{"id":6143,"date":"2020-03-24T09:07:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T08:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vitecoelearning.eu\/coronavirus-and-elearning-platforms-for-schools\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T13:30:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T11:30:16","slug":"coronavirus-and-lms-platforms-for-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vitecoelearning.eu\/en\/coronavirus-and-lms-platforms-for-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"CORONAVIRUS AND LMS PLATFORMS FOR SCHOOLS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In recent times there has been much discussion about the possibility of using elearning platforms for schools<\/strong>. In fact, the temporary closure of schools due to the current health crisis that the world, and in particular Italy, is experiencing due to the coronavirus<\/strong> (COVID19), leads teaching to move towards online direction.<\/p>\n

The elearning platforms are preparing to accommodate the lessons of millions of Italians of all ages, with all the multimedia content useful for virtual lessons that directly involve the technological training of teachers and professors, at all levels and types of training. Let’s see together how elearning platforms work<\/strong> and what are their advantages<\/strong> for schools.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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ELEARNING AND NEW TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOLS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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As a consequence of the coronavirus emergency<\/strong>, the world of elearning is having a new opportunity to innovate the world of traditional education and teaching, bringing learning directly to students\u2019 homes and to digital devices of learners.<\/p>\n

The closure of the schools in Italy by the Ministry of Education<\/strong> (by the decree of 4th March) has involved almost 4 million students, and it forced schools and training bodies to resort to elearning to shorten the physical distance with pupils and to avoid interrupting learning paths and its complicated consequences.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Distance learning, the new platform of Italian Ministry of Education<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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One of the first measures was strongly desired by the Minister Lucia Azzolina and concerns the launch of a web app for distance learning<\/strong>, available in the section of the website www.miur.it dedicated to coronavirus.<\/p>\n

In a first part, called “phase one”, technologies, platforms and multimedia contents useful for online lessons are shared. While “phase two” is dedicated on the technological training for Italian teachers.<\/p>\n

In fact, according to the latest Digitalization of Economy<\/strong> and Society<\/strong> (Desi) index issued by European Commission, Italy is in 24th place, in which only 20% of the teaching staff attended a digital training course. Even 24% of schools do not yet have specific programming on the topic.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Free platforms for distance learning (phase 1)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Since the beginning of the state of emergency, Italian schools have started to experience how online teaching could be the valid answer to the problem of isolating all school communities.<\/p>\n

In the section dedicated to phase 1<\/strong> of the MIUR website, tools are offered by public and private partners who collaborate with the Ministry through online protocols<\/strong>, i.e. free exchange agreements. In essence, the Ministry certifies the validity of the instrument in question and companies make it available free of charge in emergencies such as this.<\/p>\n

First of all, the links to the most popular distance learning platforms, such as Microsoft’s Office 365 or Google Classroom. Other elearning platforms will be added to these, thanks to the two calls made by the Ministry for hardware (keys, PCs, tablets) and software. There are minimum standards to be respected, from Agid (Agency for Digital Italy) certifications related to the GDPR to the free service.<\/p>\n

For a direct connection with the most advanced schools, the Network of a thousand educational avant-garde<\/strong> has been made available, for twinning with schools that have fallen behind in the use of digital technologies. There are also webinars that explain how to use the platforms for distance learning.<\/p>\n

In addition, multimedia contents are available that can be used immediately, such as the libraries made available by Ra<\/strong>i and Treccani<\/strong>, useful for teachers who want to use them during their lessons.<\/p>\n

The use of all these platforms and digital solutions is not mandatory, but individual schools will decide whether to use them for learning.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Phase 2<\/strong>, on the other hand, will aim to relaunch didactic innovation and training, spreading the distance learning of schools, through twinning and through the already existing community of teachers. The hope is that all schools will show willingness and interest in taking these new digitisation paths.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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MEASURES AND FUNDS FOR E-LEARNING IN SCHOOLS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The aim of the recent measures is to help companies and families with funds<\/strong> to equip themselves with software and hardware necessary for distance learning. Here are the allowed measures:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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