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General Background

The Creation of a Software Prototype for Online Education of Public Administration, the Support of the Dissemination of the Applied Research Results f unded by : the European F und for R egional D evelopment and the S tate B udget of the Slovak R epublic. General Background. Project G oal

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  1. The Creation of a Software Prototype for Online Education of Public Administration, the Support of the Dissemination of the Applied Research Resultsfunded by:the European Fund for RegionalDevelopment andthe StateBudget of the Slovak Republic

  2. General Background • Project Goal • support of applied research in the area of Public Administration and Public Policy online education and transfer of the research results into praxis using new technologies

  3. General Background • Specific Project Goals Support of applied research in the area of online education for the development of software prototype based on user’s request Applied research results dissemination in the area of software solutions for Public Administration

  4. Introduction of participating institutions • The presented project is implemented by: • the Faculty of Social and EconomicSciences that belongs to the Comenius University in Bratislava; • the Faculty for Chemistry and Food Technology of the Slovak University of Technology (STU) in Bratislava

  5. Comenius University in Bratislava • One of the most prestigious and respected education institutions in the Central Europe • 13 faculties • 1826 teachers • more than one hundred thousand students

  6. Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences Instituts • Institute of Public Policy and Economics • Institute of European Studies and International Relations • Institute of AppliedPsychology • Institute of Social Antopology

  7. Slovak University of Technology • One of the largest Universities of Technology • complex and modern university offering about 77 study fields • co-operation with relevant industry sectors • wide experience with a specific e-learning tool – Moodle.

  8. The Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology • Key departments in the chemistry industry, chemistry technologies, food industry and in the related consumer industry • An active partner on using and upgrading Moodle

  9. The most important goals of the project • 1. Support of applied research in the area of online education for the development of software prototype based on user’s request • 2. Disseminationof applied research results in the area of software solutions for Public Administration

  10. Activities within the project • Need analysis in the area of software solutions for education of Public Administration • The development of a software prototype based on Moodle platform and related technical documentation and the prototype pilot testing • Support of the utilization of the software prototype within public and private education field

  11. Activities done • Target groups needs research (PA employees, students, teachers) • Survey of existing software solutions • Identification of recommendations for the development of software prototype built on Moodle platform • Ongoing development of software prototype

  12. activities to be executed in the upcoming months • Using the eye tracker we will identify which features are the most eye-catching, which features cause confusion and which ones are ignored by user altogether • Based on data obtained by eye tracker to complete the recommendations for the software prototype creation • Development of a software prototype • Since 9/2011 software prototype pilot run • Another project dissemination 9/2011-2/2012

  13. Analysis and their structure • Research of specific needs and requests of online education software users on the basis of regional, cultural, legislative and other specifics of the target group • Current state of online education • Survey of existing software solutions, their attributes, limitations, effectiveness and possibilities of utilization within the project • Recommendations

  14. Results of specific needsresearch and requests of online education software users Target groups • Students working with existing e-learning portal • Teachers using e-learning in higher education • Staff working in public administration and local government • Human ResourceExecutives • Existing e-learning portals administrators

  15. research methodology May/2010 – August/2010 • Electronic Questionnaire: • Respondent identification • Respondent participation in e-learning • E-learning pros and cons

  16. 1. what is the most popular learning method? The most popular learning method is a combination of full-time (learning) and e-learning (learning)

  17. 2. What are the advantages of working with e-learning for teachers? Better communication with students Possibility to work simultaneously with more students Improve students results Increasethe number of students Increasestudent interest in studying E-learning is generally seen as a promisingmethod of learning, but identified educational, personal and technical weaknessesmust be removed

  18. 3. What are the advantages of working with e-learning for students?

  19. The biggest advantage of e-learning, indicated by all student target groups is the availability of study materials

  20. 4. What kind of issues in implementation ofe-learningwere raised by teachers?

  21. Knowledge and skills on how to use the e-learning properly is quite an issue for teachers

  22. 5. What were e-learningimplementationissues for students?

  23. The biggest disadvantage for student target groups was impersonal approach to the person, therefore, the future e-learning should focus on the information campaign and use of communi- cation tools

  24. 6. Have you ever taken part in the training, which used the method of e-learning? Institute of Public Administration do not use e-learning for training of their employees and if so, than only rarely

  25. Results of existing software solutions survey • Moodle is the most used software platform in Slovakia • Moodle as one of the few e-learning software supports Slovak language • One of the most eminent advantages of Moodle is that it can run on different operating systems • Moodle provides effective tools and simple procedure for creating educational content • Moodle is open source • Moodle has the largest user base

  26. top rated e-learning content mngmt systems

  27. Comparison of recommended software (Open Source System) (www.bildung. at)

  28. Legend: to by up to standards partly to by up to standards not up to standards GPL – General Public License

  29. Recommendations • Continue on using theLCMS Moodle platform • Develop CRM linked to Moodle for better and more simple administration of the education • Determine the most appropriate modules for efficient use e-learning in education • Unify a methodology for creating e-courses • Unify a e-courses graphics environment • Strengthen technical support for all end user groups

  30. Steps to be executed in the coming months • Using the eye tracker we will identify which features are the most eye-catching, which features cause confusion and which ones are ignored by users altogether • Based on data obtained (the eye tracker)we will complete the recommendations for the software prototype development • Development of a software prototype • Since 9/2011 software prototype pilot run • Final phase of project dissemination 9/2011-2/2012

  31. software prototype new features for online education of public administration • Last upgraded version of LCM Moodle • Better administration of courses and communication with students • Module for Random assignments for larger group of students • Module for time tracking of user activities, course ratings • Module for technical support and helpdesk functionalities • Separate access to course materials and access to education (community, testing, teachers) • Improved audio / video support • Localization

  32. software prototype new features for online education of public administration • New support materials • How to create courses for teachers • How to use e-learning for students • How to administer couses better Experience sharing?

  33. Expectations • Increase the interest of both Slovak and Foreign students studying at our faculty • Possibility of extending cooperation with foreign universities / colleges / faculties • Simplifying the learning process • Make the learning process more effective • Digitization of education

  34. Project Gains • Faculty will be ready to use digital technology as part of its everyday life • Make learning process more interesting • Faculty will be equipped with modern technology • Interactive whiteboards, computers with touch-screen, voting machines, special eye tracking monitor for further research • Teachers will receive methodology and support for the e-learning courses setting and maintaining • Students will receive interactive learning methods and initial experience

  35. Thank you for your attention! Prof. PhDr. Ľudmila Malíková, PhD. Head of the Institute of Public Policy and Economics Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University Phone: +421 2 206 69 855 E-mail: malikova@fses.uniba.sk Dissemination: PhDr. Ľuba Vávrová, PhD. Institute of Public Policy and Economics Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University Phone: +421 2 206 69 862 E-mail: crs.lgdc@gmail.com

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