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e-Learning Systems

e-Learning Systems. EFL Classroom Support with On-line Discussion Forums. Don Hinkelman Sapporo Gakuin University 第２０回 JALT北海道学会 2003.10.25. Accelerated Learning. Why do students learn fast abroad? Frequent Feedback Meaningful Communication Task or Purpose that is compelling

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e-Learning Systems

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  1. e-Learning Systems EFL Classroom Support with On-line Discussion Forums Don Hinkelman Sapporo Gakuin University 第２０回 JALT北海道学会 2003.10.25

  2. Accelerated Learning Why do students learn fast abroad? • Frequent Feedback • Meaningful Communication • Task or Purpose that is compelling Why not the same accelerated learning here in our classrooms?

  3. Do you want to…? • Announce school and class activities • Publicize events, send email to a whole class • Automatically grade quizzes and tests • Keep student-teacher journals • Share files and photos • Run a discussion board or chat • Collect a semester of assignments and marks on one screen for final grading • Create a sense of ‘community’ in your class Then you need a CMS!

  4. What is a “CMS”? • Class Management System • Course Management System Or generically called a…. • Content Management System Or sometimes called an… • e-Learning System

  5. Today We will look at four points. • What is Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) • How to Make a Blended Learning Environment • Why an open source software. • How to make our own CMS

  6. 1. Computer Mediated Communication One-Way Communication • Announcements, Text, Images Two-Way Communication • E-mail • Discussion Board (BBS) • Chat • Survey • Ratings, Comments, Assessments • Quizzes, Tests

  7. Community = Shared Database • Public comments • Posted files, reports, presentations • Common images, photos • Growing, evolving

  8. Case Study of Computer-mediated Communication • Four year private university in northern Japan, 5500 students, co-ed • Four classes completed first semester • 1st year, general English, psyche majors • 2nd year, general English, commerce majors, • 3rd year, ICC seminar, English majors, 14 • 4th year, ICC seminar, English majors, 9 • Four classes in-progress • 1st year, general English, psyche majors, 32 • 2nd year, general English, commerce majors, 25 • 3rd year, ICC seminar, English majors, 14 • 3rd year, ICC lecture, English majors, 70

  9. 2. Blended Learning Environment • Face-to-Face: Classroom 60% • Online: Home, Computer Lab 25% • Fieldwork: Home, Community, International Exchange, Internships 15%

  10. Classroom Activities • Structured conversation, pair • Free conversation, pair • Lecture, explanations • Group role play, interviews • Textbook reading, quizzes, exercises • Presentations to classmates, teacher • Games and simulations

  11. Online Activities • Quiz • Forum • Journal (web log) • Chat • Journal • Group Project

  12. 3. Why Open Source? • Low cost start up • Individual teachers can begin without school-wide adoption • Flexible, adaptable • Community of teachers sharing new extensions and improvements

  13. Why not open source? Some schools ready to commit to a Commercial CMS • Blackboard $295 per course per year • WebCT site license starting from 800,000 yen • eCollege • Microsoft

  14. Classroom-focused Tools 1. Claroline Open Classroom • Integrated phpBB with classroom tools • News, Assignments, Texts, Photos could all be posted • Multi-lingual • But…

  15. Classroom-focused Tools 2. Blackboard • Easy to install • Good support • But…

  16. Classroom Focused Tools 3. Courseforum • Lower cost. $80 multi-courses • Very flexible, very responsive developer • Easy for students to post • Not obvious, not fun for me to design • No quiz module, too little structure

  17. Classroom-focused Tools 4. Moodle “Modular object oriented distributed learning environment” • Easy to install • Excellent, enthusiastic support • Large community of educators • Array of activities, strong quiz module • Easy to design a class • Free

  18. But… Blocks to setting an e-Learning system • I don’t have a web server. • I don’t know how to program. • I have never made a web page. • I have no computer budget. • I don’t teach in a computer room.

  19. Where to make a website • School (free but no control, no personal stuff, no interactive boards) • Personal Office (no limits) • Provider (1000-3000 yen per month) NetMondo.com (2500 yen/year) • Yahoo Groups (free but ads, set template) • .Mac (12,000 per year, no interactive tools -- no cgi, php)

  20. To host yourself, do you have? • PC with Windows, Linux or Mac OS X • 24 hour internet service with IP address • Domain Name • Apache, PHP, MySQL installed* *go to hotscripts.com, find a one-step installer

  21. What is the best provider? • Go to a provider rating site i.e. www.webhostindex.com: • My recommendation: netmondo.com • Cost: $22/year paid by credit card • Features: 500mb space, free domain name, 100 email addresses, 20 mailing lists, 20 MySQL databases • My Experience: 2 hour service response time (I expect 24 hour response)

  22. Thank You!

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