Portrayal of Bahir Dar University Learning

Management System Moodle 3.04+v

By: ICT Learning and Teaching Technologies Unit/LTTU/

 Bahir Dar University
ICT Directorate Formation

 Infrastructure & Services Unit

 Business Applications Development
and Administration Unit
 Learning and Teaching Technologies
Unit
 Support and Maintenance Unit
 Training and Consultancy Unit
Role of ICT Learning and Teaching Technologies Unit

 Implement, control and manage University videoconference and smart

class rooms.
 Implement, control and manage University eLearning system.
 Implement, control and manage University digital library system.
 Implement, control and manage University website and its academic
resources on it.
 Implement, control and manage University digital signage system.
 Put directions on preparing course material and work together with
college and departments.
 Content of the presentation

 Backend description of the system

 Introduction of the system

 Why we use Moodle

 Benefits of the system

 Actors of the system

 Main Features of the system

 Current status of the system

 Obstacle of the system

 Activities on the system

 Conclusion
 Backend description of the system
 Domain name of the system Database server
”elearning.bdu.edu.et”
 Server: Localhost via UNIX
 Version of the system “Moodle
socket
3.04+”
 Server type: MySQL
 Public IP address of the system
“197.156.97.82”  Server version: 5.7.17-
0ubuntu0.16.04
 Local IP address of the system
“10.2.144.7”  Protocol version: 10
 Cont…
Web server phpMyAdmin
 Apache/2.4.18 (Ubuntu)  Version 4.5.4.1deb2ubuntu1Power
 Database client version: libmysql system
- mysqlnd  Power consumption 225W max(220AC V).
 PHP extension: mysqli   No generator
 PHP version: 7.0.15-  The service is not 24/7
0ubuntu0.16.04.4
 Cont…
Server description
 Memory=11.7 GiB  OS type=64-bit
 Processor=Intel® Xeon(R) CPU  Disk size=998.5 GB
E5640 @ 2.67GHz × 16
 Graphics=Gallium 0.4 on
llvmpipe (LLVM 3.8, 128 bits) 
Introduction of the system
 Cont…
 Developed by an Australian named
Martin Dougiams
 Moodle is an open source Learning
Management System (LMS) that
university, com- munity even
individual instructors use to add
web technology to their courses.
 MOODLE stands for (Modular
Object Oriented Dynamic Learning
Environment)
 Used world-wide for example
 More than 30,000 educational
organizations around the world
currently use Moodle to deliver
online courses and to supplement
traditional face-to-face courses
 First class Universities and
organizations such us London
School of Economics, California
state of university, UI, OAU, Shell
and Microsoft.
 Why we use Moodle
 Simple access to online and
network resources.
 Open source and freely
available for all No licensing or
upgrade cost
 Popular world-wide with
online community support of
dedicated users and developers
 They enable a more
conventional, richer mode of
teaching.
 More diverse teaching system
and process. Audio and video
 Extensive online documentation
for users and administrators
 Benefits of the system
 Easier file sharing and learning
feedback
 Will NOT replace the already
established classroom lectures
But introduced what is
commonly known as blended-
learning
Encourage continuity of subjects
resources taught by different
Lecturers
 For dynamic and more
engaging teaching and learning
process
 Streamline the management of
a large class of students
 Lectures continue online even
when Lecturer is away
 Cont…
An easy way to communicate with
students and staff where ever they are
A quick way to share documents
Easy access to relevant and useful
online resources
 Online assignment handling
 Manage your materials
 Save time and money
 Control access to different areas
 Use less paper
 Designed to encourage collaborative
learning
 No more delay in lecture start date,
online resources can keep students
engaged till classes restart
Actors of the system

Managers

Students

Teachers Moodle

Guests

Administrators
 Main features of the system
 Students, Teacher and  Online news and
Administrator login announcement
 Assignment submission  Online quiz
 Discussion forum  Wiki and forum
 Grading and Assessment  Self and peer Assessment
 Instant messages  chat
 Online calendar
 Current Status of the system
 Active colleges and institutes
 CDE
 BIT
 Number of teachers
 30
 Number of students
 2800
 Obstacle of the system
The University lacks comprehensive institutional
and organizational mechanisms for facilitating
the development and growth of e-learning;
 No structures in place for technical
Lack of a policy that promotes e-learning within and system support;
teaching and learning;
Lack of quality management processes to enhance
 The University lacks to
e-learning; implement and giving support of
Limited initiatives for the professional
nationally implemented new ICT
development of staff to integrate e-learning
within existing curricula; structure in the university 
 

 Considerable funding is needed to

implement a successful e-learning
programme.
 Activities on the system
Teachers Activities
Introducing user interface  Course setting
Introducing course interface
 Add quiz on activity part
Add event
Course administration block  Add assignment on activity part
Demo
 Add books on resource part
Chat
 Add files on resource part
Forum
 Cont…
Students Activities
Introducing
 user interface  Introducing course interface
Change password

 How to use assignment
Edit profile


Logout and login


 How to use quiz
chat


 How to use books

 How to download reading

materials
 How to use events
 Conclusion
 As we know It is a new system in our university so we would
like to recommend for all participants and responsible bodies
to utilize and escalate the system with in our university on
learning and teaching and research process.
 The learning curve may be steep, slow adoption and some
resistance but the long-term benefit of the eLearning
system to the University community as a whole will surely
out-weigh.
Thank you
 Topic we cover on training part
 Introducing interfaces  Resource part
 Introducing blokes - book
 Activity part - file
- assignment how to use - folder
- chat - label
how to use - bigbluebutton - page
- forum - url
- quiz