Publication details
Elportál -- E-learning na Masarykově univerzitě
| Title in English | ELPORTÁL -- MASARYK UNIVERSITY E-LEARNING |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | ALTERNATIVNÍ METODY VÝUKY 2007 |
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| Citation | |
| Web | http://everest.natur.cuni.cz/konference/2007/prispevek/brandejsova.pdf |
| Field | Informatics |
| Keywords | e-learning; elportál; IS MU |
| Description | Apart from the aforementioned means (both technical and supportive), there must be a place where the System users have an opportunity to get acquainted with what they in fact have at their disposal in order to be able to start utilizing it. Winning a teacher over for the idea of e-learning and, most importantly, for using the e-learning tools boils down to his/her motivation to do so. While, on the one hand, there are computer enthusiasts eager to test every single novel application, there are, on the other, those who are somewhat reserved in this respect. For the latter, however, one of the motivating factors may be their colleagues' positive experience of how a certain e-learning tool proved its worth in their courses, how it boosted the efficiency of their teaching process, made their work easier, or improved their students' results. Another factor that enters the scene here and that should by no means be overlooked is that of the teacher' willingness to invest some of his/her time into mastering the e-learning tools. Since not all teachers are ready and willing to immediately delve into the pool of e-learning and explore its depths thoroughly, it may sometimes prove fruitful to get started with some simple tools (exercises) and gradually advance to the more complicated ones. One such method, called rapid e-learning, has been deployed at Masaryk University. Its primary objective is to allow the teacher to get his/her learning objects up and running as quickly as possible, divide his/her course into several small elements, monitor their efficiency, and consequently modify these according to some findings. Rapid e-learning requires that a needs analysis be conducted for the course, which subsequently provides helpful tips as regards what areas the electronic tools should target. For teachers to be able to share their experience of the e-learning applications, a portal named Elportál (available at http://is.muni.cz/elportal/) was set up in 2006. |
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