The project is funded by the European Social Fund to improve researcher qualifications by implementing world-class R&D projects. It involves analyzing online learners' interactions and engagement in studying at Vytautas Magnus University in Lithuania. Over 2500 online study modules have been developed with over 5000 students and 700 teachers. Student participation in discussion forums and online lectures is positively associated with academic achievement. The project also aims to develop a motivation system to reward teachers and students for high quality blended and online learning.

1. Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity Improvement of researchers qualification by implementing world-class
R&D projects’ of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712.
Online learners’ interactions
and engagement into study
process
Young researcher, PhD student Giedrė Tamoliūnė
Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
European Distance Learning Week (EDLW) – November 6, 2018

2. Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity Improvement of researchers qualification by implementing
world-class R&D projects’ of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712.
Open and Online Learning for Digitalised and Networked Society
(No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0189)
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3. Open and Online Learning for Digitalised and Networked Society
(No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0189)
Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity Improvement of researchers qualification by implementing
world-class R&D projects’ of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712.
Lessons learnt:
• Amount of interaction online can contribute to students’ achievement
in a course (Ellis, Han & Pardo, 2017);
• Participation in discussion forums and attendance online lectures are
positively associated with each other (Koc, 2017);
• Teachers’ role changes from expert knowledge deliverer to learning
process designer (Buckingham Shum, & Crick, 2016);
• Learning analytics should be built upon educational theory in order
to enable the use of advance machine learning methods to model
behavioural, cognitive, and processes associated with learning
(Gašević, 2017).
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4. Open and Online Learning for Digitalised and Networked Society
(No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0189)
Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity Improvement of researchers qualification by implementing
world-class R&D projects’ of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712.
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Number of online study modules at VMU
2533 modules, 705 teachers, 5694 students. (date: 31/10/2018).

5. Open and Online Learning for Digitalised and Networked Society
(No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0189)
Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity Improvement of researchers qualification by implementing
world-class R&D projects’ of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712.
Users from 130 countries visited VMU Moodle in 2011 –
2017
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6. Open and Online Learning for Digitalised and Networked Society
(No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0189)
Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity Improvement of researchers qualification by implementing
world-class R&D projects’ of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712.
Active users’ connections
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7. Open and Online Learning for Digitalised and Networked Society
(No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0189)
Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity Improvement of researchers qualification by implementing
world-class R&D projects’ of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712.
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Learners’ behavioral flow

8. Open and Online Learning for Digitalised and Networked Society
(No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0189)
Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity Improvement of researchers qualification by implementing
world-class R&D projects’ of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712.
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9. Open and Online Learning for Digitalised and Networked Society
(No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0189)
Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity Improvement of researchers qualification by implementing
world-class R&D projects’ of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712.
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10. Open and Online Learning for Digitalised and Networked Society
(No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0189)
Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity Improvement of researchers qualification by implementing
world-class R&D projects’ of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712.
The most popular tools used in Moodle
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Assignment 1045 1465 2185 3069 4426 5824 6569
Chat 215 247 226 225 258 285 290
Choice 73 83 118 148 259 351 401
Feedback 20 33 90 100 152 191 257
Forum 1928 2884 4170 4772 5802 6526 6515
Glossary 190 229 232 249 257 286 319
Group choice 8 38 47 78 140 199 210
HotPotatoes 748 908 933 1085 1141 1286 1268
Mindmap 12 37 53 79 155 165 134
Quiz 922 1023 1092 1187 1568 1940 1939
Wiki 56 73 156 187 234 252 270
Workshop 38 55 71 89 66 71 62
Database 45 66 76

11. Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity Improvement of researchers qualification by implementing
world-class R&D projects’ of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712.
Open and Online Learning for Digitalised and Networked Society
(No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0189)
Developing
motivation system
Since July 2018:
• ~500 University teachers rewarded
with the badges for delivering blended
or online modules;
• 23 experts, who contributed to the
quality assurance of assessed courses;
• 6 study courses have integrated badge
reward system for active students.
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12. Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity Improvement of researchers qualification by implementing
world-class R&D projects’ of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712.
Open and Online Learning for Digitalised and Networked Society
(No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0189)
The gap
between
knowing and
acting
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13. Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity Improvement of researchers qualification by implementing
world-class R&D projects’ of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712.
Open and Online Learning for Digitalised and Networked Society
(No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0189)
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14. Open and Online Learning for Digitalised and Networked Society
(No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0189)
Project is funded by the European Social Fund according to the activity Improvement of researchers qualification by implementing
world-class R&D projects’ of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712.
Thank You
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