The SLOOP project

Project’s Aims To promote the integration of in order to improve the effectiveness of learning eLearning face-to-face learning

To promote the integration of

The partnership DEIS – Cork Institute of Technology Cork College of Commerce Open University of Catalunya ITSOS CNR METID SCIENTER FORMAPER University Dunarea de Jos (Galati)‏ University of Ljubljana

The starting point Internet allows to realise online learning environment (not only for self-learning but also for virtual classes and collaborative learning). Integrating face-to-face and online learning makes teaching & learning more effective. There are the culturale and technological conditions for a larger use of online learning. The weak point is represented by the learning materials. To develop them requires a lot of time. The existing materials are often not re-usable.

Internet allows to realise online learning environment (not only for self-learning but also for virtual classes and collaborative learning).

Integrating face-to-face and online learning makes teaching & learning more effective.

There are the culturale and technological conditions for a larger use of online learning.

The weak point is represented by the learning materials. To develop them requires a lot of time. The existing materials are often not re-usable.

The SLOOP idea BiTE Conference Ipswich, UK, 5th December 2003

A reference model Open Content Free/OpenSource software Richard Stallman

Creative Commons licences Different licences on the basis of the following elements: attribution non commercial no derivative share alike

A collaborative process FreeLOms Teacher extracts a LO Course planning COURSE Producing LO Modifying LO Teacher inserts LO

SLOOP results The SLOOP site LOs for teachers training (metaLOs)‏ LOs for students training Model of free/open LO Community of practice Teachers training courses The FreeLOms (free LO management system)‏

SLOOP site (Moodle)‏ www.sloopproject.eu

MetaLOs 8 LO in 5 languages How to produce and use LOs (standard SCORM)‏

MetaLOs 8 LO in 5 languages How to produce and use LOs (standard SCORM)‏ Learning objects LO: Pedagogical approach SCORM standard Metadata How to make a LO SCORM compliant The packaging of Los Communication between LO and platform Sharing free LO

Learning objects

LO: Pedagogical approach

SCORM standard

Metadata

How to make a LO SCORM compliant

The packaging of Los

Communication between LO and platform

Sharing free LO

Teacher courses Courses for SLOOP partners 1 English & 1 Italian Cascade courses 2 English 2 Italian 1 Spanish 1 Romanian 1 Slovenian

Course model Learning by doing (producing LOs for the students)‏ Experimenting on themselves the learning environment to be used by the students Collaborative learning in a virtual class

Teacher course on Moodle

A collaborative experience 2 tutor, 39 participants 41 discussions 687 posts 833 messages during 9 weeks More then 13 posts/day 29 LO produced ITSOS cascade course for Italian teachers

Math LOs

English LOs

Other LOs

Community At the end of the project (september 2007)‏ 436 registered users Italy 299 Spain 44 Romania 24 Ireland 16 Slovenja 5 and others from Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belgio, Brasile, Canada, Cile, Colombia, Estonia, India, Indonesia, Islanda, Lituania, Lussemburgo, Messico, Nuova Zelanda, Polonia, Portorico, Portogallo, Qatar, Singapore, Sultanato del Brunei, Svezia, Svizzera, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Contacts (last 9 months)‏ The above map depicts: 3,769 visits from 2 Feb 2008 to 30 Oct 2008

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