E-learning 2.0, or Sharing Educational Contents and Specialized Knowledge by Means of Information System of Masaryk University (IS MU)

BRANDEJS, Michal, Jitka BRANDEJSOVÁ and Ľuboš LUNTER. E-learning 2.0, or Sharing Educational Contents and Specialized Knowledge by Means of Information System of Masaryk University (IS MU). In ICTE 2009. 1st ed. Ostrava: University of Ostrava, 2009, 232 pp. ISBN 978-80-7368-459-4.

Basic information

• Original name: E-learning 2.0, or Sharing Educational Contents and Specialized Knowledge by Means of Information System of Masaryk University (IS MU)
• Name in Czech: E-learning 2.0 nebo sdílení oborových zkušeností v prostředí Informačního systému Masarykovy univerzity (IS MU)
• Authors: BRANDEJS, Michal (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Jitka BRANDEJSOVÁ (203 Czech Republic) and Ľuboš LUNTER (703 Slovakia).
• Edition: 1. vyd. Ostrava, ICTE 2009, 232 pp. 2009.
• Publisher: University of Ostrava

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Proceedings paper
• Field of Study: 10201 Computer sciences, information science, bioinformatics
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14330/09:00038682
• Organization unit: Faculty of Informatics
• ISBN: 978-80-7368-459-4
• Keywords (in Czech): e-learning;e-learning 2.0;IS MU;multimédia;animace;IT
• Keywords in English: e-learning;e-learning 2.0;Drill;Information System of Masaryk University;file vault
• Tags: bookmarks, dril, E-learning 2.0, IS MU, multimedia
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The Masaryk University teachers use various e-learning tools enabling them to post teaching materials on the University's Information System. In addition, they utilize the System to create the so-called Interactive Syllabi, examine their students electronically and collect their assignments via Homework Vaults. Students can also share their specialized knowledge without their teachers' intervention by, for instance, posting their own materials in File Vaults, bookmarking electronic sources, tagging the bookmarks thereby specifying the fields of study they are related to, and, finally, sharing them with one another. Moreover, every user can start his/her own Thematic Discussion Group and thus establish a community of people of similar interests. Last but not least, the application called Drill, a comparatively novel tool working on the principle of the so-called spaced repetition with intervals between the individual learning sessions, enables the students to learn large amounts of information by heart. Using Drill, every IS user can also create his/her own electronic textbooks and make them available to the others, who, while working with the application, acquire the information provided by the tool without their teachers' assistance. Not only does the article tackle the ways the users can utilize the tools, but it also discusses the principles of their deployment in the context of a large institution as well as the obstacles that had to be overcome during their implementation.

Abstract (in Czech)

Článek popisuje e-learningové nástroje Informačního systému Masarykovy univerzity s prvky Web 2.0. Popisuje aplikace, ve kterých můžou sami studenti vytvářet studijní materiály, sdílet mezi sebou oblíbené zdroje na internetu, nebo vytvářet a sdílet učebnice v unikátní aplikaci Dril. E-learning 2.0 jako jednoznačný trend ve využívání ICT ve vzdělávání mají k dispozici učitelé a studenti MU v prostředí vlastního řešení informačního systému - IS MU.

Links

• LA09016, research and development project: Name: Účast ČR v European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM) (Acronym: ERCIM)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Czech Republic membership in the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics