2026
Introduction to e-learning and colaborative tools
Name: Introduction to e-learning and colaborative tools
Code: INF10048O
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Informatics
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
The course intends to provide students with knowledge and a set of skills related to technological tools
which will allow the student to perform adequately in e-learning courses, enhancing thus the education
throughout life.
At the end of the course, students should have developed skills enabling them:
(1) to use technological tools available for e-learning,
(2) to communicate and collaborate synchronously and asynchronously,
(3) to find and use open educational resources and
(4) to find and use tools to produce educational content.
which will allow the student to perform adequately in e-learning courses, enhancing thus the education
throughout life.
At the end of the course, students should have developed skills enabling them:
(1) to use technological tools available for e-learning,
(2) to communicate and collaborate synchronously and asynchronously,
(3) to find and use open educational resources and
(4) to find and use tools to produce educational content.
Contents
Introduction to e-learning
Platform Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Advanced features in Moodle
Open Educational Resources (OER)
Tools for the production of educational content
Synchronous and asynchronous communication tools
Web Conferencing Systems
Platform Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Advanced features in Moodle
Open Educational Resources (OER)
Tools for the production of educational content
Synchronous and asynchronous communication tools
Web Conferencing Systems
Teaching Methods
The methodology of the course will be based on the development of work of a practical nature. Each
module will be accompanied with relevant literature and students will be encouraged to do online
research. This will allow them to consolidate previously introduced notions, and to develop skills for the
deepening of acquired knowledge and the self study of new subjects. Students will be graded according
to their practical works and to their attendance to the e-activities of the course.
module will be accompanied with relevant literature and students will be encouraged to do online
research. This will allow them to consolidate previously introduced notions, and to develop skills for the
deepening of acquired knowledge and the self study of new subjects. Students will be graded according
to their practical works and to their attendance to the e-activities of the course.
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