From traditional to e-learning: case studies Katerina Zdravkova Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Institute of Informatics e-mail: keti@ii. edu. mk
Contents • Introduction • Kick-off event: NCP in ODL • Distance Learning at Institute of Informatics – Computer Applications – Artificial Intelligence • International Collaboration: JCSE, M. Sc SE • Conclusion 2
Introduction • Where and how would you like to buy? 1. Open markets: Kvantaški, Bit Pazar, Bunjakovec 2. Groceries, small markets display 3. Hypermarkets: Ramstore, Carrefour freshness • “Buying” knowledge and skills 1. Traditional learning 2. Computer-aided instruction 3. E-learning receipt variety quality transport price 3
FNSM: Institute of Informatics 5
Phare National Contact Point in Open and Distance Learning 6
ODL: E-learning 7
Distance learning at II 8
Case studies: • Computer Applications: I semester (250 students): – – Lectures and Exercises Assignments Tutorials E-testing • Artificial Intelligence: VI semester (80 students) – Lectures and Exercises – Visualisation 9
Computer Application 10
Lectures 11
Practical exercises 12
Tutorials: discussion forum 13
Downloadable templates 14
Tutorials: e-mail communication 15
E-testing is a helpful tool 16
Self-testing 17
E-testing gives an instant final result 18
Artificial Intelligence 19
Lectures 20
Practical exercises 21
Case study: Depth-first search 22
Visualisation of AI algorithms • • Search space Search algorithms AND/OR graphs in sentence parsing Macedonian Text-to-speech system (non-commercial version) 23
Search space 24
Search algorithms 25
Sentence parsing 26
Text-to-speech 27
One step ahead: International online collaboration • DAAD project: “Software Engineering Education and Reverse Engineering” 20012003 • DAAD project: “Computer Science Education and Research Collaboration” 2004 -2006 • Tempus CD_JEP 18035 -2003: “Joint M. Sc. Curriculum in Software Engineering” 28
DAAD projects website 29
First result: Ongoing joint courses 30
Already developed Joint courses: • • • Software Engineering OOP with Java Software Project Management Compiler construction Data structures and algorithms 31
Forthcoming: Joint M. Sc. studies 32
And, thank you for your attention 33