4. Ongoing and Planned Courses Based on ILIAS Services at Dennis Gabor College

An experimental e-learning training was started in the academic year 2005/06, first semester, where training was based on the L(C)MS services.

Students received the traditional distance learning package  and access to ILIAS learning modules. They also meet the teachers for real life and online consultations and  tutoring.

• Students participate computer lab practices in the Consultation Center (CC).

• Students may sit in to exam preparation consultations at the CC, preparing for more difficult subjects, e.g. mathematics problem solving.

• Active mentoring: observing student activity with user tracking, checking their study process, notifications for missing tasks, etc.

• Students can take mock-exams giving automatic results, checking their preparedness.

• ILIAS practices (digital homework) are worth extra scores which boost up the final mark (not enough for pass, but can add 30% to the final mark).

• Tutoring during the active period of the subject in the forums.

• Administrative support on the online forums from the mentors. Mentors organize consultations, practices, follow student activity, assist teachers.

Students who chose the experimental e-learning training in the upcoming semester of  the academic year 2005/2006 are managed in two groups using the experiences of the previous semester.

Practical experiences proved that the training methodology was suitable for the purpose. The applied model can be utilized with minor corrections in next year's BSc training.