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MANUAL FOR TUTORS
GENDER BLENDED LEARNING
E-LEARNING COURSE
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PROJECT
The Gender Education Advancing Competences in Context of Changing Europe
(2017-1-CZ01-KA204-035456)
SOFTWARE
Software for e-learning: Moodle (a free and open-source learning management system)
PROJECT COURSE WEBSITE - https://moodle.kpms.cz/
Didactic rules for creating an e-learning course:
Introduction – the goal is to motivate students, to encourage their curiosity. It is inserted
including other instructions at introductory part of each course.
Formulation of goals – the goal is defined at the beginning of each chapter. We address the
group, not the person (you will learn, understand, manage to, try out…)
Options in the text – highlighting of key words, pictures, hypertext links with moderation
Using hypertext – enables to skip chapters, return, choose related information (there is no
need to re-write the text; available resources are used)
Multimedia components – photographs, videos, animations, maps, thanks to which the text
is more colourful and enables better remembering
Control tasks
o Range of options (forums, a chat, tests with automatic evaluation of answers etc.)
o Independent and supporting group work to help interaction among participants
o To implement more easy tasks rather than one difficult preferrably
o The tutor has an option to evaluate verbally
Study materials
o Shorter, denser, easier to understand
o The text is evenly batched (divided into chapters)
o It has bold graphic division (it attracts attention)
o It contains short paragraphs without long complicated sentences and unclear
wording
Feedback – satisfaction of course participants
Dictionary – a set of terms that are closely related to the course content
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TUTOR´S PROFILE
The tutor can edit their profile. We mostly recommend to upload a photo and other information
which will help participants to get to know their tutor.
COURSE LEVELS
The courses are divided by difficulty into three levels:
Basic level
Gender online course for basic level of gender education, for direct usage of the knowledge in
personal and professional development.
Recommended for those who want to extend their knowledge about gender and equal treatment
between men and women.
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Advanced level
Gender online course for those who want to apply gender equality system in their companies or
organizations and set up measures or concept of gender equality and non-discrimination.
Recommended for entrepreneurs, consultants, managers, human resource managers, leaders,
college students, technicians and professionals in private, state and non-profit sector.
Expert level
Gender online course is designed for those interested in advanced gender issues, especially for
auditors or staff in charge of gender control.
Recommended for consultants and initiators of gender audits in the private, state and non-profit
sectors.
COURSE WEBSITE
LANGUAGE OF COURSES
Courses are available in languages: English, Czech, Bulgarian, Portuguese.
Step 1
Go to page: https://moodle.kpms.cz/
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MOODLE LANGUAGE SELECTION
Choose the language in which you will work in Moodle.
SYSTEM LOGIN
Each tutor login has been created by a Project Administrator. Each login can have a tutor or a student status.
HELP: If you need any support please contact Administrator via email: [email protected].
Step 2
Choose the language
Step 3
Log in to your system with your
username and password.
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DASHBOARD
Dashboard = page after login.
SITE HOME
On the Site home all created courses are to be found:
* 3 courses in Czech * 3 courses in English
* 3 courses in Bulgarian * 3 courses in Portuguese
Step 4
Click on the bar Site home.
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COURSE INITIAL PAGE
Step 5
Find the course you manage as a
tutor. Click on the course name
.ofcourse .
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COURSE STRUCTURE
All courses have a united structure:
Module Objectives
Tutor's introductory word for course participants
Chapters
Courses usually have 3 to 4 thematic chapters. The chapters are numbered as follows: 1.
Final evaluation
The final test is to check the knowledge of the whole course.
Questionnaire for course participants
The questionnaire is intended to express the participant's opinion. Its aim is to find out the ratings,
comments, suggestions of the participants on the course (content, structure, tutor, clarity).
CHAPTER STRUCTURE
Each chapter has a basic structure:
Lesson - tutorial text
Suggestions and best practices - this section is only included in some chapters
Assessment task - participant could check their understanding of the chapter
in forum/chat or at other activities
Sources and additional materials/Useful links
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PARTICIPANTS
The tutor can see the list of participants in their course.
LIST OF COURSE PARTICIPANTS
The tutor can see the list of course participants. It can be used in several ways:
1) Working with the List
Here several features can be used. The most important thing for teachers is Send a Message.
You can send it to all participants or just selected ones.
Click to go to the
list of participants
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2) Working with Participant´s Profile
List of courses in which the
participant is enrolled
Logs and information on
the activities of the
participant in the course
Participant´s activity
information (notes)
discussions)
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ROLE OF THE TUTOR AT E-LEARNING
E-learning is an education process in which information and communication technologies are used in
accordance with ethical principles. However, the role of the tutor (= lecturer, teacher in e-learning
environment) is also necessary in this form of education. It is not enough to know how modern
technologies work but it is also necessary to know how to use these technologies in teaching.
Tutor in e-learning course mostly leads the learner through the process of education, facilities and
directs the study. The main activities of the tutor include:
To motivate and awaken students´curiosity and imagination
When communicating with participants address the group, not an individual (i.e. you will
try, you will understand, you have learned, we will have a look at) – the participant of
e-learning will have a feel of being a part of a group, not that it is them and a PC.
To answer participants´questions – react to messages and suggestions 3 days at the latest
To read finished tasks and write them feedback – there are some tasks at the end of some
chapters which should lead the participant to reflection. The feedback contains thanking for
the activity, short evaluation of the content of the answer.
To stimulate discussion in discussion forums – there are discussion forums at some chapters.
Discussion participants need not be online at the same time. The tutor follows the discussion,
appraises their activity and their opinions. The role of the tutor is to give impulses to sustain
the discussions, to clarify ambiguities in responses and to encourage participants who do not
contribute to the debate.
To see to it that all participants work – to check the activity of course participants on an
ongoing basis. In the Protocol section, to track attendees´ visits, their activity and fulfillment
of their tasks.
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To individually encourage inactive participants to work – contacting the participants who
have been inactive for a longer period by sending a message asking how the tutor can be of
assistance in studying.
Reminding the participants the approaching end of the course – a week before the planned
ending of the course, to alert the participants to this fact, to offer support and to motivate
them to successfully complete the course.
Reminding the participants to fill in final evaluation after finishing their course – to ask
participants to make a study assessment. At the same time, to point out that filling in is
anonymous.
To communicate with the course administrator in case of technical problems – contact the
Moodle system administrator Hana Vývodová ([email protected]) in case of technical
problems
User´s guide on the Internet:
Main page: https://docs.moodle.org/35/en/Main_page
For teachers: https://docs.moodle.org/35/en/Managing_a_Moodle_course
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot
be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
