Communication Tools on e-Learning Portals
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2015
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Studio NOA for University of Silesia
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The value of classes held through distance learning portals is not only determined by the quality of the learning resources that are produced, but also by the efficiency of the specific forms of communication, user interactions, and the diversity of students' and teachers' activities. Without carefully planned and properly used forms of communication, difficulties may emerge in the distance learning process. Participants of e-learning courses, particularly teachers, should become acquainted with the tools available in the given learning portal so as to be able to implement them successfully in the exchange of information, integration and motivation of the learners' community. The purpose of this article is to characterize certain selected, most commonly used synchronous and asynchronous communication tools available on e-learning portals and to identify the methods of employing them in a distance learning course. The authors, who have practical experience in distance learning in an academic context, aimed at directing the readers' attention to the frequently underestimated aspect of selecting the communication tools and methods for e-learning courses.
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Barbara Kołodziejczak, Magdalena Roszak, Anna Ren-Kurc, Wojciech Kowalewski, Wiesław Półjanowicz, COMMUNICATION TOOLS ON E-LEARNING PORTALS, [w] IT Tools - Good Practice of Effective Use in Education, red. Smyrnova-Trybulska E., Studio-Noa for University of Silesia, Katowice-Cieszyn 2015, 408 p. ISBN 978-83-60071-82-3, p. 63-80