These days WebCT, Learning Space, FirstClass and other learning spaces are used very wide. There is controllable content: storing, renewable, additional. Content in every learning space is released in different formats. There are widely defined tools of computer learning. Every virtual class runs in virtual learning space and only some of them have video conference mode. Hypertext creation tools are used widely. Apply to world wide web all study material is storing in study center server. All learning enviroment courses are administrated by network administrators or tutors. All virtual learning enviroments are relative directly with computer network. The most important condition of virtual learning – right selection of virtual learning enviroment.

As on-line technology advances, many colleges and educational institutes start offering e-learning courses to attract students taking classes online. E-learning is getting popular and this is an irreversible trend. The more e-learning courses offered by schools, the more competitive it becomes on student recruitment. Therefore, from marketing standpoint, how to distinguish it from others, how to offer better quality e-learning courses, and how to attract more students by recruitment marketing, have been crucial to these schools. The study was conducted by Action Research approach. The main purpose is to find out types of marketing strategies available to a school using marketing mix on offering e-learning courses. The problems and difficulties, an e-learning school will face when executing these marketing strategies, are also investigated. The study tries to address these issues and several solutions are recommended. The result will be an important guideline for any school offering e-learning courses on recruiting students.

Multimedia in E-Learnign and Cognitive Overload / Multimedia has infused itself into all aspects of education be it online, distance or in the face-to-face classroom. Its presence has become ubiquitous in education and yet has it really benefitted students to the degree it could? This paper utilizes a review of the literature to define the role of multimedia in e-learning then looks at how multimedia fits into basic pedagogy, learning theory and learning styles. An examination of how multimedia optimally could be incorporated into the curriculum is also conducted. Finally a look at cognitive overload is undertaken to determine if there is such as thing as too much of a good thing; can instructors end up confusing students with poorly designed multimedia presentations? There are many tools to use to present multimedia lessons however, this does not mean they all need to be used in a single lesson, and selecting the right multimedia tool, and content is imperative to ensure learning goals are met. Careful selection and attention to instructional design remains the key determinant in successful learning models and the incorporation of multimedia should be used with basic instructional pedagogy in mind.

This thesis deals with the topic of Computer Algebraic Systems (i.e. CAS). Its first part analyses and compares the freely available CAS programs regarding both the propects of development and user suitability of this particular application for a secondary school or a university (i.e. bachelor) student. The second part of the thesis concerns with certain theoretical points that are subsequently followed by more practical ones where the main objective is to propose and to put into practice individual course components, including the preparation of a~specific working environment which the course would be implemented in. The third (i.e last) part describes and accounts for particular selections made during the outline and realization of the e-learning course.

This thesis deals with the creation of an electronic course, designation of a reliable support system for testing and also with the preparation and suggestion of testing questions for a Computer hardware subject. Another part of the thesis is the appending Graphical User Interface (GUI) for generation of questions of type “Cloze”. It means “Embedded answer” in Moodle. Nonetheless, the significant part of the thesis is the designation of its own E-learning information system. This system enables the students to have the opportunity to educate themselves and also to get prepared for the successful completion by passing the electronic exam.

Being able to study at the Municipal Adult Education, Komvux, is a privilege available to adults in Sweden of age 20 and above. Although almost 200 000 people attended Komvux 2011 in Sweden, a fifth of the participants discontinued their studies before completing their course(s). This becomes costly for the society, but it is also diminishes the future chances of a career and college studies. In our thesis we have done a quantitative investigation trying to determine what the reasons for dropping out could be. A request to participate in our survey were sent out to all 64 people who dropped out one or more courses during the fall semester 2012 at a Municipal Adult Education in southern Norrland. Almost half, 32 people, agreed to participate. The results indicated that most students applied to Komvux because they were lacking complete exams of high school or part of it. According to the home-background, most of the 32 pupils came from homes where none of the parents had a college degree. One third of the pupils in the survey dropped out because of work related reasons. More than half of those who had dropped off studied a distance learning course, or a combination of distance and regular courses. / Att studera inom kommunal vuxenutbildning, Komvux, är en förmån som finns i Sverige för vuxna från och med det andra kalenderhalvåret då man fyller 20 år. Nästan 200 000 personer var inskrivna på Komvux i Sverige år 2011, men var femte kursdeltagare beslutade ändå att hoppa av sina studier innan de avslutat kursen/eller kurserna. Detta är både kostsamt för samhället men också en fråga om individens möjliga framtid inom högre studier och arbetsmarknaden. Studiens syfte var att undersöka vad anledningarna av avhoppen kan vara, och detta har vi gjort i en kvantitativ undersökning. En förfrågan skickades ut till samtliga 64 personer som hoppat av en eller flera kurser under höstterminen i en kommunal vuxenskola i södra Norrland, om de vill medverka i vår enkätundersökning via telefon. Nästan hälften, 32 personer, ville medverka. Slutsatsen av svaren vi fick in tydde på att de flesta elever som sökte Komvux saknade grundläggande behörighet eller slutbetyg. En tredjedel av eleverna hoppade av på grund av arbete. De flesta kom från ett hem där ingen av föräldrarna hade högskoleutbildning samt att över hälften av eleverna gick på distansutbildning eller kombinerade distans och reguljär kurs.

Czech health care and nursing is undergoing a significant transformation during the last years and it touches the changes in the education of health professionals. There are changing demands on the training, on the knowledge level and also on the graduate profile in accordance with the recommendations of the Europlan Union. Following these recommendations the requirements of lifelong education of nurses are also profiled. E-learning education is an important tool in use in the educational process of nursing and an effort to use processes of nursing care based on evidence.The aim of the study was to determine how nurses use e-learning in lifelong education and whether nurses prefer classical forms of education to e-learning, to map whether they have possibilities of e-learning within the facilities they work in and whether there is a sufficient supply of e-learning courses supporting lifelong education of nurses in the Czech Republic. The last goal of the study was to create an e-learning course focused on specific problems at the orthopedic ward of the Hospital Tábor, a.s. In relation to the objectives the following hypotheses were designed: H1-Nurses with university education use e-learning more than non-graduates. H2-Nurses with university education consider e-learning in clinical practice for more beneficial than traditional forms of education, unlike non-graduate nurses. H3-Nurses with clinical practice shorter than 5 years prefer e-learning more often than nurses with practice longer than 5 years. For the thesis was selected a quantitave survey form using anonymous questionnaries that were distributed electronically to the individual clinical departments. The research sample consisted of registered nurses according to Act 96/2004 Coll., As amended, from specialized outpatient clinical departments of 16 providers of medical facilities in the Czech Republic. The questionnaries were processed by matrix method in Excel 2013 and the results were converted into graphs and tables using descriptive statistics. A statistical evaluation of hypotheses was made as well. Hypotheses were tested by chi-square test in contingency tables. The selected level of significance was 5%.Results: Nurses mostly use e-learning to get professional information for nursing care. The most common reason for not using or even rejection of e-learning by nurses is that this form of education does not suit them. Most nurses do not have the opportunity to e-learning in facilities where they work and also they cannot implement the knowledge gained by e-learning. The offer of e-learning courses over time is constantly changing and evolving, some courses have even completely disappeared. A course offer is sufficient, although nurses miss some types of courses. There was to create an e-learning course "Collection of biological material, or how not make mistakes in the pre-analytic phase" focusing on specific problematic aspects of blood collection within the medical facility Hospital Tábor,a.s. The results of the survey will be together with the e-learning course given to the leading management of the Hospital Tábor,a. s.

本文是一個產業催熟的故事，記錄一個台灣原創的數位內容產業創新的過程。 在2002年至2006年之間，階梯數位科技公司快速催熟數位學習產品，也快速催熟數位學習市場。個案故事展現的是：在新的產業（數位內容）、新的市場(網路化與大中國市場興起)的環境下，帶著台灣中小企業彈性靈活、勇於冒險性格，也敢於做大夢的創業精神(要做華人的全球品牌)，催生了階梯的事業創新模式，也因而浮現了「催熟」的特殊創新動態過程。 在催熟過程中浮現了從創業精神、機會辦識、定位、資源運用、策略選擇，到創造價值的創新脈絡，而這些脈絡，可以從階梯公司之前近三十年的創業歷程中，找到一脈相承卻又有所不同的創新基礎。階梯個案在很短的時間內，創造了數位內容產業創新高峰，階梯ladder100.com線上課程創造了龐大產值，大幅縮短了從機會辦識到價值創造的進程，其中催熟的關鍵是內外部資源的靈活運用，但也因資源管理的問題，導致催熟失控，付出昂貴代價。階梯個案ladder100.com創業浮現過程，也是數位產業發展一堂寳貴的課。 階梯在數位學習產業發展的階梯數位學習產業創新「催熟」，以及催熟第四年的創業危機，整個過程可看到的，不但是台灣數位學習產業、數位內容產業的創業個案經驗，同時，台灣知識型產業的機會與挑戰，也在此浮現。 關鍵字：數位內容 線上課程 創新產業 催熟 / This article is a story of ripened industry, keeping track of innovative process of the digital content industry originated from Taiwan. During 2002 to 2006, the ladder digital company were rapidly ripening e-learning products as well as e-learning market. This individual case revealed: under a circumstance of new industry (digital content) and new market (the global network and the rise of Pan-China market), together with the flexible and agile characteristics, Taiwan small and medium enterprises were braved in adventure and dared to have a stunning dream of creating the Chinese’s global brand; with such a ventured spirit, it hastened an innovative model of ladder’s business, so emerged the ripening of the newly and particularly dynamic process. In the ripening process, it emerged from the creative spirit, opportunity identification, orientation, resource application, and strategy option to the new valued innovation contexts, from which the innovative foundation that came down in one continuous line, but also in a different way, can be found from the creative course about thirty years prior to the ladder digital company. Within a very short time, ladder’s individual case had created a high peak of digital content business. The ladder 100.com e-learning course created a massive yield, and substantially shortens the process from opportunity identification to value creation, during which the ripening key point consists in nimble used of internal and external resources. Because of the issue of resource management, therefore, it resulted in the ripening out of control, so as to pay out an expensive cost. In the process of creative emergence of the ladder100.com, it became a precious lessen for the development of digital industry. The ladder digital company created the “hastened the ripening” in the e-learning industry and development, and ripens the 4th year creation crisis. In the whole process, what we may see is not only Taiwan’s e-learning industry and digital-content industry, but also the opportunity and challenge of Taiwan’s knowledge-based industry. Key Words: Digital Content; E-learning Course; Innovation Industry; Ripening

This diploma thesis is trying to critically look at education via e-learning, with the main topic being the possibilities which (with elaborated learning strategy) this form of education is able to offer. E-learning, in this work, is set into a society-wide context of education in the 21st century with regards to demographic development of the Czech population. Apart from the introduction and description of the main parts of e-learning courses, the thesis focuses on the creation process of these courses as such. Company/corporate experience, which is particularly beneficial here, is being widely used throughout this thesis. We consider it very important to theoretically elaborate on the term of 'creative learning' and show its contribution to the description of possibilities of e-learning in education. Afterwards, in the practical part, we focus on researching e-learning in chosen companies; in which we are trying to outline which way and how effectively e-learning is being used at chosen institutions. Key words: e-learning, e-learning course, education, e-learning possibilities, creative learning, corporate practice, education strategy.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T14:31:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcos Leonel de Souza.pdf: 2163197 bytes, checksum: 2f22abcfffe6cf38e613763f69c93ddf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-10-15 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This research is part of the Graduate Program in Education: Curriculum of Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, in the research line New Technologies in Education. Performed in the context of Network São Paulo Program of Teacher Training - REDEFOR, the research aimed to analyze the accessibility adequacies implemented in teaching materials of an e-learning course for production of e-Book accessible to people with visual disabilities in order to suggest references for the production of other materials in the same format. The theoretical background was based on aspects related to people with visual disabilities, e-learning, accessibility to digital materials, description, audio description, normative references of World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and accessible e-Book. Adopting a qualitative approach, the procedures for data collection included document analysis, semi-structured interviews with two individuals who were responsible for the description of the REDEFOR course materials, and the researcher inferences as part of the team. Data analysis was performed from three categories: flow and team work, work development, and future suggestions and recommendations. It was observed that the production of an accessible e-Book with regard to the team work, resembles the production and management of e-learning courses, and therefore requires a multidisciplinary team. The survey also showed that it is important to predict during the planning and development of e-learning courses, the suitability of the materials to make them accessible. Finally, references were made for production of digital materials in e-Book format, accessible to people with visual disabilities, such as: perform image description mainly considering the context in which it is inserted and your goal in the material; avoid attributing value judgment about the description carried out; be impartial and succinct in describing, focusing only for what is essential to its understanding; keep the images in the material and have their embedded description via Alt tag , which allows access and recognition by screen readers; for videos should use audio description, subtitles and window for Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS); simplify the tables and charts, as far as possible, so that one can describe its contents; and describe symbols only when their use is not merely illustrative or iconic, or in case of show some damage for the material if it was abolished. The recommendations presented emphasize both the implementation of new actions to put the materials in an accessible way for existing e-learning courses, and for disseminating the culture and the habit of producing materials with accessibility, contributing to inclusion of all / A presente pesquisa insere-se no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação: Currículo da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, na linha de pesquisa Novas Tecnologias em Educação. Realizada no contexto do Programa Rede São Paulo de Formação Docente REDEFOR, a investigação teve como objetivo analisar as adequações de acessibilidade implementadas em materiais didáticos de um curso a distância para produção de e-book acessível às pessoas com deficiência visual, a fim de sugerir referências para produção de outros materiais neste mesmo formato. O referencial teórico baseou-se em aspectos relacionados à pessoa com deficiência visual, Educação a Distância, acessibilidade em materiais digitais, descrição, audiodescrição, normativas do W3C e e-book acessível. Adotando uma abordagem qualitativa, os procedimentos para coleta de dados incluíram análise documental, entrevista semiestruturada com dois sujeitos responsáveis pela descrição dos materiais dos cursos REDEFOR, e inferências do próprio pesquisador enquanto integrante da equipe. A análise dos dados foi realizada a partir de três categorias: Fluxo e equipe de trabalho, Desenvolvimento do trabalho e Sugestões e recomendações futuras. Observou-se que a produção de um e-book acessível, no que se refere à equipe de trabalho, assemelha-se à produção e gerenciamento de cursos a distância, exigindo, portanto, uma equipe multidisciplinar. A pesquisa apontou ainda que é importante prever, durante o planejamento e elaboração de cursos em EaD, a adequação dos materiais para torná-los acessíveis. Por fim, foram apresentadas referências para produção de materiais digitais em formato de e-book acessível para pessoas com deficiência visual, como por exemplo: realizar a descrição de imagem considerando principalmente o contexto em que ela está inserida bem como seu objetivo no material; evitar atribuir juízo de valor à descrição realizada; ser imparcial e sucinto na descrição, primando somente pelo que é essencial para seu entendimento; manter as imagens no material e ter sua descrição embutida via tag Alt , que permite acesso e reconhecimento por leitores de telas; nos vídeos utilizar audiodescrição, legenda e janela libras; simplificar as tabelas e os gráficos, na medida do possível, para que se possa descrever seu conteúdo; e, descrever símbolos somente quando sua utilização não for meramente ilustrativa ou icônica, ou ainda, se apresentarem algum prejuízo ao material quando suprimidos. As recomendações apresentadas enfatizam a implementação de novas ações tanto para tornar acessíveis materiais já existentes para curso em EaD, quanto para disseminar a cultura e o hábito de produzir materiais com acessibilidade, contribuindo para inclusão de todos