scholarly journals Practical E-Learning for the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Ljubljana

10.28945/3072 ◽  
2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Primoz Luksic ◽  
Boris Horvat ◽  
Andrej Bauer ◽  
Tomaz Pisanski
Keyword(s):  
Open Source Software ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Learning Standards ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
History Of ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The University ◽  
Mathematics And Physics

This paper presents the practical issues involved in introducing e-leaming for the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (FMF) at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. It begins with a short history of e-learning at FMF and is followed by a discussion about the choice of the open source software (Moodle, svn, wiki platform) as the foundation for the web based learning; its advantages and disadvantages. The focus is on materials that enhance classroom learning, conform to learning standards, and at the same time address the needs of the end users - the students. In the end, the results of a survey about the students' attitudes towards e-learning are presented; in general and specific to the e-learning environment at FMF.

scholarly journals PENYUSUNAN FEATURE MODEL DENGAN PENDEKATAN FODA. STUDI KASUS APLIKASI ELEARNING UNIVERSITAS MERCUBUANA

Petir ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-71
Author(s):  
Redaksi Tim Jurnal
Keyword(s):  
Feature Model ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Management Application ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Application Requirements ◽  
The University

One of the roles in information and communication technology to improve the quality of learning and teachingin educational organizations is to conduct a web-based learning facility that e-learning. In  general, there are two types of software that is generic and bespoke (customized), in this study we found that the university mercubuana customized using generic applications. Featured model is a way to define the functionality of the application based on the features required by user features, the features of these features can be grouped based on necessity (mandatory) and supplementary (optional). Preparation of requirements-based features proposed in this study is intended as the reference management application requirements e-learning mapped clearly and well. So it can be helpful to the development of future applications.

Independent E-Learning

2019 ◽  
pp. 120-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle McKain
Keyword(s):  
Independent Learning ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Motivation To Learn ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
History Of ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Personal Use ◽  
Khan Academy ◽  
Research Recommendations

Recent advances in technology provide the opportunity for independent e-learning virtually anytime and anywhere. Although technology offers options that can meet the needs of most learners, distractions, and motivation to learn are concerns. This chapter will provide a brief history of independent e-learning and Khan Academy, as well as research on motivation to learn and gamification. In addition, Khan Academy case studies and other independent learning resources will be discussed along with advantages and disadvantages of use. The increase in free e-learning resources that are available for classroom and personal use is changing the world of education and learning. Future research recommendations are also presented.

Computer Assisted Active Learning System Development for The History of Civilization E-learning Courses by Using Free Open Source Software Platforms

2011 ◽  
pp. 203-221
Author(s):  
Dilek Karahoca ◽  
Adem Karahoca ◽  
Ilker Yengin ◽  
Huseyin Uzunboylu
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Engineering Faculty ◽  
Implementation Purpose ◽  
History Of ◽  
E Learning

This chapter explains the developmental reasons and design to implementation cycles of the Computer Assisted Active Learning System (CALS) for History of Civilization (HOC) courses at Engineering Faculty of Bahcesehir University. Implementation purpose of CALS is to develop set of tools in a systematic way to enhance students’ critical thinking abilities for HOC courses. Dynamic meta-cognitive maps, movies, flash cards and quiz tools were developed. In order to reduce implementation costs of CALS, open Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) standards and platforms were utilized in the development and implementation cycles. This study also investigates the importance of the e-learning platform usage in HOC courses in Engineering Faculty of Bahcesehir University to improve the level of students. Results indicate that the concept based meta-cognitive tool improves learning instead of students just memorizing the class material. Also, engineering students improved their positive attitude towards who wants to learn the history of civilization by using CALS. This study shows that software helps to change human behavior in the learning cycle. This chapter highlights the implications of successful development of FOSS for the CALS.

Goal-Based Framework for Multi-User Personalized Similarities in e-Learning Scenarios

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Waseem Chughtai ◽  
Imran Ghani ◽  
Ali Selamat ◽  
Seung Ryul Jeong
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Filtering ◽  
Cold Start ◽  
Traditional Education ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Personalized Recommendation ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Scenarios ◽  
Content Based Filtering

Web-based learning or e-Learning in contrast to traditional education systems offer a lot of benefits. This article presents the Goal-based Framework for providing personalized similarities between multi users profile preferences in formal e-Learning scenarios. It consists of two main approaches: content-based filtering and collaborative filtering. Because only traditional content-based filtering is not sufficient to generate the recommendations for new-users, therefore, the proposed work hybridized multi user's collaborative filtering functionalities with personalized content-based profile preferences filtering. The main purpose of this proposed work is to (a) overcome the user-based cold-start profile recommendations and (b) improve the recommendations accuracy for new-users in formal e-learning recommendation systems. The experimental has been done by using the famous ‘MovieLens' dataset with 15.86% density of the user-item matrix with respect to ratings, while the evaluation of experimental results have been performed with precision mean and recall mean to test the effectiveness of Goal-based personalized recommendation framework. The Experimental result Precision: 81.90% and Recall: 86.56% show that the proposed framework goals performed well for the improvement of user-based cold-start issue as well as for content-based profile recommendations, using multi users personalized collaborative similarities, in formal e-Learning scenarios effectively.

Enhanced Speech-Enabled Tools for Intelligent and Mobile E-Learning Applications

2010 ◽  
pp. 147-165
Author(s):  
S. A. Selouani ◽  
T. H. Lê ◽  
Y. Benahmed ◽  
D. O’Shaughnessy
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Recognition Performance ◽  
User Profile ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Speech Technology ◽  
Web Based ◽  
C Language ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The One

Web-based learning is rapidly becoming the preferred way to quickly, efficiently, and economically create and deliver training or educational content through various communication media. This chapter presents systems that use speech technology to emulate the one-on-one interaction a student can get from a virtual instructor. A Web-based learning tool, the Learn IN Context (LINC+) system, designed and used in a real mixed-mode learning context for a computer (C++ language) programming course taught at the Université de Moncton (Canada) is described here. It integrates an Internet Voice Searching and Navigating (IVSN) system that helps learners to search and navigate both the web and their desktop environment through voice commands and dictation. LINC+ also incorporates an Automatic User Profile Building and Training (AUPB&T) module that allows users to increase speech recognition performance without having to go through the long and fastidious manual training process. New Automated Service Agents based on the Artificial Intelligence Markup Language (AIML) are used to provide naturalness to the dialogs between users and machines. The portability of the e-learning system across a mobile platform is also investigated. The findings show that when the learning material is delivered in the form of a collaborative and voice-enabled presentation, the majority of learners seem to be satisfied with this new media, and confirm that it does not negatively affect their cognitive load.

Towards a Personalized E-Learning System

2011 ◽  
pp. 2124-2134
Author(s):  
Elvis Wai Chung Leung ◽  
Qing Li
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Economic Benefit ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Development Cost ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Course Materials ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Interactive Environment ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Web

To cope with the increasing trend of learning demand and limited resources, most universities are taking advantage of Web-based technology for their distance education or e-learning (Montelpare & Williams, 2000). One of the reasons is due to the significant price drop of personal computers in recent decades; the Internet and multimedia have penetrated into most households. Moreover, most students prefer to learn from an interactive environment through a self-paced style. Under the Web-based learning model, students can learn anytime, anywhere because they are not required to go to school on schedule (Appelt, 1997). Meanwhile, universities also enjoy the economic benefit due to the large student base that can share the development cost of course materials and other operational expenses. Gradually, more and more universities follow this similar way to provide online education.

scholarly journals Nine axes of merit for technosignature searches

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Z. Sheikh
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Search Strategy ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
History Of

AbstractIt can be difficult to develop an effective and balanced search strategy in SETI, especially from a funding perspective, given the diverse methodologies and myriad orthogonal proposals for the best technosignatures. Here I propose a framework to compare the relative advantages and disadvantages of various proposed technosignatures based on nine ‘axes of merit’. This framework was first developed at the NASA Technosignatures Workshop in Houston in 2018 and published in that report. I give the definition and rationale behind the nine axes as well as the history of each axis in the SETI and technosignature literature. These axes are then applied to three classes of technosignature searches as an illustration of their use. An open-source software tool is available to allow technosignature researchers to make their own version of the figure.

scholarly journals Challenges in the Creation, Development and Implementation of MOOCs: Web Science Course at the University of Southampton

Comunicar ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (44) ◽  
pp. 37-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria-del-Mar Sánchez-Vera ◽  
Manuel León-Urrutia ◽  
Hugh Davis
Keyword(s):  
Course Design ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Massive Open Online Course ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Web Science ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The University ◽  
Participation Index

Massive is one of the distinctive features of MOOCs which differentiate them from other e-learning experiences. This massiveness entails certain possibilities, but also some challenges that must be taken into consideration when designing and implementing a Massive Open Online Course, in relation to context, work progress, learning activities, assessment, and feedback. This document presents an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the massive aspect of MOOCs, and specifically it narrates the experience of creating a MOOC on Web Science, developed at the University of Southampton (United Kingdom) using the new FutureLearn platform, in autumn 2013. In this document, the importance of Web Science as an emerging field is analyzed and its origins explored. The experience gained from the decisions and the work progress developed for the creation and implementation of a specific MOOC is also shared here. The final section of the paper analyses some data from the MOOC in Web Science, including the participation index, the comments and interactions of some participants, tools used, and the organization of facilitation. Challenges involved in running a MOOC related to course design, platform use and course facilitation are also discussed. El carácter masivo es una de las peculiaridades de los MOOC, que lo diferencian de otro tipo de experiencias de aprendizaje en red. Este hecho configura una serie de posibilidades, pero también una serie de retos que hay que tener en cuenta a la hora de diseñar e implementar un curso masivo en red, en relación, por ejemplo, a los contenidos, el proceso de trabajo, las actividades, la evaluación y el feed-back. Este trabajo presenta un análisis de las ventajas y desventajas del carácter masivo de los MOOC y concretamente describe la experiencia de creación de un MOOC sobre Web Science desarrollada en la Universidad de Southampton (Reino Unido) en la plataforma FutureLearn durante el otoño de 2013. Se analiza la importancia del estudio de la rama de Web Science y cómo se originó esta experiencia. También describen las decisiones y el proceso de trabajo desarrollado para la creación e implementación del MOOC en concreto. Se termina este trabajo analizando alguno de los datos que se han obtenido, como el índice de participación (ligeramente elevado respecto a la media de los MOOC), los comentarios de los participantes, la manera de gestionar la facilitación del curso y algunos de los retos que nos encontramos a la hora de gestionar un MOOC, que se relacionan con el diseño del curso, la plataforma que se utiliza y cómo se organiza la facilitación del curso.

e-Learning competency for practice nurses: an evaluation report

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Heartfield ◽  
Andrea Morello ◽  
Melanie Harris ◽  
Sharon Lawn ◽  
Vincenza Pols ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Chronic Disease Management ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
E Learning

Practice nurses in Australia are now funded to facilitate chronic condition management, including self-management support. Chronic disease management requires an established rapport, support and proactivity between general practitioners, patients and the practice nurses. To achieve this, training in shared decision making is needed. e-Learning supports delivery and achievement of such policy outcomes, service improvements and skill development. However, e-learning effectiveness for health care professionals’ is determined by several organisational, economic, pedagogical and individual factors, with positive e-learning experience linked closely to various supports. This paper reinforces previous studies showing nurses’ expanding role across general practice teams and reports on some of the challenges of e-learning. Merely providing practice nurses with necessary information via web-based learning systems does not ensure successful learning or progress toward improving health outcomes for patients.

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