Terminated in academic year 2022/2023

Communication Skills in Virtual Environment

Type of study	Follow-up MasterBachelor
Language of instruction	English
Code	151-0545/01
Abbreviation	KDvVP
Course title	Communication Skills in Virtual Environment
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Mathematical Methods in Economics
Course coordinator	RNDr. Danuše Bauerová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

- Specification of the new methods and forms of communication. Systematization.
- Classification of communicative tools in the virtual environment by media usage view, taking into account time or classification according to the technologies. Active acquirement.
- Philosophy of information and knowledge sharing.
- Technology web 2.0.
- Practical acquirement of the virtual communication. Blog, Wiki, Web2.0, Calendar online, Google+, Twitter, Google Docs, Google Sites, Documents sharing, Knowledge map and Mind map, Visitors Book, Forums, Personal Learning Environment, Personal Credit Portfolio.
- Teams semester thesis.

E-learning

Teacher´s environment:
- Google Apps
Students are active creators on their individual or team web space,
- on Google Apps,
- on many other web spaces created with Web2.0 tools.

Literature

* Actuall papers available on the Internet: Communication Skills in Virtual Environment - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8dmlDC-hbtmVDNxazdHSzAyTVk
* Brown, A. & Davis, N. (2004). Introduction. In A. Brown & N. Davis (Eds.), Digital Technology Communities and Education (pp.1-12). London: RoutledgeFarmer.
* Collis, B., & Moonen, J. (2001, second printing, 2002). Flexible learning in a digital world: Experiences and expectations. London: Kogan Page. ISBN Hardback: 07494 33728, Softback 07494 3371X.

Advised literature

* Bauerova, D. and Sein-Echaluce, M.L. (2007): Open dialog as a tool for university education, In: ITI 2007, Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Information Technology Interfaces, Cavtat, Croatia, June 25-28, 2007, IEEE Catalog Numer 07EX1589, . , University of Zagreb. 33-38/792.
* Bauerová, D., Sein-Echaluce, M. L. (2008) Are We Ready for the "Paradigm 2.0" in Education. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Chesapeake, USA. ED-MEDIA 2008, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, [Cit. 2008-07-01]. Downoaded from http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=28945. ISSN 1-880094-65-7. Pp. 4025-4031.
* Downes, Stephen, 2005. E-learning 2.0. (2006). In: eLearn Magazine. [Cit. 2006-04-20]. Http://www.elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=articles&article=29-1. National Research Council of Canada
* Jackson Norman. (2004): Exploring the Concept of Metalearning, Paper from seminar on MetaLearning, Middlesex University, Downloaded from www.iclml.com, University of Surrey and UK Learning and Teaching Support Network Generic Centre [Cit. 2007-05-20].
* National Academy Press. (2000), How People Learn- Brain, Mind, Experience and School, (Expanded Edition), Washington DC.
* O´ Reilly, T. What is Web 2.0. (2006): Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software. [Cit. 2006-11-09]. Downloaded from http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html.
* Schaffert, Sandra, Hilzensauer. (2008) Wolf. On the way towards Personal learning Environments: Seven crucial aspects. ELearning Papers, Nº 9, July 2008. [cit. 2008-05-14]. Downloaded from http://www.elearningpapers.eu, .
* Sclater, N. (2008) Web2.0, Personal Learning Environments, and the Future of Learning Management Systems. Research Bulletin, Iss. 13. Boulder, CO: EDUCAUSE Centeer for Applied Research. Downoaded from http://www.educause.edu/ecar. [Cit. 2008-09-25]
* Siemens G. (2006), Knowing Knowledge. Retrieved 10 January 2007 [online]. [cit. 2007-12-14]. Downloaded from http://knowingknowledge.com/.
* Wikipedia. (2008). History of personal learning environments. [Cit. 2008-06-25]. Downloaded from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_personal_learning_environments.

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