The document discusses the implementation of e-learning and combined training methods aimed at engaging a diverse student demographic. It outlines the presenter's experience in launching training methods, the advantages of blended learning approaches, and the demand for flexible learning environments. Additionally, it highlights the success of various educational programs and tools developed to facilitate remote and virtual learning.

1. IMPLEMENTING
E-LEARNING AND COMBINED
TRAINING METHODS
TO INVOLVE
A WIDE RANGE OF STUDENTS
Danil Dintsis
Ph. D.
www.ddintsis.com, www.i-mokymas.com
info@i-mokymas.com

2. BRIEF ABOUT THE PRESENTER
 Ph. D. in System Analysis (Doctorate degree, ISCED verified)
 Ph.D. in Technical management (Candidate degree, ISCED
verified)
 Human – machine interaction specialist
 Portfolio manager and project director in e-learning and IT
consulting at the Specialist center at BMSTU in Moscow and the
Ismanusis Mokymas in Vilnius, teacher and coach for 15+ years
 IAMCP (International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners)
EMEA Board member

3. WHAT IS THE GOAL
OF THE PRESENTATION
 Deliver a brief on my experience
in launching training methods
 Find colleagues and share
experiences in the EU community
 Find points of common
professional interest
 Improve my scientific and
professional experience
 Deliver projects and trainings as
“guest lecturer”
 VU “guest professor/lecturer” program
 Impressive results of the Institute of
Mathematics and Informatics and the
Informatics Methodology dept.
 Wide range of successful international
high education programs in Lithuania
and VU

4. LIFE LONG EDUCATION
IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
PORTFOLIO LEAD: COMBINED
TRAINING FORMATS

5. LAUNCH IN FIRST CRISIS WAVE, 2009
 Decrease of corporate trainings
 Increase number of self-payed students
 Travel and accommodation expenses
 Number of students total decrease
http://www.specialist.ru

6. Student
Introvert
Shy
Extrovert Self-organized Sloven
EXAMPLE: PSYCHOLOGICAL TREE
http://www.specialist.ru

7. NEW AND OLD DEMANDS
 Learn and work
 Brief training programs – learn only “what I need here and now”
 Repeat training material after the training ends
 Individual training tempo from highly intensive 3-5 all day long studies
to one class per week.
 A trainer “is my lead”, a student needs his/her advices and
motivation actions не получать избыточных сведений («дайте мне
только то, что мне нужно»)
 Different demands for visual/audio/text training materials
 Labs, practices and cases are the MUST items of the learning process
 Prestigious certificate for career development
http://www.specialist.ru

8. LEARNING SUPPORT TOOLS DEMANDS
 On- and offline studies
 Based on different platforms, i.e. browsers, smartphone apps
 Search engine
 Collaboration by course and inside a certain group

9. DEMAND ANALYSIS
 Develop analytical structure:
 Psychological types
 Computer awareness
 Course species
 Student’s location
 Analyze external restrictions and assumptions
 Develop training methods
 Choose start point
 Combine different methods
 Train the trainer and the administrative staff

10. LEARN ANYWHERE – OFFLINE REGIME WANTED
 On trip
 At home
 On vacations
 At a workplace
http:/www.i-mokymas.com

11. «INCLASS» WEBINAR BY “SPECIALIST” CENTER

12. MAIN FEATURES OF “INCLASS” WEBINAR
 Students in a class and ay webinar study together and simultaneously
 Both categories collaborate under trainer supervising
 Training materials and lab environment are the same
http://www.specialist.ru

13. WEBINAR INCLASS ADVANTAGES
 For students:
 Study in a comfortable environment
 Worth for people with disabilities
 Decrease travel expenses
 Communicate with colleagues worldwide
 For an educational organization:
 More students in class
 Wider group activities
 Recordings fpr second use and for control
 Trainer self control
http://www.specialist.ru

14. COMBINED CLASS & SELF STUDY
http://www.specialist.ru

15. THE METHOD MAIN FEATURES
 Provide a kick-off lesson
 Use webinar recordings and e-materials for self studies
 One study per week/fortnight in class
 Common finish
http://www.specialist.ru

16. CLASS AND SELF STUDY ADVANTAGES
 For students:
 Worth for busy people
 Worth for well-organized students
 The method is more friendly to students
 It’s cheaper
 For educational organization:
 Reuse of webinar recordings and training materials
 Extend training schedule (for example, once a week on Saturdays or
after work day time)
 Worth for long-term educational programs (MBA, second high
education)
http://www.specialist.ru

17. OPEN TRAINING
http://www.specialist.ru

18. EXAMPLE: OPEN GROUP
A single class group
contains many virtual
groups
Number of
students, total
Number of
webinar
students
Network Infrastructure 6 2
Database administer 3 1
Network security 3 1
Database indexing 4 2
… 1
Total 16 6

19. OPEN TRAINING ADVANTAGES
 For student
 Personal tempo
 Worth for introverts and shy people
 Individual communication with a teacher
 Appropriate training schedule
 For educational organization
 Reuse of webinar recordings and e-learning materials
 Full classes
 Individual contact with students
http://www.specialist.ru

20. TELECONFERENCES / VIRTUAL CLASS
http://www.i-mokymas.com

21. TELECONFERENCE STUDY ADVANTAGES
 For students:
 No travels
 Comfortable environment
 Teacher’s control
 Visual contact and collaboration with all group members
 For educational organization
 Low expenses
 High level of student’s involvement and control
http://i-mokymas.com

22. TRAINING METHOD CHOICE
Training methods /
Demands
Class
based
Webinar Open
training
Combined
class and
self
Fast training
*** *** *** -
Cheap training
* ** * ***
Personal tempo
* * ** ***
Slovens
*** * ** *
Introverts
* ** *** **
Extroverts
*** ** - *
Live far
***

23. EXAMPLE: TECHNICAL TOOLS
CAUSE AND EFFECT DIAGRAM
http://www.specialist.ru
MultiFunctional
EasyToUse

24. COMPUTER USER SKILLS
 By professional specialization
 Technical and information areas
 Humanitarian
 Economics
 Art and design
 Management
 By age
 generation “Y”
 Generation “X”
http://www.specialist.ru

25. COMMUNICATION TOOLS
http:/www.i-mokymas.com
High Quality
Internet
Broadband
demands

26. TOOLS EXAMPLES
 Cisco webex
 Citrix GoTo platform
 Adobe Connect
 Microsofft LYNC
 TrueConf Teleconferences

27. ADOBE CONNECT: SYNCHRONOUS CHAT
RECORDING

28. CISCO WEBEX: THE MOST POWERFUL

29. CITRIX GOTO…: EASY TO USE

30. MICROSOFT LYNC: FINE TO NTEGRATE

31. MORE…
 Lab and practices tools
 Mass webinars
 MOOCs
 LMS systems
http://www.i-mokymas.com

32. MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS
 More than 25000 webinar students
during 5 years, 7-8% of total number
 More than 20000 open training
students during 3 years,
 10+ long term programs (second
high education) in class & self study
format
 Students around the clock from
Russia to new Zealand, and from
Japan to Argentina
 LERN awards 2010 and 2011
 Microsoft – IAMCP “Enter the Cloud”
competition 1st prize - 2011
 Citrix partner success story (website
and facebook published) - 2014
 IAMCP EMEA best practice in
partner involvement tools in 2013

33. LOOKING FOR FURTHER COLLABORATION!
 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Danil_Dintsis/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dintsis
 http://www.i-mokymas.com
 info@i-mokymas.com, consult@dintsis.org
Q&A AND CONTACTS

34. THANK YOU!