Course enrichment using Chamilo

Chamilo Users day Author : Jérémie Grépilloux ( [email_address] ) Date : 28/03/2011

An LMS to enrich a classical classroom : feedback

Plan Context Methodology Different kind of interventions Enrichment on several levels But... Conclusion

Context Master Degree in Scientific and Technical Communication 15 students No great computing background Thematic : Web publication (blogs, wikis, web2, social networks)

Methodology Not all the tools of the platform at first: - Forums (evaluation and assistance) - Documents (course resources and complementary one) - Users (social cohesion)

Methodology Not all the tools of the platform - Forums (evaluation and assistance) - Documents (course resources and complementary one) - Users (social cohesion) But then.. - Links (pedagogical awareness) - Chat (Regulation, motivation, assistance) - Announces (instant information) - DropBox (home duty)

Forums

Documents

Announces

DropBox

Methodology At the beginning a very closely planned schedule But then.... - a constant presence within the forums - a irregular presence by chat : - on demand (from student) - planned via Announces - when working on the course

Different kinds of intervention Thanks to the platform the role of the teacher evolved. - still educational - but also guide for technical or administrative difficulties - and then to help for student motivation

Helping motivation (e.g.)

Enrichment (1/2) On different sides Forums have permit to : - maintain an activity on the on-line side of the course (evaluation) - create a real level of communication between the teacher and the student (formal and informal topics) - make students to really became pro-active - make them help each other Documents and links pushed further the panel of educational resources that the students could discover and take as part of their educational process.

Enrichment (2/2) Chat : - allowed the teacher to help more precisely a certain amount of students who were « out of race ». - helped students to stay confident and motivated Announces : - help teachers to contact immediately the students in order to relaunch the dynamic of the classroom or just to inform them of a change within the course (new resource, new topic, etc.)

But... The course on the LMS required a great involvement from the teacher. Need a great motivation from his side too (as well as for the student one) Much more time granted to the “extra educational” resources research and accompaniment of the students than on a “normal” course Not only a teacher but also : - a social regulator (reassuring or motivation students) - an educational moderator - a guide toward new educational products

Conclusion Great enrichment via LMS Tools Different tools for different typology of courses Pro-active learning for students Great group cohesion Much more better acquisition of educational notions and « deep learning » Learning become much more incentive But Requires much time from teacher Requires teacher to listen to students needs Requires a great personal organization from the teacher

Bonus – screenshot of the testimony of a student connected to the chat during the presentation and answering questions from the session's room audience.

Images Credits http://www.univ-lemans.fr/progens/licpro_acvib/panneau_indicateur_petit.jpg http://porteightyeight.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/conclusion.jpg http://educophobe.over-blog.com/article-37106479-6.html http://christdominion.com/images/methodology.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FE4yZGk-TeE/TTXT7QhDHnI/AAAAAAAAADg/xfxGmCmJmUY/s1600/12+picsou.jpg

Course enrichment using Chamilo

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