XXII. BIOCHEMICKÝ ZJAZD - Jesseniova lekárska fakulta

Lectures
E-LEarNING – FrIEND of fOE?
Daniel Rajdl, Jaroslav Racek and Marie Šolcová
Institution of Clinical Biochemistry and Hematology, Medical Faculty,
Charles University in Pilsen and Charles University Hospital in Pilsen
E-learning as a way of teaching and learning is still encountering controversial reactions.
Opponents argue that authoring e-learning materials is very complicated and dedicated
to computer specialists. Furthermore, depersonalization, lack of dialogue among students
plus teachers and poor quality and usability of many published e-learning materials add
further strong arguments to opponents. On the other hand, e-learning fans appreciate
its time flexibility, versatility, better control of outputs and emphasize enhanced possibilities
of individual approach even in the large groups of students.
In the presentation, we will focus on our personal experience with authoring e-learning
materials and tutoring e-learning courses. We will emphasize Learning Mangement System
Moodle and its usage especially in blended-learning (e-learning support for presence
classes) and testing of students (exam tests). Furthermore, basic examples of Adobe
Captivate (interactive presentations with multimedia), GoogleDocs (on-line office suite)
and Adobe Connect Pro (with emphasis on videoconferencing) utilization in teaching will
also be discussed. Moreover, some tips for technical equipment useful for interactive
teaching (voting systems, interactive whiteboards) will be presented.
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