COURSES

Goals

The course objective is to introduce students with: - basic terms, concepts and solutions in the field of e-learning; - trends in usage of information technology for learning and business performance; - impact of ICT and Web 2.0 on business performance; - modern distance learning methods and approaches. Students within this course will get acquainted and be able to apply in their research work: - possibilities, opportunities and threats resulting in processes of business and education; - “state of the art” educational tools and approaches, applicable to concrete environment.

Curriculum

The Basis of Information Support to Educational and Business Processes: terminology and basic concepts, information and communication technology in business and education, e-learning, learning management systems (LMS), development trends of information and communication technology in business and education (e.g. Gartner Hype cycle …), didactical changes due to new technologies (e.g. collaborative learning) Learning Environment: sources of educational materials (digital libraries), digital libraries with educational materials (iTunesU, YouTube EDU, Slideshare, Videolectures etc.), educational network; communication tools, virtual classrooms, mobile technologies and augmented reality; simulations, gamification of e-learning, serious web and mobile learning games Web 2.0 Technologies (Web 2.0): types of web 2.0 technologies, basic characteristics of web 2.0 technologies, use cases in education and business The Impact of Web 2.0 Technologies on Organizational Learning and Business Performance: web 2.0 technologies for business (business blog, wiki, mash-ups, tagging …), organizational learning, measuring of business performance (financial and non-financial) Open Educational Resources: open source and open standards in e-learning, open educational resources - ideas and initiatives Quality aspects of electronic content: user interface, technical implementation, quality of production, didactical and content quality); the concept and quality of e-learning (knowledge, experiences, innovation, analysis)