TELEMATICA June A SIMPLE ADMINISTRATION AND ASSESSEMENT SYSTEM FOR OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING Grethe Sandstrak Lecturer Jan H. Nilsen Associate Professor Sør-Trøndelag University College N-7005, Trondheim, Norway

TELEMATICA June CO-OPERATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Sør-Trøndelag University College TISIP, Research Foundation AITeL Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) EuroCompetence (EC– SOCRATES programme) VOX Norway (national institute for adult education)

TELEMATICA June Main objectives 1. Pedagogical study Action Learning (AL) in ICT based ODL courses 2. Case study An ODL-course has been run using AL 3. Results from case study To be cost effective, a system which can handle a larger number of students/ courses, and still achieve individual tutoring according to AL, is highly recommended 4. Implemented system: Main input: assessment questionnaires Main output: analyses of the questionnaires

TELEMATICA June PEDAGOGICAL MODEL ICT based ODL for adult learners learning in a flexible way distance learning Action Learning ”A continuous process of learning and reflection that happens with the support of a group or ‘set’ of colleagues, working with real problems” ( Liz Beaty ) Triangulation enables ”objective” assessments of knowledge and skills acquired Having an Experience Planning future action Learning from the Experience Reflecting on the Experience AL

TELEMATICA June CASE STUDY: BASIC PROGRAMMING IN C++ 6 ECTS, University College level 12 lessons Textbook Material published on web Weekly exercises (7 mandatory) Students from different countries One group in Norway, Siemens Metering AS One group in Sweden, Ericsson AB Reveal the students’ competence gap/ prequalifications Assessment performed after each fourth lesson. The students self assessment Course leader/tutor assessment

TELEMATICA June SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY Tutor Section Student Administration Course Administration Fill in assessments Generate Reports Student Section Fill in assessment questionnaires Generate Reports Requirements:  Web based  Dynamic pages  Usability  Two main sections  Tutor  Student

TELEMATICA June SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE internet Web browser Java Servlets Web Server Oracle 7.3 Client Server

TELEMATICA June SYSTEM HOME WEB-PAGE

TELEMATICA June TUTOR SECTION: Assessment 1

TELEMATICA June TUTOR SECTION: Assessment 2

TELEMATICA June GENERATE REPORTS 1 Step one Step two

TELEMATICA June GENERATE REPORTS 2 Step three Step four

TELEMATICA June SUMMING UP Thank you for your attention  Action Learning in ICT-based ODL courses  Case study: C++  Student Administration and Assessment System