AACEJ (2009) 17(4), 347-362
Claroline, an Internet Teaching and Learning Platform
to Foster Teachers’ Professional Development and
Improve Teaching Quality : First Approaches
Marcel lebrun, Françoise Docq anD Denis sMiDts
Université Catholique de Louvain,...
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AACEJ (2009) 17(4), 347-362
Claroline, an Internet Teaching and Learning Platform
to Foster Teachers’ Professional Development and
Improve Teaching Quality : First Approaches
Marcel lebrun, Françoise Docq anD Denis sMiDts
Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
marcel.
lebrun@uclouvain.
be
francoise.
docq@uclouvain.
be
denis.
smidts@uclouvain.
be
this article describes the findings of a survey of Higher education teachers and students using the elearning platform
claroline.
this survey is enhanced by direct observation of
the tools really used by teachers.
claroline was initially developed (in 2001-2002) to sustain and foster pedagogic innovation at the université catholique de louvain (ucl) in
louvain-la-neuve (belgium).
it is now used across the world.
in louvain-la-neuve, claroline is mostly used in hybrid
configurations, mixing traditional lectures and online use of
technological tools.
the survey aimed to identify the changes that teachers and students observe in their own
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