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The Open eClass platform is an integrated e-Course Management System and is the proposal of the Academic Internet (GUnet) for the support of Asynchronous Distance Learning Services. It has been designed with an orientation to enhance the educational process, is based on the philosophy of open source software, is actively supported by GUnet and is freely distributed. The introduction of Asynchronous Telemedicine opens up new possibilities in education, offering a means of interaction and continuous communication between the trainer and the trainee. At the same time, the electronic organization, | The Open eClass platform is an integrated e-Course Management System and is the proposal of the Academic Internet (GUnet) for the support of Asynchronous Distance Learning Services. It has been designed with an orientation to enhance the educational process, is based on the philosophy of open source software, is actively supported by GUnet and is freely distributed. The introduction of Asynchronous Telemedicine opens up new possibilities in education, offering a means of interaction and continuous communication between the trainer and the trainee. At the same time, the electronic organization, | ||
+ | ===== Features and functionalities ===== | ||
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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. | + | **Compatibility with all browsers**: Open eClass is accessed using a simple web browser. The Open eClass platform is fully functional in all browsers. |
- | The Open eClass platform | + | **Customizable user interface**: |
- | The Open eClass platform is available as open source software. Its design principles include ease of use by end users without specialized technical skills, multilingual support, adaptability to current and future demands, and simple software upgrade and extension. The service is accessible via any web browser. | ||
+ | **Compatibility with e-learning standards**: | ||
- | ===== Features and functionalities ===== | + | **Creation & Management of Online Courses**. Specifically, |
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- | * **Adaptive User Interface**: The Open eClass platform has modern and adaptive (responsive) UI (user interface), based on Bootstrap 3x, to fit the screens of different devices, including computers, tablets and smartphones. Users can also have direct access to the Open eClass the tablet or the mobile and through applications for mobile devices with leitoutrgiko iOS and Android. | + | |
- | * **Compatibility with e-learning standards**: The Open eClass platform is compatible with international standards (SCORM, IMSCP) to ensure the reuse, accessibility and durability of educational materials to technological changes, as well as interoperability between e-learning systems. | + | * **distinct ways of accessing courses**: open courses, courses requiring registration, closed courses, inactive courses |
- | Basic platform characteristics are: | + | * **discrete |
- | - distinct user roles | + | |
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- | - structured course presentation | + | |
- | - stability and reliability | + | |
- | - ease of administration | + | |
- | ==== User Roles ==== | + | * **backups**: ensuring |
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- | * The user student can register to courses making an open registration, access educational materials, and participate in working groups, discussion forums and exercises. Student accounts can be created either automatically, by allowing open registration of new users, or by the platform administrators themselves after an on-line request. | + | * **distinct |
- | * 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 | + | ==== Management of educational content |
- | * 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. | + | * **Documents**: Organising, storing and presenting |
- | Note: There are also inactive courses. | + | * **Multimedia**: storage |
- | + | * **Blog**: Publishing text posts in chronological order. | |
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- | ==== 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, | + | * **Wall**: Reading |
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- | [{{ : | + | * **Learning Path**: Organization of educational material into structured modules. Export |
- | + | * **H5P content**: a tool for creating interactive course objects | |
- | - **Agenda**, presents crucial course events in time order (lectures, meetings, etc) | + | * **Mindmap**: Conceptual analysis |
- | - **Documents**, | + | |
- | - **Announcements**, | + | |
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- | - **Groups**, open or closed, consist of users registered to the course (students | + | |
- | - **Links**, on the web to resources relevant to the aspects | + | |
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- | - **Self-evaluation Exercises**, | + | |
- | - **Course Description**, | + | |
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- | - **Learning Path** allows teachers to organize their educational material and students to follow a sequence | + | |
- | - **Wiki**, where course participants collaborate on documents, | + | |
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- | - **Questionnaires**, | + | |
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- | - **Course Administration Tools**, allowing teachers | + | |
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- | - ** Wall ** allow students and teachers to apply in chronological order a set of multiple content posts | + | |
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- | - ** Gradebook ** allow teachers to create and manage a series | + | |
- | Course units offer a flexible way to organize educational material that is stored in the course learning modules in an articulate structure. | + | |
+ | ==== 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. | ||
+ | ==== Evaluation & feedback tools ==== | ||
+ | * Exercises: Production of closed-ended exercises (multiple choice, matching, fill-in-the-blank). | ||
+ | * Assignments: | ||
+ | * Questionnaires: | ||
+ | * Gradebook: Recording trainee scores. | ||
+ | * Attendance: Recording trainee attendance/ | ||
+ | * Progress: helps learners to improve their performance and achieve their goals | ||
+ | * Statistics: User statistics. | ||
+ | **E-learning management tools** | ||
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+ | * Settings: the basic course settings tool (title, description, | ||
+ | * Users: List of registered users, roles, registration and de-registration of users (individual, | ||
+ | * Tools: enable, disable, add external tools (links, tools, LTI, etc.). | ||
+ | * Learning analytics: Analytical reports on monitoring and achievement of learning objectives. | ||
- | ===== Aims - Benefits ===== | + | [{{ :el: |
- | The Open eClass project has the following aims: | + | |
- | * to incorporate new technologies in education activities. | ||
- | * to utilize existing educational material (notes, presentations, | ||
- | * to take constructive advantage of the Internet. | ||
- | * to be easy to use for both teachers and students. | ||
- | * to offer a reliable but affordable asynchronous e-learning services. | ||
- | * to be easy to install and administer, as well as easy to adapt to special or changing requirements. | ||
- | * to actively developed and supported by the Greek Academic Network GUnet and available without restrictions to everyone. | ||
===== Contact ===== | ===== Contact ===== | ||
For more information please visit platform’s web portal in: http:// | For more information please visit platform’s web portal in: http:// |