implementing e-learning and combined training methods to involve a wide range of students

IMPLEMENTING E-LEARNING AND COMBINED TRAINING METHODS TO INVOLVE A WIDE RANGE OF STUDENTS

Danil DintsisPh. D.

www.ddintsis.com, www.i-mokymas.com

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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

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

LIFE LONG EDUCATION IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY

PORTFOLIO LEAD: COMBINED TRAINING FORMATS

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

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Student

Introvert

Shy

Extrovert Self-organized Sloven

EXAMPLE: PSYCHOLOGICAL TREEhttp://www.specialist.ru

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


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

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

LEARN ANYWHERE – OFFLINE REGIME WANTED

On trip

At home

On vacations

At a workplace

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«INCLASS» WEBINAR BY “SPECIALIST” CENTER

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


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


COMBINED CLASS & SELF STUDY


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


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)


OPEN TRAINING


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

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


TELECONFERENCES / VIRTUAL CLASS

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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

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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 ***

EXAMPLE: TECHNICAL TOOLS CAUSE AND EFFECT DIAGRAMhttp://www.specialist.ru

MultiFunctional

EasyToUse

COMPUTER USER SKILLS

By professional specialization Technical and information areas

Humanitarian

Economics

Art and design

Management

By age generation “Y”

Generation “X”


COMMUNICATION TOOLS

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High Quality

Internet Broadband demands

TOOLS EXAMPLES

Cisco webex

Citrix GoTo platform

Adobe Connect

Microsofft LYNC

TrueConf Teleconferences

ADOBE CONNECT: SYNCHRONOUS CHAT RECORDING

CISCO WEBEX: THE MOST POWERFUL

CITRIX GOTO…: EASY TO USE

MICROSOFT LYNC: FINE TO NTEGRATE

MORE…

Lab and practices tools

Mass webinars

MOOCs

LMS systems



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

LOOKING FOR FURTHER COLLABORATION!

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