Introduction to e-learning MY.COTICON project. Prof. Panos Fitsilis

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1 Introduction to e-learning MY.COTICON project Prof. Panos Fitsilis

2 e-learning Systems

3 Introduction E-learning The use of the Internet and related technologies for the development, distribution and enhancement of learning resources Provides students and professional with skills for career advancement, enabling people to learn It to be the fastest growing education industry

4 Learning Management Systems (LMS) Evaluation Methodology Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Requiremenst specification. Surveying LMS systems Defining evaluation criteria Researching on COTS systems «must have» filtering Evaluation of LMSs Muliti-criteria analysis 4

5 Functionality of Learning Management Systems (LMS) Communication Tools Discussion Forum Discussion Management File Exchange Internal Online Journal/Notes Real-time Chat Whiteboard Productivity Tools Bookmarks Calendar/Progress Review Searching Within Course Work Offline/Synchronize Orientation/Help Student Involvement Tools Groupwork Community Networking Student Portfolios Administration Tools Authentication Course Authorization Registration Integration Hosted Services Course Delivery Tools Test Types Automated Testing Management Automated Testing Support Online Marking Tools Online Gradebook Course Management Student Tracking Content Development Tools Accessibility Compliance Content Sharing/Reuse Course Templates Customized Look and Feel Instructional Design Tools Instructional Standards Compliance Hardware/Software Client Browser Required Database Requirements UNIX/Windows Server 5

6 Evaluated LMS Open Source S/W 1. ATutor 2. Claroline/CoMPUs/Open eclass 3. Docebo 4. dotlrn (.LRN) 5. JoomlaLMS 6. ILIAS 7. LAMS 8. Moodle/MoodleRooms 9. OLAT (Online Learning and Training) 10. Sakai Project Commercial S/W 1. Blackboard Learn - ANGEL Edition 2. Desire2Learn Learning Suite 3. Pearson Learning Studio (ecollege) 4. Edvance360 LMS (Old Scholar360) 5. SharePoint LMS 6. WebStudy Learning 7. efront (Educational Version) 8. CampusCruiser LMS (Old Timecruiser) 6

7 Functionality for comparing LMS Communication Funct. Administration Funct. Content Development Funct. Productivity Tools Discussion Forum Discussion Authentication Course Authorization Registration Integration Hosted Services Course Delivery Tools Test Types Automated Testing Accessibility Compliance Content Sharing/Reuse Course Templates Customized Look and Feel Instructional Design Bookmarks Calendar/Progress Review Searching Within Course Work Offline/Synchronize Orientation/Help Student Management Networking File Exchange Internal Online Journal/Notes Real-time Chat Whiteboard Involvement Tools Groupwork Community Student Portfolios 7

8 Results of LMS evaluation Moodle/ MoodleRooms Joule 0, JoomlaLMS 0, Sharepoint LMS 0, Blackboard 0, Eclass 0,

9 E- learning platform MOODLE

10 MOODLE - stands for "Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment" Moodle is an open source course management system, originally developed by Martin Dougiamas. It is used by thousands of educational institutions around the world to provide an organized interface for e-learning, or learning over the Internet.

11 Moodle allows educators to create online courses, which students can access as a virtual classroom. A typically Moodle home page will include a list of participants (including the teacher and students) and a calendar with a course schedule and list of assignments. Other Moodle features include online quizzes, forums, where students can post comments and ask questions, glossaries of terms, and links to other Web resources.

12 Presentation & Engagement Staff & Students Staff: Resources Assignments Messages Grades Feedback Schemes Students: Forums Chat Glossaries Online resources

13 Course settings

14 Class Design Format Choice for Class Weekly: standard class setup with beginning and ending dates Topics: dates are removed and topics are highlighted Social: forum based

15 Class Design Module choices: Assignments Choice (great polling tool) Forum Resource Quiz Survey Glossary Journal MORE!

16 Assignment Add an activity -> Assignment 4 types of assignments Upload a single file Allow students to submit one single file Advanced uploading of files Allow students to submit multiple files Online Text Allow students to type their submission online Offline activity Provide instructions only

17 View assignment submissions Click on the assignment link Click View n submitted assignments Actions available: View submitted online texts (as web pages) or uploaded files Download all assignments as a zip Click Grade to grade a submission

18 Grade an assignment submission Actions available: Revert to draft return to the student for revision Grades assign a grade Feedback provide a written feedback Response files send a response in a file Send notification send a notification to the student when the assignment is graded

19 Grade all assignment submissions at once Click Grades under Settings in course home page Select Export Excel spreadsheet from the dropdown list Enter grades in the Excel spreadsheet Save the file as CSV format Select Import CSV file from the dropdown list Upload the file

20 Quizzes Create quizzes with different types of questions Multiple choice Matching Essay Short Answer Numerical MORE!

21 Quiz Add an activity -> Quiz

22 Question bank A collection of questions in a Moodle course Questions are grouped into categories They can be used in quizzes Type Name Edit Preview

23 Types of questions Calculated Calculated multichoice Calculated simple Embedded answers (Cloze) Essay Matching Multiple choice Numerical Random short-answer matching Short answer True/False Description Details on each question type:

24 Edit a question Question name Question text Default mark Details

25 Edit quiz settings Quiz name Introduction Start time Close time Time limit Attempts allowed Grading method Question order Shuffle within questions Review options Overall feedback

26 Edit a quiz Add questions From question bank By creating new questions Add a random question Specify a question category from which a question is picked randomly Paginate the questions Assign marks to questions Assign total marks to the quiz

27 Quiz review Some questions may be marked automatically Students may review their answers subject to the quiz settings

28 Quiz grading Some questions are graded automatically Some, e.g. essay type questions, are not Teachers grade the questions by clicking Requires grading and entering the marks and feedbacks Teachers may click Review attempt to make comments or override marks Teachers may also upload marks through Grades as described in Grade all assignment submissions at once

29 Quiz results Grades Display students grades Display number of students for each grade ranges Responses Display students answers Statistics Number of graded attempts Average/Median grades of attempts Random guess score of each question Manual grading Displays questions that need grading

30 News Forum Announcements Created by default Posted by teachers, students cannot reply Forced subscription by default All teachers and students of the course receive an copy when a new message is posted Once deleted, cannot be re-created by teachers

31 Forum / discussion board Add an activity -> Forum 5 types of forums A single simple discussion Each person posts one discussion Q and A forum Standard forum displayed in a blog-like format Standard forum for general use: used as discussion board

32 Add a forum/discussion board

33 Chats Add an activity -> Chat Chat rooms can be created Chat sessions can be scheduled to gather participants in the chat room

34 Choice Add an activity -> Choice Choices are available for participants to choose A quota may be imposed to each choice

35 Add a choice Choice name Description Options and quota Open period Publish results to students? Anonymous choice? Allow choice to be updated?

36 Feedback/survey Add an activity -> Feedback Acts like a survey Question types: Label Longer text answer Multiple choice Numeric answer Short text answer

37 Add a feedback/survey Feedback name Description Open time Close time Anonymous? Show analysis page after submission?

38 Add a question to a feedback/survey Required? Question Details Depending item

39 Feedback/survey analysis and response Teachers can view the responses of individual entries (may be anonymous) Analysis is provided by consolidating the answers for each questions

40 Resources Upload.pdf or other format files for student reference Link to websites for references/study

41 Benefits of Using Moodle Anytime, anywhere learning The software is FREE Well proven LMS environment Automatic assessment.

42 MYCOTICON E- LEARNING

43 MYCOTICON Needs Mycoticon LMS system Easiness of use both for trainers and trainees User Friendly Easily accessible Collaboration features to support development process Multi-lingual Offer assessment automatic if possible

44 Course site

45 Course structure Participants Topics Assessment

46 Content

47 Assessment example 1

48 Assessment example 2

49 Control of students

50 MYCOTICON main challenges Provide educational content but not scientific information cannot be tackled from e-learning environment Organize educational content in a flexible way To be used for learning To be used for assessment To be used for information dissemination To be used for translation Collaborate efficiently Content in four languages Quality of content Technology is not expected to be a problem

51 Thank you