Using E-classroom Moodle Among Pupils in Secondary School

Jana Jemec
jana.jemec@siol.net
ESIC Kranj, Ekonomsko-trgovska šola Kranj

Povzetek

Kakovost v izobraževalnem procesu je v današnjem času tesno povezana z metodami poučevanja. Na Ekonomsko-trgovski šoli Kranj smo v šolskem letu 2007/08 oblikovali spletno učilnico Ekonomc s pomočjo aplikacije Moodle. Sledilo je postopno izobraževanje učiteljev in poučevanje v spletni učilnici za dijake.
Rezultati raziskave o uporabi spletne učilnice med dijaki na šoli nam kažejo, da se Moodle z viri in dejavnostmi vse bolj uveljavlja kot uspešno orodje za izobraževanje in je izziv današnjega časa za e-šolstvo. Dijaki so v praksi pri delu s spletno učilnico navedli številne prednosti in priložnosti pa tudi nekaj pomanjkljivosti in slabosti, ki jih ima tak način dela.
Proces  učenja s spletno učilnico omogoča dijakom drugačno, multimedijsko in interaktivno zasnovano gradivo ter nove možnosti komunikacije med učitelji in dijaki.
Dijaki imajo večjo motivacijo za delo in možnost hitrejše nadgradnje teoretičnega znanja. Učijo se z delom in s tem izvajajo aktivne metode učenja. Postajajo vse aktivnejši soustvarjalci pouka, učitelj pa ima vedno bolj vlogo mentorja in koordinatorja dela.
Pridobljene ugotovitve služijo kot izhodišče za načrtovanje nadaljnjih izobraževanj učiteljev in dijakov, ki imajo pomembno vlogo pri zagotavljanju učinkovite rabe IKT v učnem procesu.

Ključne besede: Moodle,  IKT, e-gradiva, spletna učilnica.

Abstract

Quality of education is nowadays closely linked to methods of teaching. E-classroom Ekonomc was set in the school year 2007/08 with the application Moodle in our secondary school. After learning themselves, teachers started to teach pupils with e-classroom activities.
The results of survey on using e-classroom among pupils show us that Moodle activities and resources are a very successful tool for education and the challenge of our time in e-education. Practical work with e-classroom brings pupils many advantages and opportunities, but also deficiencies and weaknesses for such way of learning.
Such way of learning gives pupils different and interactive multimedia-based materials and new possibilities of communication between teachers and students.
Pupils have a greater motivation to work and the ability to quickly upgrade theoretical knowledge. They learn by doing and implement active learning methods. Pupils are becoming more active co-creators of lessons; teacher, however, has a growing role of the supervisor and coordinator of work.
The obtain findings can serve as a starting point to plan further education of teachers and pupils, which play an important role in providing efficient use of ICT in teaching process.

Keywords: Moodle, ICT Technology, e-materials, e-classroom