Enabling E-Labs Experiments Delivery

Using Moodle LMS

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.

E-Lab ProjectExperiments Snapshots

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