enabling e labs experiments delivery using moodle lms
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Discussion Topics
• About LMS−What is LMS?−When to Use LMS?−Choosing the LMS
• All about Moodle−Introduction−Some Facts−Features
• Moodle and E-Lab Project
According to JISC (Joint
Information Systems
Committee – UK) LMS is
“A software application that is
focused on students' learning
activities and their
management and facilitation,
along with the provision of
content and resources
required to help make the
activities successful”
About LMSWhat is LMS?
About LMSFunctions and Features
• Course Content Delivery
• Student Registration and
Administration
• Training Event
Management (i.e.,
scheduling, tracking)
• Curriculum and
Certification
Management
• Skills and Competencies
Management
• Skill Gap Analysis
• Individual Development
Plan (IDP)
• Reporting
• Training Record
Management
• Courseware Authoring
• Resource Management
• Virtual OrganizationsKerschenbaum (2009)
About LMSWhen to Use LMS?
The decision of using an LMS is a crucial decision and
for this some aspects need to be considered
Learning Effectivenes
s
Accessibility
CostTime
Organizational Issues
Consistency Rich
Resources Engagement Collaboration Geographical
Access (Location) Capacity Access Flexibility (Time) Entry
Requirements
Is it Really Cost Effective ??
Is it time efficient?
Compliance with Institutional policies
About LMSChoosing LMS?
Points to consider when choosing a LMS
Features
Integration
SecurityTracking and
Reporting
Licensing
About LMSChoosing LMS?
Open Source Vs Proprietary LMS
Open Source LMS Proprietary LMSCons Pros Cons Pros
Non Formal Support
Very Solid Support Community
Expensive Setup/Upgrade Costs
Formal full technical and pedagogical
support
Potential Security vulnerability
No Setup/upgrade costs
Expensive Support Services
Professional/Accountable Security
Services
Interoperability issues with 3rd party course
packages
Customization Easiness Using PHP server side scripting
Restricted Customization
Highly user friendly interface designs
No scalability cost Cost/No. of users Interoperability solutions
Examples
About Moodle LMSIntroduction
•Moodle Stands for:•Modular Object Oriented
Dynamic Learning Environment
• PhD thesis: "the use of open source
software to support a social
constructionist epistemology of
teaching and learning within Internet-
based communities of reflective
inquiry”.
Martin DougiamasCurtin University, Australia
About Moodle LMSHistorical SnapshotsBranch
Originalrelease date
VersionVersion
release date1.0 20 August 2002 1.0.9 30 May 20031.1 29 August 2003 1.1.1 11 September 20031.2 20 March 2004 1.2.1 25 March 20041.3 25 May 2004 1.3.5 9 September 20041.4 31 August 2004 1.4.5 7 May 20051.5 5 June 2005 1.5.4 21 May 20061.6 20 May 2006 1.6.9 28 January 20091.7 7 November 2006 1.7.7 28 January 20091.8 30 March 2007 1.8.14 3 December 20101.9 3 March 2008 1.9.19 9 July 2012
2.024 November 2010
2.0.10 9 July 2012
2.1 1 June 2011 2.1.10 14 January 2013
2.2 5 December 2011 2.2.11 8 July 2013
2.3 25 June 2012 2.3.10 11 November 2013
2.4 3 December 2012 2.4.7 11 November 2013
2.5 14 May 2013 2.5.3 11 November 2013
2.618 November 2013
2.6.1 13 January 2014
2.7 12 May 2014 2.7.2 8 September 2014
About Moodle LMSFacts and numbers
As of August 2014, more than 67 million registered users
are using Moodle. This list shows you a few other stats
(the numbers are from http://moodle.org/stats ):
• Registered courses: 7,445,102
• Users: 67,966,945
• Countries using Moodle: 232
• Languages: 83
• Some typical
features of
Moodle are:
• Assignment
submission
• Discussion forum
• Files download
• Grading
• Moodle instant
messages
• Online calendar
• Online news and
announcement (College and course level)
• Online quiz
• Wiki
• Gamification
About Moodle LMSFeatures
Moodle and E-Lab Project
• Because of the numerous advantage Moodle
is offering to manage e-learning , Moodle was
chosen for implementing and delivering
virtual experiments within E-Lab Project.
• It enabled us to:− Allow experiments’ reusability, interoperability, scalability
and maintenance− Manage users across diffident permissions and roles− Collaborate, document and transfer project procedures
and outcomes.
Moodle and E-Lab ProjectSome Statistics of Moodle Utilization Across Project PartnersDescription
No. of overall DB Registered Users +3000
No. of Students +1600
No. of Instructors/Managers/Course Creators
20
No. Categories +9
Breakdown of Categories - Electrical Engineering - Civil Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Physics- Chemistry - Short Courses - Graduation Projects - Undergraduate + Postgraduate Courses
No. Courses/Experiments 41 Courses/ 38 Experiment
No. of quizzes/Assignments 4
References
• Joint Information Systems Committee (2009) Definitions: Technology
enhanced learning environments areas. The internet. Last accessed (13-
11-2014) URL:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/tele/definitions.as
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• Kerschenbaum, Steven (4 June 2009). "LMS Selection Best
Practices" (White paper). Adayana Chief Technology Officer. pp. 1–15.
Retrieved 13 February 2013.
• Moodle. Org http://moodle.org/stats
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