With COVID-19 causing a lock-down all over the world, a lot of schools and universities had to move their classes online. While some institutions already had learning management systems in place a lot of others weren’t ready and had to find quick solutions including Whatsapp groups and zoom calls.
Without any confirmed cure or vaccine for COVID-19 a big transformation is expected to happen in education. Schools will rely more on e-learning platforms and reduce the physical presence in their premises. To manage their classes efficiently, instructors need a Learning Management System that gives them control and flexibility.
If you are looking for an e-learning platform for your institution you will find many paid and free solutions that cater to different needs. I personally recommend Moodle: an open-source platform with a lot of features, a lot of available modules and a big community of users who are ready to support you if you face any issues.
My first experience with moodle was in 2006. As part of my final year project at the university I got the chance to implement moodle for the institution. My tasks included setting up the server, installing moodle, developing additional modules and administering and maintaining the platform for a period of 1 year.
In the past 3 years I implemented and maintained moodle for 2 other universities. My tasks included setting up the environment, implementing and customizing the platform, developing migration and integration scripts with other systems and maintaining the platforms.
Moodle Features
Moodle is a learning platform designed to provide educators, administrators and learners with a single robust, secure and integrated system to create personalized learning environments. You can download the software onto your own web server.
Moodle is free to use with no licensing fees. It’s easy to use and supports many languages. Moodle is an all-in-one learning platform with a lot of integrated tools such as blogs, wiki, chat, forums, etc. A mobile application is also available to be used for the moodle platform.
For a comprehensive list of features you can visit Moodle documentation on the following link https://docs.moodle.org/39/en/Features.
If you need help in implementing moodle for your school / university feel free to contact my by whatsapp on +966 50 427 8519 or by email yk@youssefkassab.com
