Online environments and Communication
| Title | Διαδικτυακά περιβάλλοντα και Επικοινωνία / Online environments and Communication |
| Code | Υ-003 |
| Interdepartmental Programme | Languages, Communication and Management of Educational Services in modern social, economic and tech |
| Collaborating Schools | French Language and Literature Economics Philosophy and Education German Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600012602 |
Programme of Study: Languages, Communication and Management of Educational Services in modern social, economic and tech
Registered students: 45
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600282173
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600282173
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=11555
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Postgraduate students, upon completion of the courses, will be informed about the latest internet technologies and services (video conferencing, online presence, social networking, collaboration) and will be able to:
- create and develop blogs and use them for language education/training
- use distance learning and collaboration software
- create and develop podcasts and use them for language education/training
- design, develop and conduct online surveys
- design, organize, and implement online courses on the asynchronous distance learning platform Moodle.
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
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The subject of the course is the study of the available Web tools and services and their exploitation by the future foreign language teachers in their work. Particular emphasis is placed on content production and the development, delivery and support of online language courses.
The first part of the course deals with the web tools and services that ensure the online presence of the -future- communication professional or foreign language teacher, such as personal profile hosting services and website development services (digital presence). Online services that facilitate remote communication, collaboration and teamwork, such as teleconferencing and telecollaboration software, are also examined. Finally, content development and hosting services are considered, such as blogs and podcasts as well as online survey creation services.
The second part of the course deals with digital learning environments (Digital Learning Environments, Personal Learning Environments - PLEs), virtual classrooms (Virtual Classrooms), e-learning applications and especially with the development of electronic courses in online distance learning platforms (VLEs, LMS ).
Τhe theoretical principles of e-learning and the possibilities of learning environments such as Learning Management Systems (LMS) are presented, as well as the ways in which these environments are used to develop/deliver courses in an education/program training and more specifically for language learning courses. To this end, Moodle platform, its possibilities and its mode of operation, both from the user's point of view, and from the point of view of the instructor/course creator, are presented in detail, and students are invited to develop courses for distance learning while also utilizing other technologies and services that they were taught in the course.
Syllabus:
1. Intro: ICT and language learning
2. Web 2.0 Principles, services ant tools
3. Communication & Collaboration Tools
4. Blogs (Wordpress) I
5. Blogs (Wordpress) II
6. Digital presence
7. Podcasts
8. OnLine Survey tools and services.
9. Learning Management Systems (LMS)
10. Moodle I
11. Moodle II
12. Moodle III
13. Miscellaneous educational tools
Keywords
Web tools and services, Videoconferencing, online collaboration, Blogs, Podcats, online surveys, LMS, Moodle, elearning
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Audio
- Multimedia
- web resources
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
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
The teaching, the work in class as well as the development of tasks, assignments and projects, takes place on computers.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 13 | 0.5 | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 26 | 1.0 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 26 | 1.0 | ✓ | ||
| Project | 85 | 3.4 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Evaluation is done by continuous assessment during the semester. Students must deliver two projects assigned to them individually (referring to the development of content in specific software platforms).
The evaluation criteria are technical excellence, scientific / theoretical support, quality / originality and completeness / variety of content.
The student’s projects are presented and discussed in class. The students have to take into account the comments made by the teacher and fellow students and –if necessary- incorporate any corrections or changes to their project.
Description and method of the evaluation process:
The assessment is done with two projects during the semester. Postgraduate students undertake each task individually, which concerns, in the first case, the development of content for a website and, in the second, the development of an e-course (on specific software platforms).
The evaluation criteria are:
- the technical perfection,
- the originality
- the completeness/variety of the content
- the theoretical support, and
- the quality of presentation
The assignments are presented in class in front of the instructor and their fellow students so that the students can take the criticism into account and incorporate any corrections or changes into their project.
Project development languages: Greek or foreign (English, French, German).
Student Assessment methods
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Προτεινόμενη Βιβλιογραφία (Suggested Bibliography):
Προτείνονται επιλεγμένες δικτυακές πηγές καθώς και επιστημονική αρθρογραφία για κάθε επιμέρους θέμα που εξετάζεται στην πορεία του μαθήματος.
Selected Web resources, tutorials and scientific papers are proposed for each subject. The following scientific books are also proposed:
Επιπρόσθετη βιβλιογραφία για μελέτη (Additional bibliography for study)
- Buchner, A. (2022). Moodle 4 Administration: An administrator's guide to configuring, securing, customizing, and extending Moodle (4th Edition). Packt Publishing, ISBN-13: 978-1801816724
- Susan Smith Nash. (2022). Moodle 4 E-Learning Course Development: The definitive guide to creating great courses in Moodle 4.0 using instructional design principles. Packt Publishing, ISBN-13: 978-1801079037.
- MacDonald, M. (2020). WordPress: The Missing Manual: The Book That Should Have Been in the Box (3rd Edition). O'Reilly Media, ISBN-13: 978-1492074168
- Bartlett, D. (2022). WordPress in easy steps. In Easy Steps Limited, ISBN-13: 978-1840789843
Last Update
27-12-2023
