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- | ===== Brief Description ====== | + | ===== Short Description ====== |
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- | Open eClass (ver.3.5) | + | |
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- | The Open eClass platform is a complete Course Management System, used to store and present educational materials. It is the solution offered by the Greek Academic Network (GUnet) to support asynchronous elearning services. Its goal is the incorporation and constructive use of the Internet and web technologies in the teaching and learning process. | + | |
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- | The introduction of e-learning into the traditional teaching process provides new capabilities and allows new means of interaction between students and teachers. At the same time, it supports the electronic management, storage and presentation of teaching materials, transcending limitations of space and time and creating the necessary conditions for a dynamic teaching environment. | + | |
- | The Open eClass platform has been designed | + | The Open eClass platform |
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- | The Open eClass platform | + | |
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===== Features and functionalities ===== | ===== Features and functionalities ===== | ||
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- | * **Compatibility with all browsers**: Access to Open eClass is done using a simple browser (web browser). The Open eClass platform is fully functional in all browsers. | ||
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- | * **Adaptive User Interface**: | ||
- | * **Compatibility with e-learning standards**: | ||
- | Basic platform characteristics are: | ||
- | - distinct user roles | ||
- | - distinct course categories | ||
- | - easy course creation and use | ||
- | - structured course presentation | ||
- | - stability and reliability | ||
- | - ease of administration | ||
- | ==== User Roles ==== | + | [{{ : |
- | * The user teacher is responsible | + | |
+ | **Compatibility with all browsers**: Open eClass is accessed using a simple web browser. The Open eClass platform is fully functional in all browsers. | ||
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+ | **Customizable user interface**: | ||
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+ | **Compatibility with e-learning standards**: | ||
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+ | **Creation & Management of Online Courses**. Specifically, | ||
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+ | * **distinct ways of accessing courses**: open courses, courses requiring registration, | ||
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+ | * **discrete course formats**: simple format, weekly format, module-based course | ||
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+ | * **backups**: | ||
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+ | * **distinct user roles**: teacher, student, administrator (additional roles: teacher assistant, Group Turor, guest), | ||
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+ | ==== Management of educational content | ||
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+ | * **Documents**: | ||
+ | * **Multimedia**: | ||
+ | * **Blog**: Publishing text posts in chronological order. | ||
+ | * **Glossary**: | ||
+ | * **E-book**: Posting, managing and presenting e-books in HTML format. | ||
+ | * **Wall**: Reading of multi-content posts (video, documents, multimedia). | ||
+ | * **Links**: Adding and organizing useful resources from the Internet . | ||
+ | * **Learning Path**: Organization of educational material into structured modules. Export to SCORM package. | ||
+ | * **H5P content**: a tool for creating interactive course objects | ||
+ | * **Mindmap**: | ||
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+ | ==== Information, | ||
+ | * **Announcements**: | ||
+ | * **Calendar**: | ||
+ | * **Messages**: | ||
+ | * **Announcments**: | ||
+ | * **Forum**: Asynchronous exchange of views and ideas. | ||
+ | * **Teleconference**: | ||
+ | * **Groups**: Grouping users to have a common discussion area and file upload area. | ||
+ | *** Wiki**: Collaborative authoring. | ||
+ | * **Chat**: Real-time communication by text message, between instructors and learners. | ||
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+ | ==== Evaluation & feedback tools ==== | ||
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+ | Exercises: Production of closed-ended exercises (multiple choice, matching, fill-in-the-blank). | ||
+ | Assignments: | ||
+ | Questionnaires: | ||
+ | Grading: Recording trainee scores. | ||
+ | Presentation log: Recording trainee attendance/ | ||
+ | Progress: helps learners to improve their performance and achieve their goals | ||
+ | Statistics: User statistics. | ||
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+ | E-learning management tools | ||
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+ | Settings: the basic course settings tool (title, description, | ||
+ | User Management: List of registered | ||
+ | Tool Management: enable, disable, add external tools (links, tools, LTI, etc.). | ||
+ | Learning analytics: Analytical reports on monitoring | ||
- | * The user student can register to courses making an open registration, | ||
- | * Finally, the administrator has general control over the platform. Administrators can create and administer user accounts and courses, monitor the server and database operation. | ||
- | Note: There is a number of intermediate user roles | ||
- | ==== Course Categories ==== | ||
- | * Open courses are publicly accessible, even by visitors without a user account. | ||
- | * Registration required restricted courses are accessible to platform users that are registered to them. This means that these courses are open to everyone having an account. For additional security the course teacher can set a registration password. | ||
- | * Finally, closed courses are only accessible to users after a course teacher allows access to their account by registering them to the course. | ||
- | Note: There are also inactive courses. | ||
- | ==== Functionality & Features ==== | ||
The eCourse is the core part of the Open eClass platform. Each eCourse is an autonomous entity which integrates a number of learning tools. More specifically, | The eCourse is the core part of the Open eClass platform. Each eCourse is an autonomous entity which integrates a number of learning tools. More specifically, | ||
- | [{{ :en:3.5:short_02_eng.jpg?500 |Course Home}}] | + | |
+ | [{{ :en:short_description:short_descr_single_page.jpg?500 |Course Home}}] | ||
- **Agenda**, presents crucial course events in time order (lectures, meetings, etc) | - **Agenda**, presents crucial course events in time order (lectures, meetings, etc) | ||
- **Documents**, | - **Documents**, |