MITx: 11.132x Design and Development of Educational Technology

Assignment 6.2: The Final Product Pitch

Submitted by: Dr. Ridip Dev Choudhury

Project Title: IDOL FOSS DIGITAL CLASSROOM: A Digital Learning Environment

Objective:

The aim of this project is to teach various subjects of Information Technology to the students of the Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) of Gauhati University, Assam, India. The project is already implemented in my institute and it is working since 2012. I have designed and implemented the project with moodle (https://moodle.org) , a free and open source virtual learning software. The idea behind the project are described below so that you can also implement it in your organization with minimal cost.

Features:

1. Lesson2. Discussion forum3. messaging4. self test5. online test6. workshop7. peer assessment8. Chat9. Survey

Working Environment:

1. GNU/Linux Operating System installed in a High Capacity Server2. Almost 100 computers in 2 computer laboratories are connected with the server in a LAN3. Moodle is installed and configured in the server4. Some Course Categories are created and under the course categories i have created the courses.5. Under the courses the subjects are created.6. For each student some accounts are created and they can access the tool with the username and

password provided.

Fig 1: User Login Screen

Fig 2: Course Categories

Fig 3: The Subjects/Papers to teach

Fig 4: The insight of a paper

Fig 5: Self Assessment for students

Fig 6: Self Assessment for students

Fig 7: Self Assessment Results are displayed automatically in a block

Fig 8: The activity reports can be seen by a teacher

Fig 9: The activity reports can be seen by a teacher

Fig 10: Teachers can add resources and activities

Conclusion: I have implemented this environment and found very much effective. I have used it in my classroom teaching, where the students can directly access the resources by sitting in their computer. Thus in a traditional face-to-face classroom teaching, any subjects can be taught in a digital way. If you want to access the learning resources online, simply connect the server with Internet. Thus the teacher can teach the students in a blended learning environment.