Current Issues in Technology Enhanced Learning

LEARNING PLATFORMS

Monika Pilgerstorfer

16 November 2005

The concept of learning platforms

Mainly web-based integrated information systems

to support online activities of a group of persons implicated in a teaching and learning task.

Features

Presentation of learning content

Tools for creating exercises

Support for assessment

Administration

Communication

Terms

Learning platform

Learning portal

Learning management systems

LMS – CMS - LCMS

Learning Management Systems (LMS)Administration and control of the

learning process

Tracking

Communication

LMS – CMS - LCMS

Content Management Systems (CMS)Creation and administration of

content

Presentation and publication

Content-syndication (exchange)

LMS – CMS - LCMS

Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS) Integration of LMS & CMS

E-Learning-Standards (IMS, SCORM)

e.g. ILIAS 3

Schneider (2003) Content, community and collaboration

management systems (C3MS)

C3MSs are efficient learning tools to support socio-constructivist approaches such as project-based learning in a virtual environment.

The teacher is manager, orchestrator and facilitator.

C3MS

ProductsAdept http://sourceforge.net/projects/adept

Blackboard http://www.blackboard.com/

Bolinos http://www.med-ia.ch/med-ia/bolinos/

BSCW http://bscw.gmd.de/

Claroline http://www.claroline.net/

ClassAct & ClassCampus http://www.ljgroup.com

ClassWeb http://classweb.ucla.edu/

Colloquia http://www.colloquia.net/

CoMentor http://comentor.hud.ac.uk

COSE http://www.staffs.ac.uk/COSE

eCollege http://www.ecollege.com

Eledge http://eledge.sourceforge.net/

Fle3 http://fle3.uiah.fi/

FirstClass http://www.softarc.com/

Freestyle Learning Home 3.0 http://pcwi122.uni-muenster.de/fsl/index.php

ILIAS http://www.ilias.uni-koeln.de/ios/index.html

ProductsKnowledge Environment for Web-based Learning (KEWL)

http://kewl.uwc.ac.za/

LearnWise http://www.learnwise.net

learnOnline http://www.learnonline.org.uk

IBM Lotus Learning Management System

http://www.lotus.com/lotus/offering6.nsf/wdocs/homepage

Macromedia eLearning Suitehttp://www.macromedia.com/software/elearningsuite/

Merlin http://www.hull.ac.uk/merlin

Microsoft Learning Gatewayhttp://www.microsoft.com/emea/education/microsoftLearningGateway.mspx

Mimerdesk http://mimerdesk.org/community/engine.html

Moodle http://moodle.org/

OLAT http://www.olat.org/bin/view

TopClass http://www.wbtsystems.com/

Virtual Campus VLE http://www.teknical.com

Virtual-U Suite (VU) http://elearningsolutionsinc.com/

WebCT http://www.webct.com/

Commercial Learning Platforms

Microsoft® Learning Gateway

WebCT

Microsoft® Learning Gateway

„…is a secure framework for combining e-Learning solutions in a secure online environment.“ Strengthens communication between

parents, teachers and students

Reduces administration

Lets students collaborate and express themselves in new ways

Microsoft® Learning Gateway

Microsoft® Learning Gateway

Free registration: www.LiveProduct.info

currently upgrading

Microsoft® Learning Gateway

FeaturesMy school

My Email (Microsoft Web Access)

Events

News

Learning Resources

Microsoft® Learning Gateway

WebCT WebCT Campus Edition

Course Management System Course preparation Delivery Management

WebCT Vista Academic Enterprise System

Virtual course environment

Community Manager

LO Manager

PowerLinks Kit (software development)

WebCT Campus Edition „ is a market-leading course

management system used by institutions around the world, in all stages of e-learning deployment.“ strong technical foundation includes a Virtual Course Environment

with a complete set of tools for course preparation, delivery, and management

resulting in an e-learning system that is easy to use, innovative, and reliable

WebCT

WebCT

Course-setup

Personalized learning path

WebCT Exemplary Course Project http://www.webct.com/software/viewpage?name=software_demo_webinars

Open Source Learning Platforms

Claroline

Moodle

ILIAS

Claroline „Claroline is a free application

allowing teachers or education organizations to create and administrate courses through the web.“ built over pedagogical principles allowing a large variety of pedagogical

setup including widening of traditional classroom and online collaborative learning

30 languages

Claroline

Five poles model (Lebrun, 1999):

Claroline

Tools to promote learning: Information

Motivation

Activities

Interaction

Productions

Claroline

A synthetic model for eLearning

with Claroline:

Claroline

Creating a course Try out: http://www.claroline.net/demo/claroli

ne170/ Create a User account Go to CITEL Read the announcement Try out!

Moodle

„Moodle is a free course management system, designed using pedagogical principles.“to help educators create effective

online learning communities

it can scale from a single-teacher site to a 40000-student University

Moodle

PhilosophyConstructivism

Constructionism

Social Constructivism

Connected and Seperate

Property screens guide instructor through setup when creating a new Assignment

Assignment activity can require the learner to upload a completed project.

Moodle

Course Management FeaturesAssignment

Chat

Choice

Dialogue

Moodle

Course Management FeaturesForums

Quiz

Moodle

Course Management FeaturesResource

Survey

Workshop

Moodle

Learner Management FeaturesAccess to information about learners

Ability to segment participants into groups

Site, course and user calendar event scheduling

Etc.

ILIAS „is an Open Source Learning

Management System for developing and realising web-based eLearning.“ to reduce the costs of using new media in

education to offer the maximum level of customer

influence in the implementation of a LMS allows efficient creation of courses and

course materials offers standardized tools and templates for

the learning and working process including integrated navigation and administration

ILIAS

FeaturesPersonal Desktop

Repository

Communication

Group System

ILIAS

Try out:

http://143.50.63.94/ilias3 administrator:

usern: citel

pw: tel123

user: usern: test

pw: test123

Evaluation

Minimum Requirements Usability Possible extensions Adaptability of layout Good performance Languages E-Learning Standards Low costs

Evaluation Results Reil (2004):

WebCT droped out

Baumgarnter, Häfele (2003,2005):

Personal Remarks

Mainly used for repository

Disregard of available features

Learning path – only one possible way

Questions

What do you think about the presented platforms / learning platforms in general?

How can they be used efficiently?

Thank you for your attention

Resources Claroline: http://www.claroline.net/ ILIAS: http://achill.ilias.uni-koeln.de/ios/ Microsoft Learning Gateway:

http://www.microsoft.com/emea/education/microsoftLearningGateway.mspx Moodle: http://moodle.org/ WebCT: http://www.webct.com/

Baumgartner, P., Häfele, H., Maier-Häfele, K. (2003): Evaluation von Learning Management Systemen. Österreichisches Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur.

http://virtual-learning.qualifizierung.com/publikationen/Evaluation-LMS-Schulen.pdf(15.11.2005)

Baumgartner, P., Häfele, H., Maier-Häfele, K. (2005): Evaluation von Lernplattformen: Verfahren, Ergebnisse und Empfehlungen. Österreichisches Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur.

http://www.bildung.at/statisch/bmbwk/lernplattformen_evaluation_und_ergebnisse_1_bis_3.pdf(15.11.2005)

Reil, D. (2004). Einsatz von Lernmanagementsystemen in traditionellen Lehrveranstaltungen am Beispiel der Universitäten Oldenburg und Osnabrück: ein Erfahrungsbericht.

http://www.iwi-iuk.org/iuk2003/program/reil/ (15.11.2005)