Learning management system (LMS) has been adopted by a majority of higher education institutions. LMS is an important tool for students in their education and often used daily by students in their studies. This thesis project examines how interactions in the interface of the LMS Canvas can be designed to support university students with managing their studies. Navigating in Canvas was proven to be one of the main challenges students had with Canvas and this study addresses how navigation in Canvas can be improved by adding or re-designing interactions in the interface. This study follows the double diamond methodology. Several qualitative methods such as observation, focus group, prototyping, co-creation workshop and usability testing have been included in the design process to examine students from Malmö University experiences with Canvas and to test the design develop in the study. The result of this study is suggested adjustments to the Canvas interface that support university students in navigating and easier finding materials in Canvas. The suggested adjustments are a preview function, content of the material box, a filter function, and a search bar.

Notre thèse s’inscrit dans le courant théorique de la linguistique cognitive et énonciative ; elle s’appuiera également pour sa partie pratique et de développement sur le e-learning et les TIC. Ce projet cherchera à conjuguer ces deux aspects dans le domaine de la didactique des langues, en particulier pour la conception d’outils pour les apprentissages linguistiques. Cette étude visera d’une part à analyser les différentes formes de l’activité langagière au travers de la description et de l’analyse de ce que l’on nomme « genres discursifs » ; d’autre part, elle cherchera à mettre au jour, grâce à l’élaboration d’outils logiciels spécifiques d’apprentissage linguistique, des styles d’apprentissage liés à des profils cognitifs d’apprenants. L’identification de ces styles d’apprentissage (ou profils cognitifs), doit permettre une définition de stratégie d’apprentissage conduisant à un processus d’autonomisation de l’apprenant en tant que sujet cognitif – acteur de son apprentissage. En toile de fond, nous recourrons à une conception néo-vygotskienne des apprentissages et notamment à l’un des concepts qu’elle nous fournit : la collaboration. Dans ce but, l’utilisation d’une plate-forme d’apprentissage, désignée en anglais par Learning Management System et des outils logiciels dédiés divers qui lui sont associés (glossaire, carte conceptuelles/heuristiques, logiciels collaboratifs) doit permettre une expérimentation de séquences de micro-activités langagières ayant pour but la construction d’une compétence linguistique globale par l’apprenant (qui est un positionnement de l’étudiant, acteur institutionnel). En outre, le recours aux genres discursifs, en inscrivant cette thèse dans une analyse de type fonctionnel comme le Task Based Learning (Rod Ellis) permettra une évaluation théorique du CECRL (Cadre Européen Commun de Référence pour les Langues), référentiel en vigueur dans la didactique des langues étrangères ou secondes. / My thesis is positioned within the theoretical framework of cognitive and speaker-oriented linguistics; it also relies on e-learning and ICT in the sections on applications and development. This project endeavours to combine these two aspects in the field of language teaching, especially with a view to developing tools for language learning. This study firstly aims at analysing the different forms of language activity through the description and analysis of what is called "discursive genres" and, secondly, it seeks to bring to light styles in the ways of learning which are associated with learners’ cognitive profiles through the development of specific software tools for language learning.The identification of these learning styles (or cognitive profiles) should enable us to define learning strategies – processes that make learners more autonomous as cognitive subjects – in other words, they become the agent of their own learning. The backdrop for my analysis is a neo-vygotskian conception of learning and in particular one of the concepts it provides us with: collaboration.For this purpose, the use of a learning platform, known in English as 'Learning Management System' and of various dedicated software tools associated with it (glossary, mind mapping, collaborative software) gives me the possibility to experiment sequences of language micro-activities aimed at building a comprehensive language competence by the learner (which is a positioning of the student as an institutional actor). In addition, as the use of discourse types grounds this thesis in a functional type analysis such as 'Task Based Learning' (Rod Ellis), it will allow a theoretical evaluation of CEFRL (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), which is the current reference in the didactics of foreign or second language teaching.

Este estudo descreve a experiência inicial de integração do sistema de gestão de aprendizagem Moodle, para apoiar o processo de ensino-aprendizagem na Disciplina de Odontopediatria da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo. Os alunos de pós-graduação (11) foram capacitados em tutoria para construir um curso complementar à grade curricular e gerenciar 2 grupos do último ano de graduação (n=132). Após um mês de aula teórica, os graduandos realizaram uma prova (P1), responderam um questionário inicial e em seguida participaram das atividades no ambiente virtual de aprendizagem (AVA), durante o restante do curso. Realizaram 3 provas presenciais (P2, P3 e P4) durante a aprendizagem baseada na Web, gerando assim uma nota final (NF). Também responderam outro questionário sobre a experiência com a plataforma e foram avaliados através de uma nota de participação (NP) no Moodle. Observou-se uma correlação entre NP e NF. E comparando as notas finais das duas coortes do estudo, que participaram do Moodle, com outras 2 coortes que não participaram das atividades, observou-se diferença significante (p<0,001). Os alunos que mais participaram das atividades no Moodle obtiveram notas melhores. Além disso, houve uma diferença significativa entre as notas das coortes que tiveram a participação dos alunos no Moodle em comparação aos que não tiveram o aprendizado híbrido, sugerindo que a flexibilização através do AVA favorece o acréscimo de conhecimento. / This study describes our initial experience of integrating an open-source course management system (CMS) called Moodle (the modular object-oriented dynamic learning environment) to support teaching and learning in pediatric dentistry applied to 2 groups of last-year undergraduate dentistry students (n=134) from University of São Paulo. It is a longitudinal case study of two prospective cohorts (undergraduate students) and it includes the creation of two courses in a virtual learning environment - moodle (version 1.9). The integration of the Moodle course into our teaching was assessed using online grades activity, student examination marks and feedbacks from students. The freely available Moodle platform was simple to use, helped to effectively deliver course materials, and has features that allowed cooperative learning. Students who used the CMS throughout their academic year commented favorably regarding its use as a complement to the face-to-face classroom sessions. The group of students that used the CMS obtained significantly higher scores in the final examination compared with the previous class that did not use the CMS. In addition, there was a significant correlation between student participation and performance in their final examination marks.

Este estudo descreve a experiência inicial de integração do sistema de gestão de aprendizagem Moodle, para apoiar o processo de ensino-aprendizagem na Disciplina de Odontopediatria da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo. Os alunos de pós-graduação (11) foram capacitados em tutoria para construir um curso complementar à grade curricular e gerenciar 2 grupos do último ano de graduação (n=132). Após um mês de aula teórica, os graduandos realizaram uma prova (P1), responderam um questionário inicial e em seguida participaram das atividades no ambiente virtual de aprendizagem (AVA), durante o restante do curso. Realizaram 3 provas presenciais (P2, P3 e P4) durante a aprendizagem baseada na Web, gerando assim uma nota final (NF). Também responderam outro questionário sobre a experiência com a plataforma e foram avaliados através de uma nota de participação (NP) no Moodle. Observou-se uma correlação entre NP e NF. E comparando as notas finais das duas coortes do estudo, que participaram do Moodle, com outras 2 coortes que não participaram das atividades, observou-se diferença significante (p<0,001). Os alunos que mais participaram das atividades no Moodle obtiveram notas melhores. Além disso, houve uma diferença significativa entre as notas das coortes que tiveram a participação dos alunos no Moodle em comparação aos que não tiveram o aprendizado híbrido, sugerindo que a flexibilização através do AVA favorece o acréscimo de conhecimento. / This study describes our initial experience of integrating an open-source course management system (CMS) called Moodle (the modular object-oriented dynamic learning environment) to support teaching and learning in pediatric dentistry applied to 2 groups of last-year undergraduate dentistry students (n=134) from University of São Paulo. It is a longitudinal case study of two prospective cohorts (undergraduate students) and it includes the creation of two courses in a virtual learning environment - moodle (version 1.9). The integration of the Moodle course into our teaching was assessed using online grades activity, student examination marks and feedbacks from students. The freely available Moodle platform was simple to use, helped to effectively deliver course materials, and has features that allowed cooperative learning. Students who used the CMS throughout their academic year commented favorably regarding its use as a complement to the face-to-face classroom sessions. The group of students that used the CMS obtained significantly higher scores in the final examination compared with the previous class that did not use the CMS. In addition, there was a significant correlation between student participation and performance in their final examination marks.