E-learning awareness in Slovakia. Description of the educational and training system in Slovakia The educational system as defined by the current Slovak.

E-learning awareness E-learning awareness in Slovakiain Slovakia

Description of the educational and training system in SlovakiaThe educational system as defined by the current Slovak legislation includes the following levels of education:

1. pre-primary education2. primary and lower secondary education3. secondary general and vocational/technical education4. higher (tertiary) education5. education of adults

E-learning as a concept is relevant to all the above levels with the possible exception of pre-primary education.

The beginning of e-learning in The beginning of e-learning in SlovakiaSlovakia

In In 1999 1999 Slovak schools, the Ministry of Slovak schools, the Ministry of Education Education andand regionalregional authorities involved authorities involved in the in the implementation of ICT in schools, in partnershipimplementation of ICT in schools, in partnership with with the private the private sector (companies Nextra and Telenor sector (companies Nextra and Telenor Slovakia) - Slovakia) - pilot pilot projects as Infovek or project projects as Infovek or project EUNIS-SK EUNIS-SK created under ancreated under an agreement agreement with with Microsoft Microsoft - supply of - supply of MS Windows and MS Office. MS Windows and MS Office. But it turned out that these actions were insufficient and it was But it turned out that these actions were insufficient and it was necessary to implement thenecessary to implement the enabling enabling technologies that would make available multi-technologies that would make available multi-media supported learning.media supported learning.

Currently, the increasingly common partCurrently, the increasingly common part of of Slovak schools is the Slovak schools is the school web pageschool web pageWeb pages provide information on the Web pages provide information on the number ofnumber of students, school location, students, school location, student achievements and goalsstudent achievements and goals. .

  Many schools, use Many schools, use their website for their website for placement placement ofof educational materials by educational materials by theachers theachers to students, whether for self-to students, whether for self-study or as a support to study or as a support to the class the class educationeducation, respectively e-learning , respectively e-learning courses forcourses for students. students.

Comparison – active e-learning Comparison – active e-learning on school websiteon school website

educational materialseducational materials on the on the webpagewebpage should be used should be used::   to support the teaching of individualto support the teaching of individual

subjects,subjects,   to to extend extend the knowledge of individual the knowledge of individual

subjects for students for whom thesubjects for students for whom the normal normal range range of education of education is insufficient andis insufficient and who who are are interested to acquire additionalinterested to acquire additional knowledgeknowledge,,  

to enrich everyday teaching - a form to enrich everyday teaching - a form of student motivation.of student motivation.

Today's learning management Today's learning management systems in Slovakiasystems in Slovakia

wide synchronous learning opportunities - wide synchronous learning opportunities - direct contact direct contact with other students and with other students and teacher, such as conferences, chat, virtual teacher, such as conferences, chat, virtual classrooms, sharing application...classrooms, sharing application...

combination with asynchronous learning – combination with asynchronous learning – not "face to face" not "face to face" communication communication between teacher and students, student between teacher and students, student can paced himselfcan paced himself

Three-layer model of e-learningThree-layer model of e-learning

The first layer – to mediate in the The first layer – to mediate in the presentation and distribution of relevant presentation and distribution of relevant information to students, available at that information to students, available at that time and the desired locationtime and the desired locationCreation of electronic education content is not just a Creation of electronic education content is not just a simple mechanical transfer of texts into web pagessimple mechanical transfer of texts into web pagesand their eventual layout. The teacher becomes the and their eventual layout. The teacher becomes the creator of the educational documents with specific creator of the educational documents with specific mission – to transform quality of full-time study intomission – to transform quality of full-time study intocompiled documents in electronic form using all forms of compiled documents in electronic form using all forms of presentationpresentation

Three-layer model of e-learningThree-layer model of e-learning

The second layer – to provide interactivity The second layer – to provide interactivity between students and lecturers / tutors of between students and lecturers / tutors of the course, or other components the course, or other components participating in this processparticipating in this process

communication between students and teachers, for communication between students and teachers, for example via e-mail, chat, discussion forums, etc. ..example via e-mail, chat, discussion forums, etc. ..

Three-layer model of e-learningThree-layer model of e-learning

The third layer – Learning Management The third layer – Learning Management System (LMS)System (LMS)

LMS allows the storage and presentation of information, LMS allows the storage and presentation of information, but also monitoring of its progress and results, including but also monitoring of its progress and results, including comprehensive admin support.comprehensive admin support.

Awarenes of e-learningAwarenes of e-learning

The issue of e-learning recognize majority The issue of e-learning recognize majority of school staff in Slovakiaof school staff in Slovakia

Teachers and students interested in e-Teachers and students interested in e-learning in educationlearning in education

Awarenes of e-learningAwarenes of e-learning

In most cases learning system incline to In most cases learning system incline to the partial solutions not comprehensive the partial solutions not comprehensive and systematic solutionand systematic solution lack of moneylack of money lack of "e-professionals„ - teacherslack of "e-professionals„ - teachers

Different views on the degree of Different views on the degree of electronizationelectronization

Although we have access to the Internet Although we have access to the Internet and databases, although there are and databases, although there are electronic textbooks, test systems, web-electronic textbooks, test systems, web-portals with instructions for teaching the portals with instructions for teaching the course and different data of subjects and course and different data of subjects and so on., it is still only a fraction of what the so on., it is still only a fraction of what the e-learning provides. e-learning provides. 

Different views on the degree of Different views on the degree of electronizationelectronization

todays e-learning activities in Slovakia are todays e-learning activities in Slovakia are only a supplement to conventional only a supplement to conventional teaching as we know it in the form teaching as we know it in the form of lectures, exercises or seminars. In this of lectures, exercises or seminars. In this sense we are talking only about new sense we are talking only about new designed textbooks published in electronic designed textbooks published in electronic form. But the way of teaching remains the form. But the way of teaching remains the same. Despite the fact we think we do e-same. Despite the fact we think we do e-learning. learning. 

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