Anastasios Koutoumanos

OER Growers Team

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OER Growers Autumn Season 2012 3rd Online Training

Introduction to e-learning platformsIntroduction to e-learning platformsand and agriagriMoodeMoode

ContentsContents

e-Learning: a short introduction

Modes for e-Learning

e-Learning for the agronomists

agriMoodle – a short introduction

Discussion:what would you expect from agriMoodle?

e-Learning - definitionse-Learning - definitions

E-learning includes all forms of electronically supported learning and teaching

– The information and communication systems, whether networked or not, serve as specific media to implement the learning process.

E-learning is the computer and network-enabled transfer of skills and knowledge

CBT (Computer-Based Training)

WBT (Web-Based Training)

Technology & EducationTechnology & Education

1840Distance Education

(post, correspondence)1960

Computer-BasedTranining

1990 Internet and

the WWW

books, books, print,print,

projectors,projectors,radio,radio,

television,television,video, ...video, ...

e-Learning 2.0

The e- merryThe e- merry

Any-timeAny-time

Any-placeAny-place

Any-one!Any-one!

Just in timeJust in time......

Many-modesMany-modes

– synchronous,synchronous,

– asynchronousasynchronous

Blended learningBlended learning......

e-skillse-skills

e-literacye-literacy

Bringing down barriers:Bringing down barriers:● distance barriers,distance barriers,● disabilities,disabilities,● language barriers,language barriers,● economic barriers,economic barriers,● ......

Cost reductions:Cost reductions:● commuting,commuting,● buildings,buildings,● equipment,equipment,● printed resources,printed resources,● updates,updates,● ......

And the e-worriesAnd the e-worries

(usually) (usually) Need for more time investmentNeed for more time investment

– both for teachers & creators of learning courses / both for teachers & creators of learning courses / resourcesresources

– and for learnersand for learners

Quality control?Quality control?

e-skills and demanding technology competenciese-skills and demanding technology competencies

Intrusive to established educational practices, Intrusive to established educational practices, techniques and methodologiestechniques and methodologies

New techniques for studying and making up forNew techniques for studying and making up forthe affordances of established learning toolsthe affordances of established learning tools

– books, pen & paper, the blackboard, the lecture hallbooks, pen & paper, the blackboard, the lecture hall

Short historyShort history

WW II : WW II : soldiers trained to use complex equipmentsoldiers trained to use complex equipment

1960's – Palo Alto1960's – Palo Alto: Stanford Univ. psychology Pr. P. Suppes : Stanford Univ. psychology Pr. P. Suppes and R. Attkinson: math to children and R. Attkinson: math to children

1970's - 1st generation, PLATO system, CBTs: 1970's - 1st generation, PLATO system, CBTs: knowledgeknowledge transferring, usually self-pacedtransferring, usually self-paced

......

1980's - Computer Supported Collaborative Learning: 1980's - Computer Supported Collaborative Learning: encourage shared development of knowledgeencourage shared development of knowledge

1993 – W.D.Graziadei: 1993 – W.D.Graziadei: online computer-delivered lectures, online computer-delivered lectures, tutorials and assessment projecttutorials and assessment project

1994 – CompuHigh: 1994 – CompuHigh: 1st online high school1st online high school

Today: Today: e-Learning == reading literacye-Learning == reading literacy

Classroom 2.0Classroom 2.0, , e-Learning 2.0e-Learning 2.0

–

e-Learning 2.0e-Learning 2.0

Computer Supported Collaborative LearningComputer Supported Collaborative Learning

– shift of paradigm:shift of paradigm:Assignments Teacher Grades Learner→ → →Assignments Teacher Grades Learner→ → →

– becomes:becomes:social learning!social learning!

Web & Web 2.0 tools and software:Web & Web 2.0 tools and software:

– BlogsBlogs

– WikisWikis

– PodcastsPodcasts

– virtual worlds (virtual worlds (Second LifeSecond Life))

– connected Classrooms (e-Twinning)connected Classrooms (e-Twinning)

– ePortfoliosePortfolios

e-Learning in the Web 2.0 erae-Learning in the Web 2.0 era

Made by Jose G. Lepervanche, http://josetoons.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/e-learning-overload-2/

Some examplesSome examples

Online Course - Integrated Pest ManagementOnline Course - Integrated Pest Management

– http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/training/index.htmlhttp://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/training/index.html

TUFTS Open CourseWare (OCW)TUFTS Open CourseWare (OCW)

– http://ocw.tufts.edu/CourseListhttp://ocw.tufts.edu/CourseList

Video-LecturesVideo-Lectures

– http://videolectures.net/dataforum2012_morteo_unfao/http://videolectures.net/dataforum2012_morteo_unfao/

KHAN AcademyKHAN Academy

– http://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-http://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/v/development-of-agriculture-and-writingastronomy/v/development-of-agriculture-and-writing

MultimediaMultimedia

– http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/media/trainihttp://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/media/training/2009/05/bees/ ng/2009/05/bees/

Huge set of courses, already!Huge set of courses, already!

MoodleMoodle

MModular odular OObject-bject-OOriented riented DDynamic ynamic LLearning earning EEnvironmentnvironment

Software for producing Internet-based coursesSoftware for producing Internet-based courses

Serving > 58 million users Serving > 58 million users in > 5.8 million coursesin > 5.8 million courses

Released on 20 August 2002, now in 2.3 versionReleased on 20 August 2002, now in 2.3 version

Open Source Software (GNU General Public v.3)Open Source Software (GNU General Public v.3)

A typical Moodle course (screenshot)from the ITEMS project - http://www.itemspro.net/

provides great green/agri- templates and provides great green/agri- templates and themesthemes

is linked to interesting green/agri- information is linked to interesting green/agri- information sourcessources

trainerstrainers can use tools to can use tools to import resources import resources from from relevant agricultural repositoriesrelevant agricultural repositories

trainerstrainers can easily can easily createcreate and and export metadataexport metadata for their courses and resourcesfor their courses and resources

learnerslearners can benefit from (automatic) can benefit from (automatic) references to useful material, through various references to useful material, through various widgetswidgets

ExtendsExtends Moodle Moodle

– with with ready-to-useready-to-use functionality, functionality,services & toolsservices & tools

– targeted towards uses in targeted towards uses in agriculturalagricultural context context LinksLinks Moodle Moodle

– to existing agricultural information sources & datato existing agricultural information sources & dataCreates a Creates a networknetwork of agriMoodle installations of agriMoodle installations

– Facilitating location of Facilitating location of educational resourceseducational resources– Promoting Promoting open access open access and and re-usere-use of resources of resources

agriMoodleagriMoodle

The agriMoodle HUBThe agriMoodle HUB

A Hub for what?A Hub for what?

Many more services!Many more services!

“Advertise” courses

Match courses against user preferences

Provide intuitive statistics

Export course details (metadata) to relevant portals and harvesters

Foster “Communities”

Push agriMoodle-related notifications (updates, etc.)

A central search for agri-courses!A central search for agri-courses!