an out of the box e-learning program

An out of the box e-learning program

Dubhgan Hincheydhinchey@jaist.ac.jpJapan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Workshop Overview• Overview of E-learning Systems

• Comparing software checklist

• Example Moodle courses

Some E-learning systems

• Built for education?• Mobile apps?• Well supported?• Open source?• Multilingual?• Scalable?• Customizable?

Some simple checks• Is it better than Google Docs? • Website usage and relationships• http://internet-map.net/• Statistics of Open Source Projects• http://www.ohloh.net/• Check out the forums, demos & documentation • Run your own local server

http://internet-map.net/

http://www.ohloh.net/

http://www.ohloh.net/

http://docs.moodle.org/24/en/Installing_Moodle

• Open source and free• Flexible, versatile • Multi language support• Local: Moodle Association of Japan• Extensive Reading program “out of the box”• Possible module development (php)• Users can influence the Moodle project

Why we choose Moodle

What we got out of the box

• Extensive reading program via: www.moodlereader.org We purchased 400 graded readers to start• Book review database• Student can retry activities, study anytime, anywhere.• A web presence for our English program

Live Site:Moodle@JAIST