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Using Open-Sourced Platform to
Facilitate Students’ Learning:
An Implementation of Drupal as a
Learning Management System
I-Pang Fu
Naifen Su
Dr. Wesley Donahue
Sep 29, 2011 @ Columbus, GA
Today’s Agenda
• Background
• Problem(s)
• Pilot Study
• Demonstration
• Evaluation
• Discussion
Background
• Angel is the official LMS at Penn State
• The University started to search for new LMS or keep using Angel within 2 years
• Demand of hybrid/online courses increases at Penn State
• Faculty members’ expectation about LMS
• Students’ expectation about LMS
Problem(s)
• Where to find pilot group without trouble?
• Who should be included in pilot group?
• What should be moved into new platform?
• What is the time frame?
Will it work?
Pilot Study
• Engineering students with leadership minor
• Traditional course is provided in tri-semester
• 20 to 30 students per semester
• Most of them are junior, senior, or super senior students
• Discussion, team work, and presentation are the main tasks in this course
Pilot Study (Conti.)
• In the past, students used Angel to
access everything about the class.
• But it is not easy to manage everything
for students or for faculty members.
Pilot Study (Conti.)
• Since Summer 2011, we used Drupal to serve as a LMS for the students.
• Integrated with Social Media (Facebook & LinkEdin)
• Continuing improvement anytime and anywhere.
• Cross browsers and devices.
• Getting feedback from students every day.
Pilot Study (Conti.)
Demonstration
• What we will demonstrate?
Frontpage
Syllabus
People
Modules
Assignments
Forums
Calendar
Demonstration (Cont.)
• Frontpage
• Syllabus
Demonstration (Cont.)
• People
Demonstration (Cont.)
• Modules
Demonstration (Cont.)
• Assignments
Demonstration (Cont.)
• Forums
Demonstration (Cont.)
• Calendar
Demonstration (Cont.)
• Social Media
Demonstration (Cont.)
• The real demonstration coming up !
• Explore the site.
• Explore the social media.
• Discussion and feedback.
Demonstration (Cont.)
Evaluation
• The transition from Angel to Drupal
• Designer’s reflection
• Students’ reflection
• Pro / Con of using Drupal
Discussion
• Next step and future plan
• Question and feedback
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