09 commercial distance learning software systems
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Commercial Distance Learning Software
SystemsTimothy K. Shih, Neil Yen
Outline
• E-learning Products• Guidelines for Choosing Tools • Demo of Authoring Systems• Demo of Learning Management Systems• Summary
E-Learning Products
• “Mainstream” e-learning products– Learning portals– Learning management Systems (LMSs)
• Portals provide gateway to learning resources, learning management systems provide the functionality
– Authoring Tools• Content aggregation tools• Manifest makers• Meta-data editors• Search engines
– Repositories
Authoring ToolsLMSs
Repositories
Store Content
Gather Content(push/pull using meta-data & federated searches)
Publish Content(provide meta-data to other repositories)
Repackage Content
Export Content Import Content
• Student Enrollment• Course Enrollment • Designate Instructors & Assign
Instructor Rights & Roles• Match Students with Instructors• Monitor/Track Student/Learner
Performance
• Sequence Content Presentation
• Create & Associate Meta-data
• Create Content• Package Content
LMS Functions (1/4)for students
• On-line curriculum– Allow users to browse courses, services, and references– On-line supervision of enrollment
• Registration– Register on-line, pay on-line– Credit transfer– Transcript database, diploma
• Installation– Trouble Shutting
• On-line tracking– Keep track of learning behavior, completion status
• On-line Assessment– Tests, hints, feedback, suggestions, etc– Identify knowledge or skill level
LMS Functions (2/4) for students
• On-line communication– Facilitate student-to-instructor communications– Facilitate student-to-student communication (chat
room, discussion board, instant message)• Collect assignments
– Essays, journals (result of discussion)– Project, homework
• Provide access to external resources– Digital libraries and repositories– Relevant links
LMS Functions (3/4) for administrators/instructors
• Content Management– Timely update and retrieval– Register a new course– Remove an old course
• Service Management– Selling books, suggest new courses, etc
• Knowledge Management System– Integrated with LMS
• Administration– Student administration– Instructor administration
LMS Functions (4/4) for university
• Evaluation of Courses– Student evaluation– Instructor peer evaluation– Expert evaluation
• Reports– Report of learning performance (student and the
entire class)– Report of instruction/course performance– Report of curriculum
• Satisfaction of students– Skill improved– Career planning
Functions of Authoring Platforms
• Create, preview, and store content– Package content– Repackage content
• Personalized content– Presentation sequence– Adaptive contents
• Search for references– Gather content using meta-data & federated searches– Import content– Export content– Create associated meta-data
• Publish contents– Publish as a course– Publish as a sharable and reusable course– Copyright Management
Guidelines for Choosing Tools • A typical LMS focuses on content delivery and general student
administration• A typical authoring tool focuses on fast creation of learning objects• General Considerations
– Budget– Learning curve– Size of user group– Extensibility– Reputation of vendor, technical support, upgrade, etc
• Selecting Authoring Tools– Can be used with existing tools (e.g., Powerpoint)– Multimedia support– User friendly interface– Use of template
• Selecting LMSs– Web browser support– Operating system support– Free run-time support at client site– Scalability – Security and firewall
Demo of Authoring Systems
• Reusable E-Learning Object Authoring and Delivery (RELOAD)
• Hard SCORM Authoring Tool• Blackboard• Moodle• WebCT• QTI Open Source Tools
RELOAD
• Reusable E-Learning Object Authoring and Delivery– A Content Package and Metadata Editor
• Background– A project funded under the JISC Exchange for Learning
Program (X4L).
– Focus on the development of tools that are based on emerging learning technology interoperability specifications from IMS and ADL.
http://www.reload.ac.uk/
RELOAD (Cont.)
• Why RELOAD?– Avoid working directly with XML– speed up XML creation– reduce errors– aid conformance (and uptake)
RELOAD (Cont.)
• RELOAD Primary aims– Facilitate the creation, sharing and reuse of learning objects
and services
– Enhance the range of pedagogical approaches realizable through the use of lesson plans.
• RELOAD Tools available– IMS Content Packager– IMS Metadata Editor– ADL SCORM 1.2 Player– IMS Learning Design
RELOAD (Cont.)
• RELOAD Features:– Free and Open Source– Written in Java, Cross-Platform– A Reference Implementation– Being extended worldwide
• RELOAD Projects Contributions:– Core Tasks
• Collect Content• Create Working Directory• Prepare Placeholders• Import Content• Make Organizations• Preview• Rearrange• Add Metadata• Package and Zip
– Advanced Tasks• Manifests• Dependencies
RELOAD (Cont.)
• Hard SCORM Authoring Tool– For building SCORM-compliant courses
• According to the SCORM 2004 specification• Transparent in SCORM-compliant LMSs
– For constructing SCORM Compliant Multimedia Courses on Hard-Copy Books
– Written in C# with Microsoft .Net Framework
Hard SCORM Authoring Tool
http://www.mine.tku.edu.tw
• Main Components– Operations on Content Aggregation– Metadata Editor with automatic filling mechanism– Sequencing Editor and Sequencing Testing Mode– Hard SCORM Course Editor– Metadata Searching Engine
• Integrating With Other Advanced Tools – Video Presentation Editor– Video SCORM Authoring Tool– QTI-based Assessment Authoring System
Hard SCORM Authoring Tool
Blackboard
• Academic Suite– Blackboard Learning System– Blackboard Content System– Blackboard Community System– Blackboard Portfolio– Blackboard K-12 Starter Edition– Blackboard Backpack
http://www.blackboard.com
Moodle
• Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
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http://moodle.org/
Who is Using Moodle?
• K-12 Schools• Colleges • Universities• Governmental Agencies• Businesses• Trade Associations• Hospitals• Libraries• Employment Agencies
Summary
• Main components– Courseware Authoring Tools– Learning Management Systems– Learning Content Repositories
• The interoperability among the aforementioned 3 components should be integrated seamlessly
• The user experience should be taken into consideration while developing such distance learning software systems