Internet Distance Learning Centres
The aim of the Internet Distance Learning services is establish Internet Distance Learning Centres throughout the country and equip them with computer equipment with Internet access in order to enable end users to benefit from the available distance learning programmes provided both within the project and additionally offered by external educational entities such as universities or training companies.
The Internet Centre for Distance Learning should be understood as a centre performing educational and cultural roles, equipped with computer equipment with Internet access, providing the final recipients with the possibility of lifelong learning in an on-line form to supplement or increase the level of digital competences.
The centres help to eliminate or completely eliminate the barriers faced by population employed in the field of education and culture and socio-professional activities:
- lack of internet access, including current knowledge;
- the distance from places where digital skills can be developed or education can be obtained;
- lack of knowledge about the possibilities of complementing skills;
- lack of self-confidence, established by the lack of opportunities to participate in the life of civil society;
- low educational aspirations linked to a lack of knowledge about lifelong learning opportunities and benefits;
- economic difficulties: costs of travel to potential learning locations, tuition fees, cost of separation from work;
- lack of access to modern communication possibilities (e-mail, Internet communication systems).
The educational platform is an online learning environment accessible via a web browser. It will be used to exchange knowledge between users, provide social functions, and provide users with the opportunity to benefit from electronic training to develop digital competences at any time. This tool will serve primarily to support, monitor and manage the educational process. The user of the educational platform will decide on the pace and time of learning. On the educational platform, apart from the e-learning courses, it will be possible to place all kinds of materials, documents, films, presentations, recordings. The educational platform will also enable the collection of information from users through questionnaires, as well as the validation and certification of digital competences by users through the conduct of exams. The educational platform will also provide online tools, developers of digital competences will be able to create and share multimedia materials on their own.
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making available and displaying electronic trainings developing digital competences,
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control of learning progress, activity reporting, time spent by users on the platform, time spent using multimedia content by users, results of tests verifying the acquired knowledge,
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creation of educational materials by the user using the platform and the possibility of importing materials to the platform created with the use of external software,
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creation of tests and surveys - it will be possible to create tests on the platform in order to verify the level of acquired knowledge. Surveys will allow developers to evaluate the digital competences and meritorious of classes conducted in the Centres. They will allow to gather comprehensive knowledge about the usefulness of the material,
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sharing and publication of educational content - users of the platform will be able to publish educational materials on it. Materials may be made available to other users of the platform in the library of materials. Developers of digital competences will be able to evaluate the materials and post comments to them,
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library of materials - users will be able to search the library of materials placed on the platform, according to the subject matter, content of materials, as well as suggested by the evaluations,
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publication of advertisements and articles on all aspects of education. The client will also be able to publish advertisements and communicate with users through the platform,
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sending automatic notifications to users via e-mail, informing about new events, materials, workshops or activities organized in centres of excellence,
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access to discussion forums where users can communicate with each other to share knowledge and experience,
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blogging by developers, digital competence and others,
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generation of certificates confirming the completion of training,
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operation of support and cooperation networks - the platform may be used to provide substantive support services provided by other entities.
