DLMS

(Distributed Learning Management Systems)

International Group
Institute for Information Industry
November, 2007
 Outline
• DLMS overview
• Scenarios
• Functions and features
• Architecture
• Demo
• Summary
 DLMS Overview
• DLMS (Distributed Learning Management Systems)
is an LMS product developed by III.
• DLMS passes SCORM 1.2 level 3 and 2004
conformance test suites.
• DLMS emphasizes on the interoperability in a
distributed environment where:
– students can access learning resources from multiple
systems via a single learning portal, and
– operators can analyze and evaluate the integrated learning
records from multiple systems.
• DLMS has been used by an organization with more
than 30,000 members.
 DLMS Goal
• Forming an e-learning
web by connecting
multiple learning
systems:
– Learning materials can
be shared and
exchanged through this
web
– Allows learner to access
learning resources in this
web through single portal
– Allows manager to
access statistics and
reports in this web
through single portal
Distributed Learning Environment

Learner Manager Learner

School Home

Repository

General Organization for

Technical Education &
Vocational Training/
Ministry of Education
 Scenarios
• Users
– School administrators
Deliver courses and assign them to students
– Students
Take e-learning courses
– Parents of students
Know the learning status and rankings of students
– Teachers
Know the learning progress of students
• Hosts
– General Organization for Technical Education &
Vocational Training
– Business operators
Know the business operating information of each branch
 Functions
Administrator manages Operators manage the View learning record Education and course Students do online
system configurations information and and query score report management learning and view
Repository privilege of the Learning record Course management learning records
configuration student management Material management My courses
LMS configuration Student management Scores management Course taken Online course
Group management Score report viewing management learning
Privilege management Learning record
viewing

DLMS
System Member Learning Record Course Online
Administration Management Management Management Classroom

Distributed Course Access Distributed Learning Record Integration

Query Interface Query Interface

Privilege Control Privilege Control

Course Repository Learning Record Database

 Features
• SCORM 1.2 level 3 and 2004 compliant
• Supporting multi-lingual environment
• Sufficient learning management
• Distributed courses access
• Distributed learning record integration
• Easy system installation and maintaining
• Supporting course map viewing
Distributed System Solution
System Architecture
 Remote Connection

General Organization for

School Home
Technical Education &
Vocational Training
Connect Connect
Repository

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n ec nec
Con t

Connect
 Course Management
Import Course From Local

Course 1
School
Course operator
Course 2
Import Course From
SCOR M Remote

1.2
Repository
School
Content provider
Home

School
Home

Home School
 Students Read Online Courses

 Course

read online course

Student

 Note

take notes
Course Map
Learning Records and Business Statistics

•This branch has most students

•The scores of most of students
taking this course are lower
than the average
•Most students take this course
School Home

Learning record
School
Home

Rank

My son ranks 89 I answered The student should

in the learning wrong for this pay more effort at
web question this kind of
questions
 Summary
• DLMS is suitable for a distributed environment
– Remote resource access
– Remote data integration
– Remote information display
• DLMS provide sufficient functions
– System administration
– Member management
– Course management
– Learning record management
– Online classroom
• Course map viewing
• DLMS is SCORM 1.2 level 3 and 2004 compliant
Q&A