Current Views On E-learning

LMS Development Project/ Motivation

E-learning is usually accepted as a powerful and important addition to traditional educational programs and LMSs are the key tools that sustain these new educational approaches.

In many cases the traditional LMSs are short of flexibility needed for implementing innovative educational models or simply for implementing e-learning strategies of a certain institution.

The current web 2.0 technologies give lot of opportunities for design and development of LMS tailored to an institution needs and user preferences.

Learning Management System

“LMS is an environment where developers can create, store, reuse,

manage and deliver learning content from a central object repository,

usually a database”

LMS Development Project/ Goals

Explore the strengths and limitations of online learning management systems in general

Design a LMS that would be in line with the current trends and technologies

Design a model of a LMS, flexible and adaptable to institutional needs based on users’ experiences

The Approaches To Learning Management System Functionality

LMS SolutionsCommercial

limitations: price,closed for future development

Open sourcelimitations: support, integration (pre-defined business logic)

In house Development and its advantagesDesign according to our needsSuccessful integration with the existing e-systems from our university (schedule system, e-service…)Availability of the source code for future developmentModular approach allows easy upgrade in near futureSwitching between databasesIn house supportLess expensive

Libri’s Is Designed To Comply With The Following Principles:

Open architecture – support of established industry standards, especially to allow addition of future modules (modular approach);

Scalability – so the technical infrastructure can grow in audience size and sophistication; add to the system without compromising its performance – or having to switch to a new one;

Global potential reach – so that e-learning would serve the largest base of end-users, with both synchronous and asynchronous distance delivery;

Integration - seamless front-end and back-end connection to University’s resources;

Flexible – open to emerging new technologies and use of new best practices; it presents dynamic and customizable content to the user;

Extensible – easily add new functions and features as they become available;

Use Case Model - Student

Use Case Model - Course Instructor

Use Case Model - Administrator

Simplified University Network Schema And Infrastructure Architecture For A LMS Solution

Usability StudyPilot project A six month pilot project was released which included a carefully selected

group of students and instructors.

The target groups were computer science students and instructors that were involved with the research project (as developers and contributors).

During this phase five pilot courses used a pre release beta quality version of the new system. Participants were encouraged to use the system as they would use the old LMS.

Evaluators (in this case LMS developers) took notes of their actions, and every action was automatically logged for further analysis.

A selected group of these target users were later interviewed in order to capture their impressions with the system.

Usability Study

Feedback ( Uservoice)

A feedback system using UserVoice helped participants to communicate with the development team, report concerns, bugs or even request new features.

Students and instructors used the feedback system as an opportunity to express all their thoughts and ideas regarding the system.

This feedback helped us to quickly identify any problem with the system, ability to identify new requirements and understand what features of the system are less popular.

A Level-model For Assessing The LMS Usage Among Staff

Level 0o LMS use

Level 4•sharing knowledge•co-developing

Level 3•Quiz•Pool•Survey

Level 2•E-mail•Discussion Forum•Chat

Level 1•Upload Learning Contents

•Download Learning Contents

•Submitting assignments

Level 0•No LMS Use

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