METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF DESIGNING ONLINE TEACHING ACTIVITIES
METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF DESIGNING ONLINE TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Summary/Abstract: During the recent years there has been an increase in the use of electronic learning platforms in all educational systems. Learning platforms as virtual learning environments are considered necessary for developing e-learning activities. The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is a specific system built around computers, software and Internet access to support teaching, learning and assessment. As a result of the increase in using ICT tools in education it should be noted that more universities integrated VLE in traditional courses in order to satisfy student learning needs and improve teaching activities. In this context, traditional academic institutions reorganize and reconsider their educational offer by purchasing or designing their own e-learning system accessible to students enrolled not only in e-learning courses but also in the daily courses. Particularly, teaching engineering students cannot take place entirely online, thus VLE should be used in a mix with traditional teaching courses (blended learning). As a result these types of learning (e-learning or blended learning) come to enrich teaching activities which takes place in laboratories and workshops. Using this environment the students obtain professional skills and some transversal competences (e.g. teamwork). This kind of learning does not have a well-defined methodology yet. E-learning was considered as a combination of several learning methods facilitated by technology. One might say that e-learning represents a learning strategy which unifies specific teaching methods, online resources used individually or collaboratively, in order to achieve specific operational objectives. This paper aims to present some of the didactical aspects of e-learning. A comparative presentation between the role of the teacher and students in e-learning has been presented. Also, the correlation between educational objectives and different teaching strategies has been made. The paper presents some aspects regarding the design of virtual teaching activities.

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