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University of Jyväskylä, September 2006. Lessons learned from e-learning projects. Mateja Verlic. University of Maribor Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Contents 1/2. Key-points about e-learning E-learning from different perspectives Experience from projects
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University of Jyväskylä, September 2006 Lessons learned from e-learning projects Mateja Verlic University of Maribor Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contents 1/2 • Key-points about e-learning • E-learning from different perspectives • Experience from projects • Moodle vs. Dokeos • Lessons learned • E-learning tips • Best practices Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
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Key points about e-learning • Stimulates remote exchanges and collaboration • Empowers the learner in every situation (learning at school, at university, at work, at home) • Bringing learning to people, not people to learning AND Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
E-learning from different perspectives • Participants in e-learning: • E-learner • E-mentor / e-teacher • Developer (designer) of e-materials • LMS administrator • Different roles in: • Online communities and network • Learning management systems (LMS) Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
About projects 1/2 • Phare Programme funded projects: • ROMB • TIBOR • DISNET • Spreading computer literacy (ECDL Start) • Four modules of ECDL Start: • Basic concepts of Information Technology (IT) • Information and communication (Internet) • Using the computer and managing files (Windows) • Word processing (Word) Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
About projects 2/2 • Combined (blended) learning: • Some meetings in classroom • Most of the learning at home • Common characteristics of learners: • Unemployed adults • Different ages (18 - 55) • Various levels of education (finished high school, university) • Various ICT skills Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
ROMB • Specific characteristics of learners: • 1st group: basic or no ICT skills • 2nd group: basic to moderate ICT skills • LMS used: Dokeos • My roles: • E-learner • E-mentor • Scheme: • 1 classroom meeting per module • Exam in the last classroom meeting Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
ROMB: Dokeos system • Materials: • SCORM • BitMedia environment • Advantages • Attractive materials • Interactive animation • Disadvantages • Authorware plug-in required • Long downloading times • Relatively complex user interface Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
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TIBOR • Specific charateristics of learners: • Unemployed adults from rural areas • ECDL – additional 3 modules: • Spreadsheets, Databases, Presentations • My roles: • E-mentor • Developer • Administrator • Scheme: 3 classroom meetings before e-learning Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
TIBOR: Moodle system • Materials: • Simple HTML files • Demonstrations (Flash) • Intermediate quizzes • Advantages • Simple user interface • Various web-browser support • Disadvantages • Lower levels of interactivity • Flash plug-in needed for demonstration Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
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DISNET • Specific charateristics of learners: • People with special needs • Deaf and hard of hearing • Blind and weak-sighted • My roles: • Developer • Administrator • Scheme: 1 meeting per module, additional meetings possible, interpreter at exam Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
DISNET: Moodle system • Materials: • Simple HTML files • Streaming video with interpreter • 2 variations of materials (with/without interpreter) • Advantages • Simple user interface • Accessibility • Disadvantages • Lower levels of interactivity • Internet Explorer only Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
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DISNET: Quizes Problem: including interpreter Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
Summary of material evaluation Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
Moodle vs. Dokeos • LMS comparison • Administration • Grading learners and monitoring their progress • User-friendliness (learner, teacher, administator) Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
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Lessons learned 1/4 • Get to know your... • Target group • LMS system • E-learning tools • Yourself Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
Lessons learned 2/4 • Get to know your public • What makes them tick? • Level of ICT skills • Motivation • Expectations • Special requirements • Different styles of learning Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
Lessons learned 3/4 • Get to know your LMS • How it works? • Tools available Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
Lessons learned 4/4 • Get to know your tools • Forums (motivation to express themselves) • Chat-rooms (user connection, can server manage so many users) • Get to know yourself • Time schedule for support • Motivation Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
E-learning tips • e-Learning is more than online courses • Content is not the answer to every learning problem • Beauty is in the blend • Learning solutions must be appropriate • An LMS is not a necessary pre-requisite to e-learning • Success measures should be clearly identified • The right conditions need to be in place for e-learning to succeed • Just do it! Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
Best practices • Focus on the needs of the learner, not the trainer or institution • Take advantage of the net: real-time, 24/7, anywhere, anytime • Bring people together to collaborate and learn together • Personalize, often by combining "learning objects" on the fly • Offer more than one learning method, e.g. virtual classroom and simulation and self-paced instruction Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
Support tools • CourseGenie • MindManager • SnagIt • Camtasia Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
CourseGenie Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
MindManager Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
SnagIt Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
Camtasia Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
Thank you! Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
Questions Mateja Verlic: Lessons learned from e-learning projects
