Supporting the Portfolio Process with ONNI - The Learning Journal

2011 ◽  
pp. 305-312
Author(s):  
Tommi Haapaniemi ◽  
Pasi Karvonen
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Electronic Learning ◽  
External Assessment ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Learning Journals ◽  
Digital Portfolio ◽  
Learning Journal ◽  
The University ◽  
User Friendly

The purpose of this chapter is to describe the use of an electronic learning journal in the portfolio process and the construction of a digital portfolio. The authors discuss the problems that have arisen during the learning and tutoring process of various traditional (paper) learning journals. The problems of traditional learning journals and their tutoring have been the following: (1) low extent of tutoring and evaluation during the process; (2) when the learning journal is the object of external assessment, it is not used as a tool for profound reflection (private vs. public dimensions of the learning journal); and (3) there has been a lack of a user-friendly tools with which to construct a Web-based learning portfolio. In this chapter the authors discuss the basic elements of ONNI–The Learning Journal, as well as how this electronic tool can help in solving the problems mentioned above. ONNI is presently being experimented on at the University of Kuopio, but it will also be developed to become a tool for every Finnish college student and to better support learning from peers as well as lifelong learning.

scholarly journals Increasing Effectiveness of Cooperative Extension's Master Gardener Volunteers

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen M. Bauske ◽  
Lelia Kelly ◽  
Kerry Smith ◽  
Lucy Bradley ◽  
Timothy Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Master Gardener ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Online Systems ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Telephone Helpline ◽  
Effective Dissemination ◽  
Distance Learning Technologies ◽  
The University ◽  
User Friendly

Extension Master Gardener (EMG) volunteers are key to effective dissemination of horticultural information to the public. The goal of this workshop was to identify techniques to increase the capacity and effectiveness of EMG volunteers. The workshop focused on projects and tools that reduce the administrative burden of managing volunteers, increase the scope of issues that volunteers are prepared to address, and pool volunteer efforts and resources across county lines. Two online systems for managing and reporting EMG volunteer activities were described. Both systems are intuitive, user-friendly, and updated without the assistance of web managers. Regional web-based, advanced training on specific topics was used to expand educational messages of EMG volunteers and eliminate the costs associated with face-to-face training. Presentations were made using distance learning technologies and resources were shared online. Hosting agents tailored hands-on supporting activities to meet local needs. Volunteers expanded extension outreach by answering noncommercial landscape and garden telephone questions. Many of the administrative, logistical, and resource burdens associated with the EMG helpline phone service were overcome by working across county lines, standardizing training, centralizing supporting resources, and clustering volunteers into regional telephone helpline offices. Other projects and tools presented in the workshop focused on the need to affirm and/or foster the volunteers' connection with the university and the outreach mission of Cooperative Extension.

scholarly journals Students’ Acceptance on Blended Learning: A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.38) ◽  
pp. 992
Author(s):  
Mohd Ramadan Ab Hamid ◽  
Emmy Hainida Khairul Ikram ◽  
Siti Sabariah Buhari ◽  
Farhanah Ahmad Shuhaimi ◽  
Norazmir Md Nor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Electronic Learning ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Health Sciences Students ◽  
E Learning

Electronic Learning (E-Learning) has been widely used as a complement to the traditional learning method. It includes the introduction of blended learning (BL) that fully utilises the use of Learning Management System (LMS). The aim of this study is to examine students’ acceptance of blended learning specifically with the use of Openlearning (OL) as an online learning platform to complement traditional teaching. 137 students had participated in this study. OL was introduced to the Health Sciences students, who enrolled in the Principles of Nutrition course. Students explored teaching materials, videos, activities, and several assessments in OL while facilitated by facilitators for 14 weeks. A self-administered questionnaire was given via online to the participants to evaluate their attitudes and acceptance towards OL. Descriptive statistic was used to describe the demographic data and t-test was performed to report the level of acceptance. Overall results showed students were very satisfied with blended learning using OpenLearning as a web-based tool. Students accepted OL as it is easy to use and convenient. They also agreed that the usage of OL in teaching and learning will improve their academic performance. In conclusion, it is proven that Health Sciences students accepted the use of OL in blended learning.    

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.

Using animated graphics as a teaching tool in patternmaking: a comparison of delivery methods

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Lynn M. (Lynn Marie) Boorady
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Traditional Lecture ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study concerns itself with evaluating the effectiveness of teaching a visual topic, such as patternmaking, via a computer. The visual topic being explored, patternmaking, was taught to three levels of undergraduate students at different universities in the Midwest. This paper discusses the outcomes of patternmaking being taught in a traditional lecture style and compares it to the same instruction received through a computer-based animation program. It was found that the most difference in learning outcomes was within the subject groups in the lowest educational level. There was no difference found in the outcomes between the two higher educational level groups. Attributes of the subject groups which may account for the success of this style of learning include prior experience in sewing complete garments and overall GPA. Additional research and improvements to the animation is discussed. Suggestions are made on how to utilize web-based learning in the design curriculum.

scholarly journals Web-Based Learning: A Bridge to Meet the Needs of Canadian Nurses for Doctoral Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-47
Author(s):  
Susan Kurucz ◽  
Angie Lim ◽  
Lori Rietze ◽  
Mindy Swamy
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Program ◽  
Distributed Learning ◽  
Doctoral Degrees ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Canadian Universities ◽  
Learning Modalities ◽  
School Of Nursing ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
Improve Access

Canada does not have enough nurses with doctoral degrees. Such nurses fill important roles as researchers, educators, leaders, and clinicians. While a growing number of Canadian universities offer doctorate degrees in nursing, most institutions have only traditional on-campus programs, posing barriers for nurses who reside in places geographically distant from those institutions or who require more flexibility in their education. We describe our experiences as the inaugural cohort of the doctoral program by distributed learning at the University of Victoria School of Nursing. Since 2011, we have used a variety of electronic modalities and participated in several very short on-site intensives. Our experience indicates that distributive learning modalities improve access and deliver academically rigorous programs.   

scholarly journals Prudentia: A medical school’s solution to curriculum mapping and curriculum management

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 115-125
Author(s):  
Carole Steketee ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Curriculum Mapping ◽  
Curriculum Management ◽  
Web Based ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Mapping System ◽  
Curriculum Framework ◽  
The University ◽  
User Friendly

The School of Medicine (SoM) at the University of Notre Dame Australia has developed a curriculum mapping system called Prudentia. This web-based application allows users to explore curriculum across all four years of the MBBS to determine what and when students are expected to learn, and if there are any anomalies evident within this data. A five-level hierarchical, outcomes-based curriculum framework underpins Prudentia, ranging from the macro Australian Medical Council's Student Outcomes Statements to the micro daily learning objectives. Data in all five levels of the framework can be mapped and constructive alignment between the outcomes, instructional and assessment methods can also be investigated. While Prudentia is a user-friendly application, it is only as good as the curriculum framework which underpins it. This paper discusses the critical questions that were pivotal in developing the SoM’s curriculum framework, upon which a robust curriculum mapping system was eventually built.

Teaching Dimension in Web-Based Learning Communities

2011 ◽  
pp. 59-68
Author(s):  
Pozzi Francesca
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Teaching Dimension ◽  
The University

The article tackles the issue of the teaching dimension in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) contexts. In particular, it describes two Web-based courses that were held in 2006—one by the Istituto Tecnologie Didattiche – CNR and one by the University of Genoa, which, while sharing the socioconstructivist theoretical framework, adopt different approaches as far as the teaching dimension is concerned: While in the former course tutors were asked to cover all the functions typically required by e-tutors, in the latter, experience functions were distributed across a variety of actors. The aim of the work is to foster reflections about strong points and weaknesses of the two approaches, thus leading to considerations concerning the applicability of the models even in contexts different from the original ones.

Teaching Dimension in Web-Based Learning Communities

2010 ◽  
pp. 1472-1481
Author(s):  
Francesca Pozzi
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Teaching Dimension ◽  
The University

The article tackles the issue of the teaching dimension in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) contexts. In particular, it describes two Web-based courses that were held in 2006—one by the Istituto Tecnologie Didattiche – CNR and one by the University of Genoa, which, while sharing the socioconstructivist theoretical framework, adopt different approaches as far as theteaching dimension is concerned: While in the former course tutors were asked to cover all the functions typically required by e-tutors, in the latter, experience functions were distributed across a variety of actors. The aim of the work is to foster reflections about strong points and weaknesses of the two approaches, thus leading to considerations concerning the applicability of the models even in contexts different from the original ones.

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