IT competence perfection applying the applying distance teaching system

Abstract

Lately methods of distance teaching develop and are introduced particulary rapidly. Distance teaching is characteized by separating teacher and learner in space and/or time, giving more notable management and control of teaching process to the learner and discretive teacher's and learner's communication, based on modern information technologies. Presented distance teaching system distinguishes itself with all above mentioned features, directed for teaching and learning to personal computer users in a accordance with the programe prepeared of the course European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) 4 version. It's the tipical, as communication chanal using internet, distance teaching system, established to work by the principle "customer/server" (Ablonskis, Pinikas, Radvilaviciute, 2005,165-171). The practice of using this system have shown its benefit for all who strive to master or test their ITC usage knowledge or in making ready for taking ECDL tests. In 2007 more then 1000 participants successfully used this system in various learning means.