1. E-Engagement Against Violence
Online platform for self-learning
in media education against discrimination
User's Guide
www.e-engagementagainstviolence.eu
2. Table of contents
Introduction
1)THE USER
1.A. General homepage and language options
1.B. Connection and registration
1.C. User's account interface
2)THE TRAINING MODULES(courses)
2.A. Course catalog
2.B. One course = one module
2.C. Units
2.D. Specificity of the units : the tests
2.E. Progress
3)THE NETWORK
3.A. The community
3.B. Download a document on the plateform
4) TECHNICAL REFERENCES
Conclusion
3. Introduction
European project e-EAV ( e-Engagement Against Violence) aims to
deconstruct populist stereotypes about race, gender, disability and
sexual orientation in the media, and promote youth engagement against
hate speech through the development of skills of participation and
digital media education.
Teachers and educators play a crucial role in contributing to these
objectives by raising awareness among young people about these issues
through media education. At the same time, they need supports to be
involved in the teaching in this field.
That is why the e-EAV project develops an online learning
environment to enhance teachers' and educators' self-learning about media
literacy and discrimination.
You will find in this manual illustrated explanations about the
online interface of this learning environment.
4. 1)THE USER
To start, go to:
www.e-engagementagainstviolence.eu
You arrive on the website's homepage :
1.A. General homepage and language options
You can here select the language you want to use:
either English or French.
5. 1.B. Connection and registration
Change password :
If you want to change the password provided at your first connection to
personalise it, go on your personal page (by clicking « Social Network »
or by visiting the homepage).
Click on « Edit profile » and follow the instructions given below :
If this is your first use,click on
« Register » and complete the form. A
confirmation email will be sent to you.
If you have already created a user
account, enter your username and password
and click on « login ».
If you don't remember your password,
click on « I lost my password » and enter
the email address you registered with. An
email with your password will be sent to
you.
6. 1.C.User's account interface
Once you are connected, you can
manage your profile, access your
internal mailbox, check the
invitations you received and invite
other users as friends to share your
files, exchange mails, etc.
(see chapter 3 : « Social Network »)
In the « Course Catalog », you will
find a list of the available courses
called here modules.
(see chapter 2 : « One course = one
module »)
Finally, a personal agenda is
available.
A any time, it is possible to go back
to your personal space by clicking on
the logo e-EAV at top left or by
clicking on the homepage's tab.
7. 2)THE TRAINING MODULES(courses)
2.A. Course catalog
The modules developed in this platform are grouped under the technical
designation « COURSES ».
You will find all courses/modules you are enrolled in by clicking on
« Course catalog ».
In the top left corner of this catalog, you will find a search engine
that enable you to find directly the desired contents based on a keyword
for example.
2.B. One course = one module
These modules aim to promote an awareness to the mechanisms interacting
in media, populism and discrimination. They are five themes :
1. Information reception and production
2. Audio-visual fictions and ideologies
3. Videogames and citizenship
4. Political communication and propaganda
5. Online activism and networking
8. Modules'presentation :
First of all, you find the language (EN for English or FR for French) and
the module's name.
Click on description, a new window will open to show the module's details
and table of contents.
Then you have two options :
Option 1 : you can directly access a course by clicking on the direct
link. In this case, you can find the content and start the learning.
Option 2 : and it is highly recommended, you can register the course
before starting it.
Being registered allows you to follow your progression in this module,
and to keep track of your learning session.
You can also, anytime, unsubscribe from the module.
When you access a course, you arrive on a page showing the ten units
composing the module :
9. You also find other icons to :
- See the course description again
- Take note of the potential announcements made in the module (such
as updates, technical informations, etc.)
- Fill out the online survey to give a feedback on the module (task
to carry out during the experimental phase when you consider you
are done with a module).
- Exchange area (forum) : that let you exchange on the units'contents
(documents,etc.) when it is asked in an exercice's conclusion or as
you wish.
These icons appear in the module when they have contents. If they don't,
you will not see them.
2.C. Units
2.D.
2.DI.
2.DII.
Each module is divided into 10 units.
These units propose first theory and
examples, then invite educators and
teachers to take part to online
activities.
Each unit should last about two hours.
Note that you can follow your course's
progression on the top bar.
The icon : Monitoring access.
By clicking on this icon you arrive on a
new page « My status » that shows you, for
example, the steps'state (completed or non
attempted) and the time spent on them.
The icons : Navigation.
To go on on previous or next step, click
on either arrows.
Finally, to go back on the course's
general page, click on the house or on
« course home »
10. 2.D Specificity of the units : the tests
The term "test" is the platform's technical denomination to mean an
online activity where your active contribution is expected.
It is not an "assessment" or an examination.
When you click on "Activity" in the unit's menu (left), a first
explanatory page appears. You find here the general test instructions and
the "Start test" link to get started in the activity.
At any time, you can consult again the general instructions of the
activity by clicking on the « DESCRIPTION » link, on top of the test's
page.
Once you start one activity, you will find instructions, questions, media
resources, etc.
For example, here above is an extract of an activity of the module 4.
The kind of question can vary from one test to another. In this case,
just select the answer you think is correct and go to the next question
via the link below or the arrows'progression above. You can also return
to the previous question by clicking on the appropriate link.
In most cases, you will find a feedback at the end of each activity. This
feedback allows you to compare your answers to those expected. An
explanation might even be proposed.
Other activities' conclusion require to share your work with other
colleagues in the platform (Exchange area) in order to get their feedback
and don't hesitate to provide with yours.
11. Finally, during certain activities, you may be asked to fill external
documents outside the platform (sheet in a word document): do not forget
to save your document in a suitable folder easy to find on your personal
computer to share on the platform or to use with your students. By
default, it's downloaded automatically in the folder « Downloads » of
your computer.
2.E. Progress
By clicking on the tab « My progression » in the menu bar, you can find
your courses'list and a timeline presenting your activity on the
platform.
12. Note : in « My courses », all details by unit (time spent in the course,
progress and latest login) are available by clicking on the arrow under
« Details ».
In our case, the « Perfomance » is not activated.
13. 3)SOCIAL NETWORK
3.A The community
The e-learning platform is designed to promote exchanges between users.
The inter-users'communication may occur in a private way, via
« Messages » but also via social groups .
To find a group or a user, don't hesitate to use the search engine
available via the homepage or via « Search ».
The page « Social network » lists all
the opportunities offered to you to
communicate on the platform.
Update your profile, connect with other
users (friends), send messages, etc.
14. 3.b. Download a document on the platform
Finally, you have the possibility to download and share files in the
platform.
On your personal page in « Social Network », click on « My files ».
Top right, click on « Upload »
Select a file on your personal computer by clicking on « Browse ». Then
click on « Upload ». Close the window, your file will be downloaded to
your folder. This is the place you can access to your own documents and
share them later.
15. 4) TECHNICAL REFERENCES
This platform is designed with the Chamilo tool.
Chamilo is an e-learning system (i.e. learning management) developed
collaboratively by various companies, associations and individuals,
through an open model called « free software ».
Chamilo is not only developed collaboratively by dozens of people around
the world, it is also supported by a non-profit organisation whose
purpose is to promote the platform and ensure its continuity. In this
way, Chamilo is the only e-learning free software platform that brings so
many guarantees of free access.
Média-Animation asbl (Belgium) has used, implemented and adapted this
software on their servers in order to develop this online environment
« e-engagement against violence ».
For technical questions, please contact the technical team of « Média-
Animation » at :
support@e-engagementagainstviolence.eu
Conclusion
There you are at the end of this user guide. All you have to do now is to
get started on the platform and discover its contents and features.
We are certainly far from a classroom training and this type of device
presents both opportunities and limits, but why not make the jump and
explore new learning methods ?
Media Animation asbl
April 2014
