The Informatics Tools Development and Testing for Active Learning

—In this paper, the development of informatics tools and their testing for active learning support is described. The tools-programming scripts, optional menus, and tailored applications, are a part of the developed " Batch Information and Knowledge Editor ". They are selected by a teacher from the knowledge editor's menu, and in the classroom are used directly for performing active learning at the university's detached workplace. I. INTRODUCTION Knowledge represents a key element in a framework of any teaching and learning activity. Within the implementation of technology enhanced learning the pre-programmed desktop environment has been developed which enables a teacher or student to have a personalised working experience with knowledge. In this context, the desktop environment works as the " Batch Information and Knowledge Editor " (BIKE). At the beginning (2006-2007), the desktop environment was used at the detached university's workplace mostly in conditions analogical to blended and distance learning [1]. Afterwards (2008-2010), by using the BIKE, the further off-line and online learning materials were created (tutorials, forums, e-libraries), including a set of outcomes (e.g., Writing pad-standalone, e-learning material, WEB-pages, templates, quizzes), this was tested for active learning in some courses of study [2]. The pre-programmed environment that works on a teacher's computer enables the building of both adaptive learning material and also the ability to select tailored informatics tools (programming codes, optional menus, and tailored applications). The first teaching experiences showed that the varying content of courses of studies requires various approaches and a combination of these informatics tools when supporting active learning in the classroom [3].