Athens, Add-Ins to enhance Eclass functionality Prof. Dr. Katerina Georgouli Persefoni Zahariou Vassilis Papairaklis Athens, Project CD-JEP 16160/2001
Athens, Characteristics of Nowadays Teaching ● Essentially the same role of educator to educate and inspire the students. ● Teachers continue to be highly effective with the traditional lecture-style instructional method. ● Most of them start feeling that they must attempt to stay up-to-date to technological advances. ● Experimentation with Technology in the classroom. ●Teachers try adapt to a more technology oriented teaching style, although this takes commitment and time.
Athens, Characteristics of Nowadays Teaching ● Essentially the same role of educator to educate and inspire the students. ● Teachers continue to be highly effective with the traditional lecture-style instructional method. ● Most of them start feeling that they must attempt to stay up-to-date to technological advances. ● Experimentation with Technology in the classroom. ●Teachers try adapt to a more technology oriented teaching style, although this takes commitment and time.
Athens, Characteristics of Nowadays Teaching ● Essentially the same role of educator to educate and inspire the students. ● Teachers continue to be highly effective with the traditional lecture-style instructional method. ● Most of them start feeling that they must attempt to stay up-to-date to technological advances. ● Experimentation with Technology in the classroom. ●Teachers try adapt to a more technology oriented teaching style, although this takes commitment and time.
Athens, Characteristics of Nowadays Teaching ● Essentially the same role of educator to educate and inspire the students. ● Teachers continue to be highly effective with the traditional lecture-style instructional method. ● Most of them start feeling that they must attempt to stay up-to-date to technological advances. ● Experimentation with Technology in the classroom. ●Teachers try adapt to a more technology oriented teaching style, although this takes commitment and time.
Athens, Characteristics of Nowadays Teaching ● Essentially the same role of educator to educate and inspire the students. ● Teachers continue to be highly effective with the traditional lecture-style instructional method. ● Most of them start feeling that they must attempt to stay up-to-date to technological advances. ● Experimentation with Technology in the classroom. ●Teachers try adapt to a more technology oriented teaching style, although this takes commitment and time.
Athens, WHERE WE ARE TODAY
Athens, Cs e-Class A customized version of open source Claroline LMS: Open source e-learning applications are leading a movement in higher education from proprietary towards open source. ● The spirit of open source is formed around diversity of input, recombination of ideas, creativity, and collaboration. ● Gives the students the chance to communicate and cooperate with people all over the world.
Athens, Cs e-Class A customized version of open source Claroline LMS: Open source e-learning applications are leading a movement in higher education from proprietary towards open source. ● The spirit of open source is formed around diversity of input, recombination of ideas, creativity, and collaboration. ● Gives the students the chance to communicate and cooperate with people all over the world.
Athens, Cs e-Class A customized version of Claroline LMS: Open source e-learning applications are leading a movement in higher education from proprietary towards open source. ● The spirit of open source is formed around diversity of input, recombination of ideas, creativity, and collaboration. ● Gives the students the chance to communicate and cooperate with people all over the world.
Athens, Cs e-Class A customized version of Claroline LMS: Open source e-learning applications are leading a movement in higher education from proprietary towards open source. ● The spirit of open source is formed around diversity of input, recombination of ideas, creativity, and collaboration. ● Gives the students the chance to communicate and cooperate with people all over the world.
Athens, Uses of the LMS for a more Technological-based Lecturing Supplement to in-class lectures by posting out of class information Announcements, agenda, documents, links, etc Applicable in-class information for demonstrations Lab groups’ organization Lab in-class and out-of-class- assignments Lab exams
Athens, Uses of the LMS for a more Technological-based Lecturing Supplement to in-class lectures by posting out of class information Announcements, agenda, documents, links, etc Applicable in-class information for demonstrations Lab groups’ organization Lab in-class and out-of-class- assignments Lab exams
Athens, Uses of the LMS for a more Technological-based Lecturing Supplement to in-class lectures by posting out of class information Announcements, agenda, documents, links, etc Applicable in-class information for demonstrations Lab groups’ organization Lab in-class and out-of-class- assignments Lab exams
Athens, Uses of the LMS for a more Technological-based Lecturing Supplement to in-class lectures by posting out of class information Announcements, agenda, documents, links, etc Applicable in-class information for demonstrations Lab groups’ organization Lab in-class and out-of-class- assignments Lab exams
Athens, Uses of the LMS for a more Technological-based Lecturing Supplement to in-class lectures by posting out of class information Announcements, agenda, documents, links, etc Applicable in-class information for demonstrations Lab groups’ organization Lab in-class and out-of-class- assignments Lab exams
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Athens, On-line Courses 33 on-line courses from 68 offered 12/33 have (also) an agenda 11/33 have (also) links 10/33 have (also) announcements 10/33 used (also) groups facility only 4 applied e-applications to labs 10/30 used full assignments facility for labs some without accepting uploadings from students only 3 of them used this facility to run lab exams
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Athens, Signs-In
Athens, Benefits from the Use of the LMS The Questionnaire 5 courses 480 students A two pages sheet with 12 questions for theory + free comments 14 questions for laboratory + free comments General free comments Completed before the written exam of each course
Athens, First questionnaire results Theory
Athens, Second questionnaire results Laboratory
Athens, Our Goal for the Future We intend to initiate a pilot program proposing innovative teaching procedures for all courses based on the until now gained experience. Our imminent goal is to convince all those of our colleagues who are still afraid of technology to get involved, which is the real reward for all this effort.
Athens, Recent Add-ins GRADUATION THESIS MANAGEMENT
Athens, GRADUATION THESIS MANAGEMENT Student Search for a specific thesis based on professor name, subject and status. Browse through suggested, ongoing and completed thesis. Download content of completed thesis. Professor Create and manage thesis. Store relevant data online (documents, links).
Athens, SEARCH
Athens, BROWSE LIST
Athens, CREATE AND MANAGE THESIS
Athens, Next Step Move to CLAROLINE version 1.5
Athens, CLAROLINE 1.5 NEW FEATURES A Completely new LEARNING PATH. Strong, versatile ON-LINE EDITOR. New COURSE HOME PAGE layout. AGENDA displaying events to a user. Compatibility with SCORM & IMS.
Athens, LEARNING PATH
Athens, ON-LINE EDITOR
Athens, IMPROVED COURSE HOME PAGE
Athens, PERSONALIZED USER AGENDA
Athens, For Next Semester New Add-in for Labs Support
Athens, Labs Support Add-In Added Functionality in Course level new link to the Lab of the course Added functionality in Group Level new information concerning students working in teams Added functionality in Assignment level table for summarized assignment marks per student and per group, definition of weights for final marking, creation of excel sheets from tables New functionality for student attendance management
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