Towards a Real Virtual Classroom

I presented the paper at the conference, and attended the keynote speeches and some sessions of presentation of others. About the ideas and system I presented, many people agreed with me that online education does has some shortcomings compared to face-to-face education, and agreed that the current online education practice needs to be improved to address those shortcomings. They suggested that it would be better to use other social media such as facebook, in addition to online forum and chat.Distance education is well regarded as a better way to bring education to those who are unable to attend classes at traditional schools and universities. In recent years, new Web technologies and systems such as Ajax, RSS, Wikis, blogs, social networks, online image and video sharing, online whiteboard and mind maps have made distance education more efficient and effective. However, in today distance education practice, distance learners still cannot get some of the benefits that traditional classrooms have offered. In this paper, we present a Web-based course delivery system that can provide a classroom like environment to learners distributed across the Web. Within such a system, learners are more closely connected, and helps can come more timely from their peers or the instructor and tutors. We discuss the design and architecture of the system, as well as the implementation

IMPLEMENTATION OF E-LEARNING USING THE MOODLE

STAI Tuanku Tambusai Pasir Pangaraian is a high school for Islamic religious education, which in the Teaching and Learning Process (PBM) is currently trying to apply the concept of blended learning by using e-learning. The purpose of this research is to build a Learning Management System (LMS) that can assist lecturers and students in conducting PBM with the help of computer technology. This is felt to have become a necessity during the pandemic and industrial revolution 4.0, STAI should have an e-larning that is able to answer challenges. The online learning system service architecture (e-learning) can be used as an appropriate design in the development of learning methods where the level of flexibility, scalability and functionality can make PBM easier to do anywhere and anytime. The designed online learning system (e-learning) at STAI Tuanku Tambusai is used by two actors, namely students and lecturers

VidyaOnline: Design and Development of a FOSS based Virtual Learning Environment on Library and Information Science at Vidyasagar University, West Bengal

VidyaOnline, the prototype web-based modular and interactive learning system, is aimed to produce a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) for library and information science courses. In its final contour, VidyaOnline will be acted as a generic e learning platform for courses offered by the Directorate of Distance Education (DDE), Vidyasagar University. As we know, learning system that supports VLE features (as prescribed by INSPIRAL project), is not restricted to distance education alone, VidyaOnline will have all the facilities to support off-campus learning and evaluation activities related to traditional courses of Vidyasagar University. In short, VidyaOnline will be emerging as a web integrated hybrid e learning system for library and information science courses as well as for other distance and traditional courses of Vidyasagar University. The structure of VidyaOnline extends support for all three forms of VLE – web-based training, supported online learning and informal e learning. The software architecture of VidyaOnline is completely based on FOSS (Free and Open Source Software). It uses LAMP (Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP) architecture, Moodle course management system and GD graphics library to design and develop an interactive web-integrated e learning platform to accommodate library and information science courses along with other distance education programmes of DDE, Vidyasagar University. VidyaOnline is completely compatible with Unicode and one courseware is available in Unicode-based Bengali language interface

Perancangan Sistem Informasi Akademik Pada Sma Tangerang 1 Berbasis Web Menggunakan Framework Laravel

The use of web-based information systems has been widely used in various fields, especially in education. In the field of education, this system is referred to as an academic information system, which is a platform designed to facilitate the implementation of administrative tasks in the academic field in educational institutions online. However, currently there are still many educational institutions that still use the old or manual method. SMA Tangerang 1 currently has not optimized the use of information systems effectively and still relies on manual or conventional methods such as using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word to input and manage data. In this research, the design of a web-based academic information system is carried out with the aim of increasing efficiency and effectiveness in managing grade management data, subjects, teacher data, student data at SMA Tangerang 1. Designed using the Laravel framework with Model View Control(MVC) architecture. This research adopts the Extreme Programming method in developing the application, resulting in a web-based information system that can be utilized by SMA Tangerang 1. The results of system testing show good performance, in accordance with user expectations

Precarious school level scalability amid network level resilience: insights from a multilevel multiscale model of scalability

Meeting Theme: Toward Justice: Culture, Language, and Heritage in Education Research and PraxisThis paper presents the scalability analyses of two teacher networks in Hong Kong supported by university researchers. The Learning Community Projects (LCP, 2001-2012) promoted knowledge building pedagogy (Scardamalia 2002) using Knowledge Forum® for online discussions and networked with the Knowledge Building International Project (KBIP). Learning 2.0 (L2.0 for short) was a local network that provided a Moodle-based online learning platform and pedagogical design support to teachers for implementation of Liberal Studies, a new school subject stipulated as compulsory in the education reform process for nurturing critical thinking and lifelong learning skills during 2008 to 2012. Funding for both projects ended in 2012. All network activities in LCP ended, but a number of the L2.0 schools still sought to maintain the pedagogical practices and the online platform using their own resources. This paper proposes a multilevel multiscale model for analyzing the architecture for learning in the specific contexts of three teachers, two connected with LCP and one with L2.0. The analysis reveal that different raison d’être for the SUNG projects, system level involvement, school level conditions and how the learning technology relate to the wider technologic environment interact, leading to the different scalability outcomes observed. The implications of these findings and the utility of the analytic model are discussed.postprin

Implementasi Arsitektur Microservices Menggunakan RESTful API Untuk Website Online Course Esploor

Rapid technological developments affect various aspects of life, such as education. Many online learning platforms provide various materials needed by the community. Online course applications usually consist of many interconnected services. Traditionally, applications are built with a monolithic approach that makes all services in the same codebase, so they often experience many problems as the system grows larger. The online course application will be created using a microservices architecture to facilitate maintenance and update. Microservices are intended so that each service can perform one function well. One service with another service can be connected using the Application Programming Interface (API) such as REST. The system design uses the Web Service Implementation Methodology (WSIM). This online course application uses two languages, JavaScript and PHP on the BackEnd side and MySQL as a Database Management System (DBMS) to store data and ReactJs technology to build a user interface.Perkembangan teknologi yang pesat mempengaruhi berbagai aspek kehidupan seperti bidang pendidikan. Banyak platform pembelajaran online yang menyediakan berbagai materi yang dibutuhkan masyarakat. Aplikasi kursus online biasanya terdiri dari banyak layanan yang saling terhubung. Secara tradisional aplikasi dibangun dengan pendekatan monolitik yang menjadikan semua layanan berada pada satu codebase yang sama sehingga sering mengalami banyak masalah ketika sistem berkembang semakin besar. Untuk memudahkan dalam pemeliharaan dan pembaharuan, aplikasi kursus online akan dibuat menggunakan arsitektur microservices. Microservices ditujukan agar setiap service dapat melakukan satu fungsionalitas dengan baik. Antar service satu dengan service lain dapat terhubung menggunakan Application Programming Interface (API) seperti REST. Perancangan sistem dilakukan dengan metode Web Service Implementation Methodology (WSIM). Aplikasi kursus online ini menggunakan dua bahasa yaitu JavaScript dan PHP pada sisi BackEnd nya dan MySQL sebagai Database Management System (DBMS) untuk menyimpan data dan teknologi ReactJs untuk membangun tampilan antarmuka pengguna

Sustainable Design Education through a Self-Directed Online System

Sustainable design and engineering is an important topic, yet it is under-represented in educational institutions; moreover, it must be taught to practicing professionals, not just students. A free online system has been created to address both problems at once, providing educational materials for educators and also providing a self-paced program for professionals or students to earn a certificate in sustainable design. Called the Autodesk Sustainability Workshop, it is a collection of video tutorials and supporting materials (PDF reference guides, slide decks, quizzes, and other resources) that can be used either by individuals themselves or by educators (either in schools or the workplace) to learn principles and practical skills related to green design, mechanical engineering, and building science. Its dozens of video tutorials span the range from introduction to fundamental principles in sustainability, to specific operation of analytical software tools such as FEA and energy modeling. All videos are on focused topics and of short duration (typically 3 - 6 minutes) so they can be inserted into curricula as educators see fit, not forcing a full curriculum structure. For self-guided learners, or educators who desire a full curriculum, an interactive structure provides quizzes along with the learning resources; upon successful completion, they lead up to a certificate in green design. Currently there is only one certificate, in basic building science; future releases will expand the certificate program to sustainable product design as well, since many of the learning resources are on these topics. For content not covered by the certificate program, the website\u27s information architecture suggests a multi-threaded approach to learning sustainable design. As three-quarters of a million people around the world have already viewed content from the site, this self-directed online learning system is proposed to be a highly scalable method of providing sustainable design and engineering education

Introducing RALfie – remote access laboratories for fun, innovation and education

Remote Access laboratories are online platform for performing experiments from remote locations. Usually these systems follow a centralised client-server paradigm. This demo will present RALfie - Remote Access Laboratories for Fun, Innovation and Education that is a peer-to-peer remote access laboratory architecture where participants are both users of experiments as well as makers. The system is built upon a VPN service that allows direct access between learner and makers’ experiential rigs. A graphical programming language SNAP is the basis of programming and interfacing with the experimental rig. Apart from experiment and interfaces, quest-based learning strategy is used that presents the experiments as a set of hierarchical groups of activities or quests. This distributed design of RAL allows more hands-on experience to build any experimental setup and provides opt unities to collaborate with fellow students

Construction of 21st Century Archives for the Research Foundation of the Library and Information Professions and Education: Towards a Methodological Synthesis of Library and Information Science and Archival Science

We launched a project aimed to organize and create digital archives for library and information professions that will contribute to both research and education. The archive will comprise historical materials owned by the University of Tsukuba\u27s Graduate School of Library, Information and Media Studies, which shaped the history of the education of library and information professions for most of the 20th century.This project includes the formation of a comprehensive system for collecting and conserving materials and the implementation of a system for their utilization. The aims of this project are twofold: (1) to examine a methodological synthesis of library and information science and archival science and (2) to re-examine the history of the library and information professions and education.Major users of the archives are library and information science researchers specialized in library and information professions and the history of librarianship. This system will establish a multilingual interface for international researchers who are interested in comparing professional development models of education for librarianship. Museum materials will be used for educational content on the history of media technology.There are no precedents for a comprehensive archival system for the education of library and information professions that includes archival documents and museum documents. This archive thus has the potential to serve as an international model for knowledge-sharing on library and information science.Six subordinate cross-disciplinary studies are in progress under the project. They comprise (1) A detailed examination of the collection and oral histories investigation, (2) Information architecture for digital archives, (3) Historical research on library and information professions and education, using archival materials, (4) Modeling, implementation and evaluation of the archive, (5) Modeling of the exhibition space, and (6) Analysis of the research project (museums, libraries and archives collaboration). This poster presentation focuses on studies in progress on (2) Information Architecture for digital archives and (3) Historical research on library and information professions and education, using archival materials.The first study reconsidered “digital archives” to drive forward the project entitled “21st Century Archives for the Research Foundation of the Library and Information Professions and Education.” As a result, digital archives are defined as mapping of the original archives, holding to the principles of provenance, respect for the original order, preservation of the original forms of the archives, and permanent preservation. A real digital archive must be constructed based on an information architecture methodology.Information architecture is the structural design of shared information environments; the art and science of organizing and labeling websites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability and findability. It involves analysis of information context and organization, labeling, navigation and retrieval using a consistent design philosophy. Information design prioritizes how information is presented on a website. Information architecture, on the other hand, is a website construction method that focuses on how to organize information elements. This study aims to achieve faithful mapping between the context of the original resources and electronic resources through the application of information architecture methodology to the establishment of digital archives.In the second study, we adopted the methodology of digital humanities as our analytical scheme to clarify the historical development, current conditions, and future vision of the library and information professions and education. The materials in our archive collections for historical research of librarianship are periodicals, annual reports, minutes of meetings, syllabuses, business diaries, photographs, audio materials, video materials and films. They include unpublished and handwritten materials. Whatever their form, these materials are an aggregation of the memory of the philosophy of an institution and records of past activities. Previous studies have not included these materials due to their uncatalogued nature and often poor state of preservation.We used two illustrative examples that utilize digital archive collections to demonstrate the progress of research. The first attempt was to trace the history of library and information professions focusing on changes in nominal designations of librarians/information professionals. The other was a consideration of the gender issue concerning female librarians, using digital images from the archive. These primary investigations have suggested the potential for reconstructing a discourse on the library and information professions and education.Japanese Association for Digital Humanities Conference 2014, at University of Tsukuba, September 19-21, 2014 (Poster session 2