scholarly journals Moodle LMS Integration with Amazon Alexa: A Practical Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 6859
Author(s):  
Javier Ochoa-Orihuel ◽  
Raúl Marticorena-Sánchez ◽  
María Consuelo Sáiz-Manzanares
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Web Service ◽  
Data Structures ◽  
Learning Management Systems ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Content Creation ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Voice User ◽  
Work Done

The frequency of interaction between teachers and students through Learning Management Systems (LMSs) is continuously rising. However, recent studies highlight the challenges presented in current LMSs to meet the specific needs of the student, regarding usability and learnability. With the motivation to support the research of effectiveness when using a Voice User Interface (VUI) for education, this paper presents the work done (RQ1) to build the basic architecture for an Alexa skill for educational purposes, including its integration with Moodle, and (RQ2) to establish whether Moodle currently provides the necessary tools for voice-content creation for develop voice-first applications, aiming to provide new scientific insight to help researchers on future works of similar characteristics. As a result of this work, we provide guidelines for the architecture of an Alexa skill application integrated with Moodle through safe protocols, such as Alexa’s Account Linking Web Service, while our findings ratify the need for additional tooling within Moodle platform for voice-content creation in order to create an appealing voice experience, with the capabilities to process Moodle data structures and produce sensible sentences that can be understood by users when spoken by a voice device.

scholarly journals Towards Model-Based User Interface Development of e-Learning Management Systems

2012 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-71
Author(s):  
Josefina Guerrero-García ◽  
Juan Manuel González-Calleros ◽  
Jaime Muñoz-Arteaga ◽  
Miguel Ángel León-Chávez ◽  
Carlos Reyes-García
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Learning Management Systems ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Model Based ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Management

scholarly journals A Study on the Usability of Moodle and Blackboard – Saudi Students Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Aseel Alghafis ◽  
Atheer Alrasheed ◽  
Amal Abdulghany
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
User Interface ◽  
University Students ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Learning Management Systems ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Saudi Students ◽  
Blackboard Systems ◽  
The World ◽  
E Learning

<p class="0abstract">Nowadays, e-learning management systems are used in many universities around the world. In Saudi Arabia, universities use several systems such as Moodle and Blackboard. However, only little empirical research has been conducted on Saudi students’ preference for such systems. This study compared the usability of Moodle and Blackboard systems among Saudi university students. Specifically, three comparison metrics have been considered: user interface, download and upload service and materials organization. The results showed that the students preferred Moodle and believed that it is more usable than Blackboard in all studied metrics.</p>

User Research Techniques for User Interface Design of Learning Management Systems: A Decade Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 218-232
Author(s):  
Luis Raúl Méndez-Becerra ◽  
Viviana Yarel Rosales-Morales ◽  
Giner Alor-Hernández ◽  
Carmen Mezura-Godoy
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
Learning Management Systems ◽  
User Interface Design ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
User Research ◽  
Research Techniques ◽  
Learning Management

scholarly journals SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION FOR SCORM CONTENT MIGRATION IN THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

2017 ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
Y. B. Popova ◽  
S. V. Yatsynovich
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Learning Management System ◽  
Learning Management Systems ◽  
Software Implementation ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Training Materials ◽  
Training Content ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Learning Management

Using of learning management systems increases the possibility of teachers and students in achieving their goals in education. Such systems provide learning content, help to organize and to monitor training progress, help to collect statistics. However, the transition from one LMS to another there is a problem of content migration, because all training materials and tests should either be recreated, or somehow be migrated to the new system. Content migration by hand is a very time-consuming process, so the leading developers of the learning management systems developed a standard for the organization and storage of content, called SCORM (Eng., Sharable Content Object Reference Model). Created by this standard, the content must migrate to the learning management system provided its support for these systems. SCORM standard allows you to create training content that is not dependent on the learning management system, but the loosely embedded in it. This approach enables teachers to develop unique courses and put them free available or for sale in the Internet for all interested persons, and to use educational content created by the best specialists around the world to carry out their activities. The content on the SCORM standard imposes certain requirements on the learning management systems, as they do not distort the training content and properly interact with the tests. The aim of this article is a software implementation of a content migration by SCORM standard from other learning management systems in its own development used at the Software Department of the Faculty of Information Technology and Robotics of the Belarusian National Technical University.

scholarly journals Assessing the Adoption of Learning Management Systems in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 204-209
Author(s):  
WJAJM Lasanthika ◽  
WDNSM Tennakoon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Learning Management Systems ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Learning Management ◽  
Acceptance Model

Objective - At present, higher educational institutions are heavily reliant on Learning Management Systems (LMS) to effectively manage communication with students and to enable technology-based learning. However, the success of LMS depends mostly on the adoption of LMS by students and teachers. The aim of this study is to incorporate different important factors of the Technology Acceptance Model to compare the behavioural intention of students and teachers to adopt LMS. Methodology/Technique – Structured instruments are used for a sample of academics and undergraduates as the main contributors of LMS. The attitude towards LMS adoption of academics and students was compared. Finding - The results suggest that the attitudes of teachers and students towards LMS adoption significantly differ as both contributors and users of LMS. Novelty - In addition, the research highlights different aspects of LMS that can be manipulated for the successful adoption of LMS Type of Paper: Empirical. Keywords: LMS Adoption; Technology Acceptance Model (TAM); University Community; Attitude Reference Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Lasanthika, W.J.A.J.M; Tennakoon, W.D.N.S.M. 2019. Assessing the Adoption of Learning Management Systems in Higher Education, Global J. Bus. Soc. Sci. Review 7(3): 204 – 208. https://doi.org/10.35609/gjbssr.2019.7.3(5) JEL Classification: A20, A23, A29.

scholarly journals Introducing a learning management system at a Russian university: Students' and teachers' perceptions

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalya Emelyanova ◽  
Elena Voronina
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
University Students ◽  
Research University ◽  
Learning Management Systems ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Constructive Approach ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Management

<p class="BODYTEXT">Learning management systems (LMS) have been proven to encourage a constructive approach to knowledge acquisition and support active learning. One of the keys to successful and efficient use of LMS is how the stakeholders adopt and perceive this learning tool. The present research is therefore motivated by the importance of understanding teachers' and students' perceptions of LMS in order to anticipate possible issues (problems) and help to build a productive learning environment and a committed user community. The paper looks at this process at a Russian university (National Research University Higher School of Economics – HSE) where the system is being implemented and examines the following issues: qualification and readiness of the stakeholders to use LMS and their perceptions of the system's convenience, effectiveness, and usefulness. The research reveals remarkable divergence of students’ and teachers’ perceptions of various aspects of LMS which must be considered when raising the effectiveness of the system and building commitment to e-learning. They are analyzed and explicated in the present paper.</p><p class="BODYTEXT"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p>

scholarly journals Efficacy of Social Networking Sites for Sustainable Education in the Era of COVID-19: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 808
Author(s):  
Nadire Cavus ◽  
Abdullahi S. Sani ◽  
Yusuf Haruna ◽  
Abdulmalik A. Lawan
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Learning Management Systems ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Sustainable Education ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Containment Measures

The sudden advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated containment measures require educational institutions of all sizes to adopt eLearning as the only option for sustainable education. Despite the numerous Learning Management Systems, the rapid migration to eLearning posed numerous challenges that negatively affect the effectiveness and sustainability of the educational activities. The current study systematically reviewed recent articles that recognized the value and feasibility of using Social Networking Sites (SNSs) in education. The study highlighted the current eLearning challenges and illustrated effective strategies for the sustainable educational use of SNSs by both institutions, teachers, and students. Thus, solutions to the problems experienced in education during the COVID-19 period were highlighted based on SNS-supported strategies.

Comparative and Evaluative Study of Free Learning Management Systems

2021 ◽  
pp. 80-107
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Learning Management Systems ◽  
Systemic Approach ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Evaluative Study ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Matching Degree ◽  
Learning Management

LMSs are constantly changing; they have transformed the lives of teachers and students. In this chapter, the authors propose a comparative study of free LMSs, from a methodical and systemic approach, that identifies the dimensions, the specifications, and the essential criteria for evaluating LMSs. They evaluate the most recognized LMSs to measure the matching degree between technological possibilities that they offer and the pedagogical assumptions to facilitate the choice of the most suitable LMS to help the users in their choice to benefit the potential offered by technologies in pedagogy.

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