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Virtual learning spaces: example of international
collaboration
Jadranka Lasić-Lazić [email protected] Mihaela Banek Zorica [email protected] Senada Dizdar [email protected] Jasmin Klindžić [email protected]
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social SciencesUniversity of Sarajevo, Faculty of Philosophy
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Starting point
Educational reform – ECTS International collaboration E-learning BASILEUS project – knowledge and
expertise exchange OIZEOO project
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E-learning
Encourages and enables active student-teacher collaboration
Creates a lifelong learning environment Responds to the need of transformed
information space
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E-learning
Usage of ICT in traditional teaching and training (presentation tool)
Blended learning – combination of traditional “in class” education and education via ICT
Distant learning
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It is necessary to…
Choose the educational mode for concrete situation – educational level, audience, teacher and course content
E-learning ≠ alternative but integral part of education (improvement and upgrade)
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Omega
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Zagreb
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences stats
7000+ students 500+ teachers & TAs 24 departments 1300+ “face2face” courses 90+ PCs in computer labs/libraries
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Omega stats
Moodle based LMS, started in 2004 under OIZEOO project
Currently:• 4850+ students
• over 270 teachers and TAs
• 24 department
• over 600 courses
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Typical user @ FHSS
Humanities and social sciences Basic IT competency Basic information literacy Age not an issue Teachers and TAs have PCs, laptops,
high-speed LAN & wireless Students have access to high-speed LAN
and wireless
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Our users’ favorite Moodle features
Resource upload/linking Assignments Forums “News forums” as mini mailing lists QuizzesGlossaries Chats Wikis
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Omega module statistic Module 2006 2009
Resource module (text, html, PDF ... etc.)
3071
12760
Forum module
436 905
Assignment module (students can send them online, offline or via document upload, making the paper submission and grading both easy and transparent)
298 1131
Quiz module (online quizzes with numerous capabilities - random questions, timed sessions, question databases, variety of question types, access control etc.)
212 358
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Omega http://omega.ffzg.hr
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BISER
University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Philosophy
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BISER
BIbliotečki Sarajevski Elektronski Repozitorij (Sarajevo electronic library repository)
Moodle based LMS, started in 2009 under Basileus and OIZEOO2 project
Currently:• 140+ students
• 19 teachers and TAs
• 30+ courses
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Majority of used modules
resource module - 166 instances forum module - 43 instances assignment module - 22 instances chat/dictionary/choice module - 4
instances.
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BISER http://biser.ffzg.hr
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Thank you
Questions?