Importance of Computer Literacy for e-Learning education
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Joint International IGIP-SEFI Annual Conference 2010, 19 - 22 September 2010, Trnava, Slovakia
IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTER LITERACY FOR
E-LEARNING EDUCATION
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Ondrej Kvasnica , Roman Hrmo
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Institute of Engineering Pedagogy and Humanities, Faculty of Materials Science and
Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Paulínska 16, 91724 Trnava, Slovakia
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ondrej.kvasnica@stuba.sk, roman.hrmo@stuba.sk
Topic: Information and Communication Technologies in Engineering Education
Form of Presentation: oral
Keywords: computer literacy, e-learning, engineering education, information and communication technologies INTRODUCTION
E-learning is one of the main innovative features included also in the long-term plan of our faculty for the current period [1, p.5] through these points:
• to realize innovation of existing degree programs aimed at reducing direct contact hours of teaching, and their replacement by other modern methods of study.
• to process the teaching support using multimedia educational tools, using e-learning, using interactive teaching program for these forms of studies.
We decided to examine possible problems following implementation of e-learning in the dissertation work ‘E-learning in Professional Technical Subjects’ [2]. In this article we would like to introduce our basic background and partial results of the research.
WHAT IS E-LEARNING
There is not only one definition of e-learning. Earlier it was associated firstly with multimedia CD-ROMs; nowadays e-learning education is using usually internet technologies. The constant is the computer. For our research we defined e-learning as long-term systematic learning through computer use. The difference between e-learning and traditional teaching is only in the used material resources, all other factors can be preserved: objectives, teaching principles, curriculum, methods and forms.
WHAT IS COMPUTER LITERACY
Based on this knowledge, we can express that
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Joint International IGIP-SEFI Annual Conference 2010, 19 - 22 September 2010, Trnava, Slovakia
IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTER LITERACY FOR
E-LEARNING EDUCATION
1
1
Ondrej Kvasnica , Roman Hrmo
1
Institute of Engineering Pedagogy and Humanities, Faculty of Materials Science and
Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Paulínska 16, 91724 Trnava, Slovakia
1
ondrej.kvasnica@stuba.sk, roman.hrmo@stuba.sk
Topic: Information and Communication Technologies in Engineering Education
Form of Presentation: oral
Keywords: computer literacy, e-learning, engineering education, information and communication technologies INTRODUCTION
E-learning is one of the main innovative features included also in the long-term plan of our faculty for the current period [1, p.5] through these points:
• to realize innovation of existing degree programs aimed at reducing direct contact hours of teaching, and their replacement by other modern methods of study.
• to process the teaching support using multimedia educational tools, using e-learning, using interactive teaching program for these forms of studies.
We decided to examine possible problems following implementation of e-learning in the dissertation work ‘E-learning in Professional Technical Subjects’ [2]. In this article we would like to introduce our basic background and partial results of the research.
WHAT IS E-LEARNING
There is not only one definition of e-learning. Earlier it was associated firstly with multimedia CD-ROMs; nowadays e-learning education is using usually internet technologies. The constant is the computer. For our research we defined e-learning as long-term systematic learning through computer use. The difference between e-learning and traditional teaching is only in the used material resources, all other factors can be preserved: objectives, teaching principles, curriculum, methods and forms.
WHAT IS COMPUTER LITERACY
Based on this knowledge, we can express that
References: [1] Dlhodobý zámer Materiálovotechnologickej fakulty so sídlom v Trnave Slovenskej technickej univerzity na obdobie20072010 (Long term plan of the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology for the period 2007 - 2010).Trnava: MTF STU.11p. Availableat: [2] KVASNICA, Ondrej. Elearning v technických odborných predmetoch (E learningin Professional Technical Subjects). [Written workfor dissertation examination].Supervised by Roman Hrmo.Trnava:ÚIPHMTFSTU,2010.57p. [3] ŠTEFANČIKOVÁ, Anna. Prieskum kompetencií študentov z aspektu počítačovej gramotnosti. In Vedecký seminár Divai200 4Dištančné vzdelávanie v Aplikovanej Informatike. Nitra:Katedra informatiky FPVUKF,2004. Availableat:ISBN80-8050-691-4