Web based e-learning platform as a source of the personalised teaching materials

• Autorzy: Gumińska M. , Madejski J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: The goal of this work was to develop further the educational platform of the Internet Students Teaching Centre (ISTC) - the e-learning system based on the available state-of-the-art internet technologies (HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL) with the possibility to generate the personalised PDF documents. Design/methodology/approach: The paper presents the process of working out the educational materials package in PDF format, generated from the lecture notes (PowerPoint), instruction sheets with test problems (Excel), and knowledge tests (Hot Potatoes). Educational materials are generated dynamically on the e-learning platform, i.e., individually for each student. A detailed example is included-of working out the PDF document format and its automatic generation along with the course student certificate using the PHP scripts. Findings: The efficient method of assisting remotely the e-learning students acquiring skills and knowledge at a varying pace has been developed, providing them with the personalised support. Research limitations/implications: Extensive testing has to be carried on big students groups, more course materials have to be developed and uploaded onto the e-learning platform. Originality /value: Possibility of creating the personalised documents is the first stage in generating the programmed course materials, which - after verifying student's knowledge and determining his or her arrears - are automatically sent to the student, containing more detailed explanations on required topics.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

computer aided teaching; e-learning; course management system; Dynamic PDF

PL

nauczanie wspomagane komputerowo; e-learning; system zarządzania kursami; tworzenie plików PDF dynamiczne

• Wydawca: International OCSCO World Press
• Czasopismo: Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: Vol. 24, nr 2
• Strony: 227--230
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 19 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Gumińska M.

autor

Madejski J.

• Division of Materials Processing Technology, Management and Computer Techniques in Materials Science, Institute of Engineering Materials and Biomaterials, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Konarskiego 18a, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland,

Bibliografia

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