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A SIMPLE ADMINISTRATION AND ASSESSEMENT SYSTEM FOR OPEN AND DISTANT LEARNING. Grethe Sandstrak Lecturer grethe.sandstrak@idb.hist.no http://www.idb.hist.no/~grethe / Jan H. Nilsen Assosiate Professor jan.h.nilsen@idb.hist.no http://www.idb.hist.no/~janhn/ Sør-Trøndelag University College
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A SIMPLE ADMINISTRATION AND ASSESSEMENT SYSTEM FOR OPEN AND DISTANT LEARNING Grethe Sandstrak Lecturer grethe.sandstrak@idb.hist.no http://www.idb.hist.no/~grethe/ Jan H. Nilsen Assosiate Professor jan.h.nilsen@idb.hist.no http://www.idb.hist.no/~janhn/ Sør-Trøndelag University College N-7005, Trondheim, Norway TELEMATICA-2001 18-21 June 2001
CO-OPERATIONAL INSTITUTIONS • Sør-Trøndelag University College • TISIP, Research Foundation AITeL • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) • EuroCompetence (EC–SOCRATES programme) • Competence development program (VOX) TELEMATICA-2001 18-21 June 2001
Main objectives • Pedagogical study • Action Learning (AL) in ICT based ODL courses • Case study • An ODL-course has been run using AL • Results from case study • To be cost effective, a system which can handle a larger number of students/ courses, and still achieve individual tutoring according to AL, is highly recommended • Implemented system: • Main input: assessment questionnaires • Main output: analyses of the questionnaires TELEMATICA-2001 18-21 June 2001
Experience Planning Reflecting Conceptualising PEDAGOCIAL MODEL • ICT based ODL for adult learners • learning in a flexible way • distance learning • Action Learning • A continuous process of learning and reflection that happens with the support of a group or ‘set’ of colleagues, working with ‘real’ problems • Triangulation enables “objective” assessments of knowledge and skills acquired TELEMATICA-2001 18-21 June 2001
CASE STUDY: BASIC PROGRAMMING IN C++ • 6 ECTS, University College level • 12 lessons • Textbook • Material published on web • Weekly exercises (7 mandatory) • Students from different countries • One group in Norway, Siemens Metering AS • One group in Sweden, Ericsson AB • Reveal the students’ competence gap/ prequalifications • Assessment performed after each fourth lesson. • The students self assessment • Course leader/tutor assessment TELEMATICA-2001 18-21 June 2001
Tutor Section Student Administration Course Administration Fill in assessments Generate Reports Student Section Fill in assessment questionnaires Generate Reports SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY • Requirements: • Web based • Dynamic pages • Usability • Two main sections • Tutor • Student TELEMATICA-2001 18-21 June 2001
Web browser Java Servlets Web Server Oracle 7.3 Client Server SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE internet TELEMATICA-2001 18-21 June 2001
SYSTEM HOME WEB-PAGE TELEMATICA-2001 18-21 June 2001
TUTOR SECTION: Assessment 1 TELEMATICA-2001 18-21 June 2001
TUTOR SECTION: Assessment 2 TELEMATICA-2001 18-21 June 2001
GENERATE REPORTS 1 Step one Step two TELEMATICA-2001 18-21 June 2001
GENERATE REPORTS 2 Step three Step four TELEMATICA-2001 18-21 June 2001
SUMMING UP Action Learning in ICT-based ODL courses Case study: C++ Student Administration and Assessment System Thank you for your attention TELEMATICA-2001 18-21 June 2001
SYSTEM SECTIONS Tutor section Student section Display area Display area TELEMATICA-2001 18-21 June 2001
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT • Data Security • Monitoring of students activity • Accessible in different Web browsers TELEMATICA-2001 18-21 June 2001
STUD SECTION: Assessment 1 TELEMATICA-2001 18-21 June 2001
STUD SECTION: Assessment 2 TELEMATICA-2001 18-21 June 2001