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THE CREATION OF A SOFTWARE PROTOTYPE FOR
ONLINE EDUCATION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, THE
SUPPORT OF THE DISSEMINATION OF THE
APPLIED RESEARCH RESULTS
funded by:the European Fund for Regional
Development andthe State Budget of the Slovak Republic
GENERAL BACKGROUND
Project Goal
o 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
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
INTRODUCTION OF PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS
The presented project is implemented by:
o the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences that belongs to the Comenius University in Bratislava;
o the Faculty for Chemistry and Food Technology of the Slovak University of Technology (STU) in Bratislava
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
FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES
Instituts
Institute of Public Policy and Economics
Institute of European Studies and International Relations
Institute of Applied Psychology
Institute of Social Antopology
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.
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
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. Dissemination of applied research results in the area of software solutions for Public Administration
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
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
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
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
RESULTS OF SPECIFIC NEEDS RESEARCH AND REQUESTS OF ONLINE
EDUCATION SOFTWARE USERS
Target groupso Students working with existing e-learning
portalo Teachers using e-learning in higher educationo Staff working in public administration and
local governmento Human Resource Executiveso Existing e-learning portals administrators
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
May/2010 – August/2010
Electronic Questionnaire:o Respondent identificationo Respondent participation in e-learningo E-learning pros and cons
1. WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR LEARNING METHOD?
The most popular learning method is a combination of full-time (learning) and e-learning (learning)
2. WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF WORKING WITH E-LEARNING FOR
TEACHERS?
Better communicatio
n with students
Possibility to work
simultaneously with more
students
Improve students results
Increase student interest
in studying
Increase the number of students
E-learning is generally seen as a promising method of learning, but identified educational, personal and technical weaknesses must be removed
The biggest advantage of e-learning, indicated by all student target groups is the availability of study materials
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
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
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
Product Developer Web
ATutor University of Toronto www.atutor.ca
Blackboard Blackboard www.blackboard.com
Claroline University of Louvain www.claroline.net
Class Server Microsoft www.microsoft.at
Clix Imc G.m.b.H. www.im-c.de
Distance Learning System Ets G.m.b.H. www.ets-online.de
elSitos Bitmedia www.bitmedia.cc
eLearning Suite Hyperwave AG www.hyperwave.com
IBT Server Time4you www.time4you.de
ILIAS University of Cologne www.ilias.de
Learning Space Lotus (IBM) www.lotus.com
Moodle Moodle.com www.moodle.org
Saba Learning Enterprise Saba www.saba.com
Top Class WBT Systems www.wbtsystems.com
WebCT WebCT www.webct.com
WeLearn FIM – University of Linz welearn.film.uni-linz.ac.at
TOP RATED E-LEARNING CONTENT MNGMT SYSTEMS
Product Eduplone ILIAS Moodle PHP-Nuke Typo3
Category LCMS LCMS LCMS C3MS CMS, C3MS
Communication Asynchronous. Com.
Synchronous. Com.
Collaboration
Personalization
Didactics
Assessment
Tracking
Coop. Content.
E-Learn. - Standards IMS, LOM SCORM, AICC SCORM
Content Generation
Online
Offline
Asset-Management
UsabilityAbility to Learn
Training
Documentation
Administration and Technic
Installation
Administration
Scaling
Ability
Price and Licence Free, GPL Free, GPL Free, GPL Free, GPL Free, GPL
COMPARISON OF RECOMMENDED SOFTWARE (OPEN SOURCE SYSTEM) (WWW.BILDUNG. AT)
Product ClassServer elSITOS Schooltalk WeLearn
Category LCMS LMS S3MS, LCMS LMS
Communication Asynchronous. Com.
Synchronous. Com.
Collaboration
Personalization
Didactics
Assessment
Tracking
Coop. Content.
E-Learn. - Standards IMS SCORM,AICC
IMS
Content Generation
Online
Offline
Asset-Management
UsabilityAbility to Learn
Training
Documentation
Administration and Technic
Installation
Administration
Scaling
Ability
Price and Licence MS ACH Agreement
conditionalfree
paid conditionalfree
Legend:
to by up to standards
partly to by up to standards
not up to standards
GPL – General Public License
RECOMMENDATIONS
Continue on using the LCMS 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
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
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
SOFTWARE PROTOTYPE NEW FEATURES FOR ONLINE EDUCATION OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
New support materials
How to create courses for teachersHow to use e-learning for studentsHow to administer couses better
Experience sharing?
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
PROJECT GAINS
Faculty will be ready to use digital technology as part of its everyday life
o Make learning process more interesting Faculty will be equipped with modern
technologyo 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
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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]