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THE ITALIAN AIR FORCE E-LEARNING PROGRAM Copenhagen Presentation 4 - 8 October 2009

ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL S.L.E. THE ITALIAN AIR FORCE E-LEARNING PROGRAM Copenhagen Presentation 4 - 8 October 2009. ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL. OVERVIEW 1. ITAF E-learning Language Acquisition Pathway. 2. Targeted Language Levels. 3. Course Information & Objectives.

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THE ITALIAN AIR FORCE E-LEARNING PROGRAM Copenhagen Presentation 4 - 8 October 2009

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  1. ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL S.L.E. THE ITALIAN AIR FORCE E-LEARNING PROGRAM Copenhagen Presentation 4 - 8 October 2009

  2. ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL OVERVIEW 1. ITAF E-learning Language Acquisition Pathway. 2. Targeted Language Levels. 3. Course Information & Objectives. 4. E-Learning and JFLT Objectives. 5. E-Learning and JFLT Results. 6. The ITAF LMS, Architecture & Student Orientation. 7. The Virtual Classroom (Live Meeting Demo). 8. E- Learning - Our Experience. 9. Future Implementations. (Blended Learning) 10. Q&A.

  3. ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL E-learning English Language Acquistition Pathway

  4. ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL E-LEARNING TARGETED LANGUAGE LEVELS Starters / Beginners. Elementary. Pre-Intermediate.

  5. ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL Course Information & Objectives Students are required to complete a total of 160 hours during the course which includes off-line studies also. All students are given a DVD of course materials to study at home. Didactic materials include multimedia Military English courses and grammar exercises. The course is synchronized with virtual classroom teaching. Each course has a course and support teacher assigned to it - (a teaching team) to maximise teaching coverage. All course teachers are native English speakers and qualified to teach. Course numbers do not exceed 20. Students are divided into four groups of 5 allowing for small class sizes. A mid course examination is done online that evaluates student progress. Students must pass the final course examination at the the military school to qualify for a JFLT assessment.

  6. JFLT Objectives (E-learning) Taking into consideration the e-learning formula that we use, conservative targets have been set. That said, we do have a small percentage of students achieving a threshold SLP at level 2 . ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL

  7. ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL Consolidated JFLT Results Intensive “in school” & E-learning Courses * Data available to date

  8. Results Data Table ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL

  9. Wehavenoted a significantdrop in non qualifiedpersonnel. • Wehavenoted a net increase in JFLT Level 1 qualifications. • Wehavenoted a constantresultfor JFLT Level 2 qualifications. • Conclusion: • The introductionof e-learning as a meansoflanguageacquistionwas a relativelysmoothoneforus and didnot impact negatively on JFLT resultsas a whole. In fact, wehaveseen a 45% increaseof air forcepersonnelqualifiedwithan SLP rating at level 1 (the majority) and in some cases at level 2. • E-learning in the ITAF hasopened the doorforItalianmilitarypersonnelwho do notgetacceptedinto the schoolforan intensive English languagecourse. They can nowfollow a structured e- learningpathwaythatconcludeswithan SLP rating. ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL Data Summary

  10. The SLEAM E-Learning Platform MOODLE ver 1.9.5 (Open Source) ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment

  11. ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL LINK SLEAM SITE MAP Course Simulation Student Orientation (public) Teacher Training Microsoft Live Meeting Teacher’s Zone SLEAM E-learning Platform English Courses (Enrolment) ( Teacher Training & resources) Virtual Classroom Microsoft Live Meeting Coordinator’s Zone (Course monitoring) French Pilotprogram Learning Resources languageskillsmaitenance (public)

  12. ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL Platform Summary • Student Orientation : is currently done “in house” for a period of three days allowing students to familiarise themselves with the course interface and platform. Orientation is done using a course simulation. This concludes with knowledge based assessment quizzes. • The Moodle platform enables us to track student progress using its quizzes, scorm based learning activities and course gradebook. • Platform activities are mainly focused on listening, reading and writing skills. • Speaking is done in the virtual classroom and can be set as an mp3 exercise on the platform. • The platform provides a high degree of flexibilty allowing students to review and practice 24 / 7.

  13. ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL The VirtualClassroom

  14. Microsoft Live Meeting - Video Conferencing • Voip Audio Quality     • Uploads a large range of multimedia format types. ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL Features & Functions • An electronic whiteboard. • Standard and interactive PDF Forms. (Print to PDF function) • Recording Lessons • Loading Flash objects and playback functions. • Audio & Video formats. • Linking to web pages • Desk top sharing / uploading & downloading of VC lesson materials. The Virtual Classroom (link)

  15. Our experience after nearly two years of e-learning: • Platformed Based Issues: • The course user interface needs to be “user friendly”, intuitive, easy to navigate and standardized for multiple courses. • User browser types plug - ins and settings need to be compatible for the correct delivery of platform media. • Use of automated platform feedback for students needs to be maximised. • Providing public domains that allow students to access the platform for extra curricula studies and platform familiarisation. ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL E-learning: Our Experience:

  16. E-learning: Our Experience: • Virtual Classroom Issues: • Audio quality and consistency is a key factor when conducting productive virtual classroom lessons. Choice of conferencing software is paramount to a successful synchronous (virtual classroom) e-learning program. • Technical aspects like internet connection speed, proxy servers, browser and firewall settings need to be overcome for correct use of MS Live Meeting. Cross browser compatibility must also be resolved. • Our Solutions : • Creating designated E-learning terminals for personnel with unfiltered ports in all Italian air bases. • To counter protected networks we suggest internet USB pen drives on WiFi connections.. ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL

  17. ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL Future Implementations & Goals • Plans are beingmadeto do studentorientationentirely on the platform. Thiswillbedoneusing video and visualscreenshots. Studentoralassessmentswillbedone in the virtualclassroom. • A solutioniscurrentlybeingproposedto create a blendede–learningcoursewhichwouldrequirestudentsto come to the schoolforscheduledperiodsof “in class” teaching and completionoftheirexaminations. • Integrationscormcompliantlanguagecourses on the platformforcomprehensivegradetracking and analysis on student progress. • Toextend the numberofvirtualclassroomsessionwithteachers. • In classroomconnectionsto the platformgiving intensive coursestudentsaccessto e-learning activites in the learningresources domain. • ISO 9001 accreditation.

  18. ITAF FOREIGN LANGUAGES SCHOOL Q&ASession • Now is your opportunity to ask me questions about our e-learning project.

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