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Add-Ins to enhance Eclass functionality

Prof. Dr. Katerina Georgouli

Persefoni Zahariou

Vassilis Papairaklis

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Project CD-JEP 16160/2001Project CD-JEP 16160/2001

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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WHERE WE ARE TODAY

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Cs e-Classhttp://eclass.cs.teiath.gr

A customized version of open source Claroline LMS: http://www.claroline.net

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.

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Cs e-Classhttp://eclass.cs.teiath.gr

A customized version of open source Claroline LMS: http://www.claroline.net

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.

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Cs e-Classhttp://eclass.cs.teiath.gr

A customized version of Claroline LMS: http://www.claroline.net

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.

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Cs e-Classhttp://eclass.cs.teiath.gr

A customized version of Claroline LMS: http://www.claroline.net

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.

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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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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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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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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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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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SOME STATISTICS

(until today)

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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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Students

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Signs-In

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Benefits from the Use of the LMSThe 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

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First questionnaire results

Theory

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Sufficientmaterial

Qualitativematerial

improvementin availability

Improvementof Education

Easy use

Absolutely agreeAgree in a wayIndeferentDisagree in a wayAbsolutely disagree

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Second questionnaire results

Laboratory

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Applicationprocedure

AugmentedInterest

Augmentedworkload

PerformanceImprovement

No need forpersonalcontact

Absolutely agreeAgree in a wayIndeferentDisagree in a wayAbsolutely disagree

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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.

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Recent Add-ins

GRADUATION THESIS MANAGEMENT

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GRADUATION THESIS MANAGEMENT

StudentSearch for a specific thesis based on professor name, subject and status.Browse through suggested, ongoing and completed thesis.Download content of completed thesis.

ProfessorCreate and manage thesis.Store relevant data online (documents, links).

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SEARCH

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BROWSE LIST

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CREATE AND MANAGE THESIS

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Next Step

Move to

CLAROLINE version 1.5

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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.

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LEARNING PATH

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ON-LINE EDITOR

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IMPROVED COURSE HOME PAGE

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PERSONALIZED USER AGENDA

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For Next Semester

New Add-in for Labs Support

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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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