Current Issues in Technology Enhanced Learning LEARNING PLATFORMS Monika Pilgerstorfer 16 November 2005

The concept of learning platforms  Mainly web-based integrated information systems  to support online activities of a group of persons implicated in a teaching and learning task.

Features  Presentation of learning content  Tools for creating exercises  Support for assessment  Administration  Communication

Terms  Learning platform  Learning portal  Learning management systems

LMS – CMS - LCMS  Learning Management Systems (LMS) Administration and control of the learning process Tracking Communication

LMS – CMS - LCMS  Content Management Systems (CMS) Creation and administration of content Presentation and publication Content-syndication (exchange)

LMS – CMS - LCMS  Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS) Integration of LMS & CMS E-Learning-Standards (IMS, SCORM) e.g. ILIAS 3

 Schneider (2003) Content, community and collaboration management systems (C3MS) C3MSs are efficient learning tools to support socio-constructivist approaches such as project-based learning in a virtual environment. The teacher is manager, orchestrator and facilitator. C3MS

Products Adepthttp://sourceforge.net/projects/adept Blackboardhttp:// Bolinoshttp:// BSCWhttp://bscw.gmd.de/ Clarolinehttp:// ClassAct & ClassCampushttp:// ClassWebhttp://classweb.ucla.edu/ Colloquiahttp:// CoMentorhttp://comentor.hud.ac.uk COSEhttp:// eCollegehttp:// Eledgehttp://eledge.sourceforge.net/ Fle3http://fle3.uiah.fi/ FirstClasshttp:// Freestyle Learning Home 3.0http://pcwi122.uni-muenster.de/fsl/index.php ILIAShttp://

Products Knowledge Environment for Web-based Learning (KEWL) LearnWisehttp:// learnOnlinehttp:// IBM Lotus Learning Management System s/homepage Macromedia eLearning Suite ngsuite/ Merlinhttp:// Microsoft Learning Gateway crosoftLearningGateway.mspx Mimerdeskhttp://mimerdesk.org/community/engine.html Moodlehttp://moodle.org/ OLAThttp:// TopClasshttp:// Virtual Campus VLEhttp:// Virtual-U Suite (VU) WebCThttp://

Commercial Learning Platforms  Microsoft® Learning Gateway  WebCT

Microsoft® Learning Gateway „…is a secure framework for combining e-Learning solutions in a secure online environment.“ Strengthens communication between parents, teachers and students Reduces administration Lets students collaborate and express themselves in new ways

Microsoft® Learning Gateway

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Microsoft® Learning Gateway  Features My school My (Microsoft Web Access) Events News Learning Resources

Microsoft® Learning Gateway

WebCT  WebCT Campus Edition Course Management System  Course preparation  Delivery  Management  WebCT Vista Academic Enterprise System Virtual course environment Community Manager LO Manager PowerLinks Kit (software development)

WebCT Campus Edition  „ is a market-leading course management system used by institutions around the world, in all stages of e-learning deployment.“ strong technical foundation includes a Virtual Course Environment with a complete set of tools for course preparation, delivery, and management resulting in an e-learning system that is easy to use, innovative, and reliable

WebCT

 Course-setup Course-setup  Personalized learning path Personalized learning path  WebCT Exemplary Course Project wpage?name=software_demo_webin ars wpage?name=software_demo_webin ars

Open Source Learning Platforms  Claroline  Moodle  ILIAS

Claroline  „Claroline is a free application allowing teachers or education organizations to create and administrate courses through the web.“ built over pedagogical principles allowing a large variety of pedagogical setup including widening of traditional classroom and online collaborative learning 30 languages

Claroline Five poles model (Lebrun, 1999):

Claroline Tools to promote learning:  Information  Motivation  Activities  Interaction  Productions

Claroline A synthetic model for eLearning with Claroline:

Claroline  Creating a course Creating a course  Try out:  ine170/ ine170/ Create a User account Go to CITEL Read the announcement Try out!

Moodle  „Moodle is a free course management system, designed using pedagogical principles.“ to help educators create effective online learning communities it can scale from a single-teacher site to a student University

Moodle  Philosophy Constructivism Constructionism Social Constructivism Connected and Seperate

Property screens guide instructor through setup when creating a new Assignment Assignment activity can require the learner to upload a completed project. Moodle  Course Management Features Assignment Chat Choice Dialogue

Moodle  Course Management Features Forums Quiz

Moodle  Course Management Features Resource Survey Workshop

Moodle  Learner Management Features Access to information about learners Ability to segment participants into groups Site, course and user calendar event scheduling Etc.

ILIAS  „is an Open Source Learning Management System for developing and realising web-based eLearning.“ to reduce the costs of using new media in education to offer the maximum level of customer influence in the implementation of a LMS allows efficient creation of courses and course materials offers standardized tools and templates for the learning and working process including integrated navigation and administration

ILIAS  Features Personal Desktop Repository Communication Group System

ILIAS  Try out: administrator:  usern: citel  pw: tel123 user:  usern: test  pw: test123

Evaluation  Minimum Requirements Usability Possible extensions Adaptability of layout Good performance Languages E-Learning Standards Low costs

Evaluation Results  Reil (2004): WebCT droped out  Baumgarnter, Häfele (2003,2005):

Personal Remarks  Mainly used for repository  Disregard of available features  Learning path – only one possible way

Questions  What do you think about the presented platforms / learning platforms in general?  How can they be used efficiently?

Thank you for your attention

Resources  Claroline:  ILIAS:  Microsoft Learning Gateway:  Moodle:  WebCT:  Baumgartner, P., Häfele, H., Maier-Häfele, K. (2003): Evaluation von Learning Management Systemen. Österreichisches Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur. Schulen.pdfhttp://virtual-learning.qualifizierung.com/publikationen/Evaluation-LMS- Schulen.pdf( )  Baumgartner, P., Häfele, H., Maier-Häfele, K. (2005): Evaluation von Lernplattformen: Verfahren, Ergebnisse und Empfehlungen. Österreichisches Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur. 1_bis_3.pdf( http:// 1_bis_3.pdf( )  Reil, D. (2004). Einsatz von Lernmanagementsystemen in traditionellen Lehrveranstaltungen am Beispiel der Universitäten Oldenburg und Osnabrück: ein Erfahrungsbericht. ( )