FLEXIBLE LEARNING
| Title | ΕΥΕΛΙΚΤΗ ΜΑΘΗΣΗ / FLEXIBLE LEARNING |
| Code | NET-07-02 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Informatics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Dionysios Politis |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40002955 |
Programme of Study: PPS-Tmīma Plīroforikīs (2019-sīmera)
Registered students: 45
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENIKĪ KATEUTHYNSĪ | YPOCΗREŌTIKO KATA EPILOGĪ | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Class ID | 600176746
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600176746
- eLearning (Moodle):
- Other: Wiki
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
It is recommended to have a prior knowledge of 'Human Computer Interaction' and 'Multimedia Systems'
Learning Outcomes
Cognitive: Approaching the educational process through new learning environments with the help of technology. Minimization for the cost of teaching. Acquisition of information and knowledge in the ever expanding flexible learning zone. Upgrading the virtual classroom in the axes of Organizational, Technological and Cognitive Flexibility. Use of new teaching methodologies such as Educational Interactive Television.
Skills: Optimization of client-server environments for the provision of teaching within the flexible zone based on the metrics and indices for Transactional Distance. Programming, maintenance and expansion into the digital world of computer systems, such as portable and mobile technologies, that students as "Education Engineers" are promoting in the expanded zones of flexible learning. Measurements, simulations, and assessments of learning indicators according to the applied models.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course for "flexible learning" examines ways in which the Internet technology and the widespread use of mobile devices can reduce or even eliminate barriers to learning.
The course familiarizes the student with the object gradually, commencing with the presentation of a general conceptual framework for flexible learning, progressing to "classical" topics of distance education and e-learning (and in particular distance learning), and concludes with particular issues on adaptive educational systems, and collaborative and virtual educational environments of the Internet.
These subjects are: e-Learning & m-Learning. Distance learning services. Communication services and Internet collaboration (e-mail, newsgroups, interactive whiteboards, virtual classrooms, audio-and videoconferencing).
Finally, it presents a series of brief but yet targeted learning objects focusing on modern development tools for
(a) educational websites,
(b) digital learning material, and
(c) the use of mobile devices as "ubiquitous" active learning assistants.
The students attending successfully the "Flexible Learning" course ensure the following career prospects:
- They obtain the "Educational and Teaching Competence Certificate" in Informatics, with all the privileges associated with it for a career in the field of Education, provided of course they have attended some more courses from the Department of Informatics and the School of Philosophy.
-They become in practice what is internationally called "Education Engineers". That is, experts in programming, maintaining and extending to the digital world the computer systems that promote the expanded zones of any form of flexible learning.
- In addition, special emphasis is placed on interactive distance learning, as a key component for the transfer of courses to the flexible zone under the current conditions, which are associated with the limitations for the spread of Covid-19 disease.
Keywords
Distance Learning, User Interaction, Education Institutes, Mobile Devices
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- Book
- e-Test
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
The course uses extensively the MOODLE VLE (http://elearning.auth.gr). More specific it implements: -Electronic Tests -electronic submission of dues using Journal technology and Wikis -Collaborative Learning using the Forums of the VLE.
This course implements a hybrid learning model in a 70% - 30% analogy. 70% of the material presented applying classic, ex cathedra teaching. The attendants are asked to present bibliographic cases (at least 2) and a programming project using rapid prototyping techniques. 30% of the teaching is offered by electronic means.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 24 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Seminars | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 18 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 18 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Internship | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Interactive Teaching in Information Center | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Project | 52 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 20 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| e-Test | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 151 |
Student Assessment
Description
Students are perpetually evaluated as follows:
Phase A: With Formative Evaluation methods during the first 12 weeks of the semester: Electronic tests, presentation of laboratory exercises and projects. (40% of the final grade)
Phase B: With a concluding Summative Evaluation, during weeks 13-15, which includes a written examination and a public presentation of the final project.
(60% of the final grade)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
- E-Test (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Ευέλικτη μάθηση με χρήση τεχνολογιών πληροφορίας και επικοινωνιών, των Στ. Δημητριάδη, Χ. Καραγιαννίδη, Αν. Πομπόρτση, Θρ. Τσιάτσου
Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, 2007, 330 σελ. ISBN 978-960-418-142-1
Additional bibliography for study
Designing MLearning: Tapping into the Mobile Revolution for Organizational Performance, Clark Quinn, John Wiley & Sons, 2011, Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470604484
Last Update
10-04-2022
