FEATURES OF E-LEARNING AT THE FACULTIES IN SERBIA

Abstract

Development of E-Learning and Distance Learning in the world has reached one of the turning points. This paper explores which universities and colleges in Serbia has built appropriate platform on world's leading e-learning platform model. Also, how are analyzed and implemented all aspects of distance learning, development of information and communication technologies (almost daily, get a new form), multimedia technologies and interactive elements and contents. The main part of paper is about how is developed the complete software solution by Serbian multimedia and interactive platform for distance learning. The Academic Net of Serbia (AMRES – Akademska mreža Srbije) is the national research and education network of Serbia, offering to it's users modern information-communication services and Internet connection. AMRES is the most significant scientific, research and educational resource and a carrier of the Information Society development in Serbia. It's considered to be the most advanced network in our country, with over 150 connected institutes and more than 150.000 active users. Presents one of most important national-research and educational resource and carrier of Information Society development. It also provides a number of advanced IT services mainly to researchers and scientific community. The AMRES connects 126 various institutions: Universities (Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac), several high schools, scientific institutions (e.g., SANU – Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts), Students Cultural Centre, and other. There is also, GOOD OLD AI Research Network, which is internationally recognized network of award-winning researchers, engineers, and students interested in the broad fields of applied artificial intelligence and software engineering. It is situated at the University of Belgrade. Research focus include intelligent tutoring and learning, service-oriented architectures, model-driven engineering, semantic technologies, intelligent reasoning, intelligent agents, natural language processing, knowledge representation, knowledge discovery, and ontologies, AI-based music and visualization. Good examples of E-Learning in Serbia are a training program for students (E-learning program) in field of democracy and human rights. E-learning program consists of 10 lectures of 45 minutes, which are available to users via Internet. Program duration is 90 days and it is essential that students have good access to the Internet, or fast and stable internet connection to be able to follow whole program. Lectures consist of video and audio presentations, power-point presentations, practical examples and exercises. The results are Students E-learning Projects (Tolerance as a prevention of peer violence, Letter to a woman, Protection of personal data). Distance Learning Project- which is applicable in Serbia through Distance Learning System, fully satisfies, in some segments and provides significantly opportunities to applicable standards, is defined by accreditation for education institutions in Serbia.