1. Learning and Communication Platform (LCP for EINFOSE)
Boris Bosančić & Boris Badurina
Department of information sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

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3. What is EINFOSE LCP?
a collaborative learning and teaching platform through the internet by the use of resource sharing, online conferencing, blogs, forums etc.
...LCP was created by modifying an open source-learning platform (Moodle)...
...it consists of various tools for blended teaching...
...it can be used by the desktop & handheld devices...
...it has an integration oriented design approach...

4. The purpose (aim) of the EINFOSE LCP
In the context of EINFOSE:
to overcome the barriers of classroom, to benefit the learning needs of students as well as teachers;
to promote teamwork between teachers, MA students and students;
the communication of the alumni.

5. The support for various learning technologies...
mobile learning
learning based on microblogging (Twitter) & social networking (Facebook)
learning through the podcast
gaming in education processes
learning and communication via blogs, forums etc.

6. Types of interactions within LCP
Learner >< Learner - where we will use the points system creatively to encourage learners to interact with each other and create a unique hashtag on social media for ones learning experience
Learner >< Expert - allow learners to follow/interact with domain experts via social media
Learner >< Content - make e-content engaging with mobile devices and offering students produced videos.

7. Types of interactions within LCP (2)
Learner >< Context - encourage learners to engage with their environment by taking pictures of "evidence" and post them to Platform for other learners.
Teacher >< Teacher/Expert - encouraging teachers to share their knowledge and experience and learn from experts for certain content.

8. OERs in LCP OERs (Open Educational Resources)
ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SCIENCE   
OERs in LCP
OERs (Open Educational Resources)
LCP should host OERs with all their content through the particular courses!
ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SCIENCE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN INFORMATION SCIENCE
PRINCIPLES OF INFORMATION SEEKING AND RETRIEVAL
EVALUATION OF INFORMATION SERVICES
The support for an anonymous learner feedback system.

9. What is Moodle? https://moodle.org/ open-source learning platform
learning management system
e-learning tool etc.
„...secure and integrated system to create personalized learning environments.”

10. How we modified / customized / prepared Moodle?
Installing the TEST version of LCP
The adjusment of appropriate Moodle Theme (roshnilite)
Adding the language support for 8 partner-institutions within project
Front Page settings
Enable support for mobile learning
Adding appropriate additional plugins (activity modules, blocks, availability restrictions etc.)
Enable Global Search option for whole site!

11. How we organize content?
Category organization & settings
TEST course creation
OERs course creation
TUTORIALS (text & video) creation
Creating of Descriptions & Tutorials (guidelines) for LCP

12. Category organization

13. Test course creation TEST COURSE 2016 (TEST-2016)
This course is mainly intended to be stage for presentation of additional (advanced) Moodle plugins...
TEST COURSE 2017 (T-2017)
This course is intend to be teacher's playground for their practice.
Test roles:
Test Professor (username: tprofessor; password: Tprofessor_2016)
Test Student (username: tstudent; password: Tstudent_2016)

14. OERs course creation ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SCIENCE (AIS-2017/18)
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN INFORMATION SCIENCE (RMIS-2017/18)
PRINCIPLES OF INFORMATION SEEKING AND RETRIEVAL (PISR-2017/18)
EVALUATION OF INFORMATION SERVICES (EIS-2017/18)

15. Tutorials creation...
GENERAL TUTORIALS (G-TUT-2017)
General text tutorials
VIDEO TUTORIALS (V-TUT-2017)
Video tutorials
Learning and Communication EINFOSE Platform (Descriptions & Tutorials)

16. MOBILE LEARNING & ADDITIONAL PLUGINS & AVAILABILITY RESTRICTIONS & GLOBAL SEARCH

17. THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: mobile learning
MOODLE MOBILE APP
THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: mobile learning
Install Moodle Mobile App on your mobile phone (via Google Play or App Store)!
Under the Sites option enter the web address of your Moodle site (
Browse the content of your courses, even when offline
Receive instant notifications of messages and other events
Quickly find and contact other people in your courses
Upload images, audio, videos and other files from your mobile device
View your course grades

18. THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: online conferencing
BigBlueButtonBN
an open source web conferencing system for distance education
THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: online conferencing

19. THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: online conferencing
RecordingsBN
resource (and place) which provide access to the BigBlueButton recordings related to this course.
THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: online conferencing

20. THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: blogs
OA blog
Alternative blog within a module (which are separate to the core Moodle blog system).
THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: blogs

21. THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: comments on posts on social forums
Advanced forum
Alternative forum - enables discussions that take place over an extended period of time.
THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: comments on posts on social forums

22. Scheduler
Activity scheduler helps teachers in scheduling appointments with students.
THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: to assure different types of interaction

23. THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: Learner ><Expert interaction
Face-to-Face
F-t-F enables teacheres to set up a voluntary booking system for one or many in-person/classroom based sessions..
THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: Learner ><Expert interaction

24. THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: anonymous learner feedback system
Questionnaire
vs. Feedback activity module
a special type of survey which allows you to construct surveys using a variety of question types, for gathering data from users.
THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: anonymous learner feedback system

25. HE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: ... for learning purposes using podcasts
Podcast (Pcast)
Podcast episodes can be instructor created or added by course participants.
HE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: ... for learning purposes using podcasts

26. Sharing Cart
Sharing cart allows teachers to easily share/copy activities between different courses!
THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: resource sharing

27. Facebook comments
Add Facebook like, Facebook share button and Facebook comment box to your Moodle.
THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: social networking

28. THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: microblogging
Twitter Feed
Moodle block which a twitter feed with easily stylable markup.
THE FUNCTION in EINFOSE: microblogging

29. Restriction by Activity Completions
Students can manually mark the activity as completed
Show activity as complete when conditions are met.
choices
conditions

30. Restriction by Course Completions

31. Restrict access (ex. conditional activities)

32. GLOBAL SEARCH
Global search lets you search everywhere on the LCP site that you have access to.

33. Competencies (future work)
Competencies describe the level of understanding or proficiency of a learner in certain subject-related skills.

34. Thank you!
Questions? ?

35. Credits
Special thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free:
Presentation template by SlidesCarnival
Photographs by Unsplash