Workshop ELECTRONIC EXAMINATION TESTING
Guarantee: Martin Komenda, M.Sc. (Masaryk University)
Co-organizers: Jitka Feberová, M.D. (2. LF UK), Andrea Pokorná, Ph.D. (LF MU)
Topic: Improvement of supervision of students' continuous preparation for short term attachments and oral exams
Modern information and communication technologies are common, sometimes even essential complement of education at universities. Using these tools in the evaluation process is perceived by various institutions differently. Electronic testing workshop (will) offers a variety of perspectives on this issue. In addition to practical examples of platforms for knowledge verification across the MEdical FAculties NETwork, the workshop will be focused on theoretical background, which is crucial for preparation of the high quality evaluation material. The very design concept of test, building methods of various test questions, and analysis of real test agenda will be discussed in detail. Risk areas and the most common pitfalls in the use of electronic testing, as well as the benefit of all stakeholders (students, teachers, educational institutions, clinical practice, etc.) will further be mentioned. Finally, questions related to the classification of tests within each part of the educational process will be discussed. Accented will be requirements for different purposes of using the electronic testing agenda (assessment of knowledge, ability of critical thinking, independent work in Problem Based Learning, etc.) and monitoring of student’s development and changes in learning content.
Very important part of the workshop will be also the practical demonstration of the creating test in Moodle. There will be presented setting up general parameters of whole test, different types of test questions and options for test analysis. Participants will be able to create their own experimental test in Moodle. Bring own notebook with you (10 computers will be available to use at workshop place)
Symposium WIKILECTURES LIVE
Guarantee: Martin Vejražka, M.D., Ph.D. (Charles University)
Topic: Active participation of students of medical faculties in writing educational texts
WikiLectures (WikiSkripta, www.wikiskripta.eu) represent a connectivistic, Web 2.0 based approach to medical e-learning. The site has been fully running since spring 2009. It is quickly growing and still more visited by students from all medical faculties of the Czech and Slovak Republics.
At this symposium, the use and advantages of WikiLectures will be demonstrated. You will try the work with the system. Rules and instructions for use of WikiLectures will be explained. Topics discussed in detail include How to work with WikiLectures; Author law and WikiLectures; Communication with authors, users and editors; How to keep an opened web safe; Solving critical situations.
Bring a notebook with you.
Workshop ADMINISTRATION OF THE MEFANET PORTAL PLATFORM
Guarantee: Daniel Schwarz, Ph.D. (Masaryk University)
Topic: All that administrators and editors of web sites are afraid to ask
MEFANET Portal Platform provides a uniform solution for sharing and offering digital educational contents among the participating medical faculties. The platform is composed of ten independent instances of educational web portal as well as a central gate. Educational portals are managed by editors and administrators at individual schools, while the central gate operates fully automatically. The workshop will address the following issues:
- Installation and operation of educational portals, upgrades, licensing agreement
- Upcoming Features in version 1.8
- 4-D model of quality evaluation of published articles
- EduID.cz - News from the source (CESNET)
- New style of portal platform's documentation, a repository of resources for download