eFOREM Distance elearning project From elearning experiences towards

e-FOREM: Distance e-learning project From e-learning experiences towards to define the FOREM’s e-learning model FOREM, May 2007

FOREM e-learning project: main objectives 1. Defining the FOREM’s e-learning model and recent activities in distance learning 2. e-learning courses operative management process at e-learning courses 3. Production process to building courses at e-FOREM LMS ( e-learning plattform Moodle based) and SCORM standard based

1. Defining the FOREM’s e-learning model and recent activities in distance learning • 1996/2000 Experiences telematics based on BBS, computer conferencing systems) • 2000/2007 Experiences e-learning based, LMS platforms • Now: To consolidate the FOREM’s elearning model.

Distance learning, e-learning, online and FOREM • Distance learning: traditional distance learning through postal mail, phone and e-mail • Telematics based Computer conferencing • Teletraining in LMS based • Online 100% e-learning • E-learning courses standards AICC y SCORM based • FOREM has had carriying out different learning courses in each models • We accept proposals from our clients depending needs and facilities • We don’t close any proposal due to a modality. Adapting to customer’s client

Our clients: Trade Union CC. OO. • CC. OO. General Trade Union • CC. OO. Specific sectorial federations of workers • ( Administration, education, bank, Communications and transports workers and so on) • FOREM’s network centres in Spain • Another companies So we have 2 main ways of work: • Courses fees: Granted access students workers to courses by public support. Students doesn’t pay anything to involve in courses.

e-learning model for further training Specific for further education, people are learning after working Professional qualification oriented Based in a LMS plattform building at moodle system (open source) Learning scenarios: • Activities zone: online, offline, documents references • Communication zone: students to teacher, forums, videoconference, e-mail • Information zone: downloading zone, FAQ, bibliography and web references • Students activities oriented supported by tutor

Course design at e-FOREM model Course adapted and designed to client requirements Students: work at LMS plattform, review contents, answer tests and quizzes and send exercises Teacher work: review and evaluate work from students and send guidelines to make better Work alone in exercises and tests Work in groupclass at a Forum or course conference in each course Courses based in the contribution to the group discussion and collaborative learning Each course has an activity plan of action and work

e-learning course contents access • Length recomended: 30 to 60 hours/ 5 to 9 weeks • Acces to contents: online contents + CD interactive + Course guideline + extra documents • Information disposable at LMS: Course news, downloading files, extra documents to improve further knowledge • Access to contents depending course design • Forum discussion at group class: debates, work in pairs, short rearches, etc. Improve to involve all the people in a course • All are convenience for a global evaluation course activities • No invididual learning at a distance; moreover is a group learning activities in a social context of a course focussed in the forum.

About topics in Courses • Social topics, agents for equality man and women training programmes • Labour Guidance to workers • Teaching to teachers • Informatics ( Microsoft Office XP) • Professional Informatics • Human Resources Management • Quality and environtmental management • Prevention to health and safety at workplace • And other specific courses by demand of CCOO sector federation of workers • Figures of FOREM • 2006, 6970 students and 144 courses