part in the textbook • Follow-up tasks
Task types – Quiz module • Short answers • True-false statements • Multiple choice • Matching
Short answers True-false statements Multiple choice Matching No. of tasks Average result No. of tasks Average result No. of tasks Average result No. of tasks Average result 13 6.49 2 7.60 5 7.84 3 8.60 Total Number of tasks Average result 23 7.63
Feedback questions • 1 Has Moodle helped you revise and learn grammar? • 2 What have you been satisfied with so far? • 3 What could be improved?
Feedback answers • Q1 – feedback generally positive, but some students still prefer “traditional” lessons • Q2 – tasks useful as homework, good that the results are not taken into account for the final grade, conventional testing is preferred • Q3 – complaints about too strict penalty factor
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