Didactics

Didattica

eCampus4Learn has always drawn on the best studies and research findings in the field of education and learning to develop its VLE, which is rooted in Kellerian theory. As early as the 1960s, F. S. Keller hypothesized a Personalized Education System based on:

  • written material: it has an immediate impact on students, can be highlighted, and is easily transportable. Compared to the media available at the time, eCampus4Learn has expanded the resources available to students, making it possible to access audio and video files, etc., through common mobile devices with dedicated software and applications;
  • content units: since teaching materials must be able to be divided into several thematic areas and teaching sections to ensure the preparatory nature of learning objects;
  • individual pace, to ensure effective and fruitful learning, with the possible help of a tutor or assistant instructor, leaving it up to the student to decide when and how much to study, so as to allow them to progress more or less quickly during the delivery of the individual course;
  • mastery of the content, which each student must demonstrate they have achieved by taking tests and quizzes. If the student does not reach the threshold level, they are redirected to the teaching material already covered or any supplementary material and then reassessed.

TEACHING SOFTWARE

The eCampus4Learn VLE uses two proprietary software programs, not found on common e-learning platforms, for planning, programming, and managing the courses offered: EPPI and GPSP. The Editor for Course Design and Programming (EPPI) guides teachers in organizing and uploading the courses assigned by the administrative office. The process involves entering content divided into thematic areas, lessons, activities, and assessment tests. This allows for careful planning and structuring of individual courses by dividing the time spent on teaching materials (both for training and learning). The Personalized Study Plan Management (GPSP) software is used by tutors to plan the delivery dates for all subjects included in the statutory study plan for each individual student. The result is a study plan agreed in advance with the learner based on both the weekly study load and the breaks scheduled or requested by the student. Another opportunity offered by the eCampus4Learn VLE is to reschedule all or part of the personalized study plan according to the actual timetable and specific needs of the end user, ensuring maximum flexibility for students in reorganizing their teaching activities within their university career. All this is possible because the scheduling is based on sophisticated algorithms that optimize the study load for students. The two software programs allow universities to constantly monitor the activities of students, TOLs, and teachers.
The two software programs enable universities to continuously monitor the activities of students, TOLs, and teachers.

INTERACTIVE TEACHING

eCampus4Learn aims to enhance the innate abilities of each individual. For this reason, interactive teaching requires both teachers and students to participate actively in the learning process, exchanging experiences, comparing opinions, and contributing to the formulation of possible solutions. Everyone is both a student and a teacher. Through the provision of lessons and tests, together with all the tools and technologies for synchronous and asynchronous interaction, and with the intervention of tutors, the eCampus4Learn VLE encourages learners to participate – within the same training session (lesson, seminar, etc.) – and to express opinions, suggestions, and explanatory hypotheses. Tangible evidence of the interaction between teachers and students can be found in the section of the VLE dedicated to the encyclopaedic compilation of the themes and topics covered and expanded upon during the courses. Wiki-eCampus allows both traditional encyclopaedia topics and those developed by the academic community to be addressed, making them public and easily accessible. Another tool that complements the eCampus4Learn VLE is the CMAP program, an intuitive software for developing learning objects and concept maps. It can be easily used even by those without particular computer skills, but above all, it is a valuable aid for teaching in cases of learning disorders. The interactivity of the VLE is also guaranteed by the possibility of recording the stages of creating a map, focusing on the construction process. Collaboration in the creation and modification of a map allows ideas and comments to be shared synchronously, including through chat, and the possibility of sharing all or part of the map by publishing and updating its content.

FEEDBACK

eCampus4Learn allows you to systematically use questionnaires as survey templates to evaluate the effectiveness of training. These can cover various areas, such as:

  • the assessment of acquired skills;
  • student satisfaction;
  • the efficiency of instructors or teachers;
  • the quality of courses offered;
  • the adequacy of facilities and premises;
  • the study load;
  • the assessment of technologies and multimedia supports;
  • the efficiency of university services offered.

Aspiring to continuously improve its VLE, eCampus4Learn takes into account opinions and suggestions provided by students during their university careers and beyond, monitoring employment ratings after 1.3 and 5 years through a data analysis system.