Bridging the gap: integrating the library into Moodle learning management system a study

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raj Kishor Kampa
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Learning Management System ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
First Year ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Learning Management ◽  
Ease Of Access

Purpose This paper aims to study how a library can be best integrated into eLearning platform, thereby making it easier for both the instructors and students to search the library resources with ease. Further, it explores the perceived usefulness of library integration in the eLearning platform and ease of access of library resources and services through the integrated system by students. Design/methodology/approach The study has adopted quantitative research design to garner the perceptions of students towards library integration system in eLearning and its perceived usefulness of integration. In total, 156 responses were collected from both first-year and second-year students of the institute. Collected data were analysed using descriptive statistics and ANOVA. Findings The author argues that by integrating library in Moodle LMS, the library plays a more significant role in the eLearning environment, especially in facilitating access to electronic resources to the students. Research findings suggest that respondents had positive perceptions towards the library integration in eLearning. Practical implications This paper offers technical strategies for integrating library in learning management system (LMS), thereby strengthening relation with faculties, increasing relevance with students and improving visibility of library. Originality/value In the eLearning environment, this paper will be of immense value for the librarians who are looking for establishing their presence in LMS.

m-Learning Management System use during Covid-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 026666692110354
Author(s):  
Akhmad Habibi ◽  
Mohd Faiz Mohd Yaakob ◽  
Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Management System ◽  
Learning Management System ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Learning Management

The current study examined factors affecting higher education students’ use of a mobile-based Learning Management System (m-LMS) for distance education during the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19). A survey instrument based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) was established and validated. The primary data were gathered from 1032 responses. The data were computed in SmartPLS 3.2. Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) procedures were conducted to assess the measurement and structural models. The proposed model is valid and reliable. Findings of the study show that relationships emerge in seven out of ten hypotheses. The strongest relationship is between Perceived Usefulness and Attitude while the weakest exists between Perceived Ease of Use and Attitude. This study emphasizes awareness about the use of m-LMS in education, especially during distance education due to pandemics like Covid-19. The model is expected to provide a useful base for future academicians interested in conducting similar topics of research.

scholarly journals A hybrid approach for supporting adaptivity in e-learning environments

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 333-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Al-Omari ◽  
Jenny Carter ◽  
Francisco Chiclana
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Intelligent Agents ◽  
Management System ◽  
Learning Management System ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Management ◽  
System Prototype

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify a framework to support adaptivity in e-learning environments. The framework reflects a novel hybrid approach incorporating the concept of the event-condition-action (ECA) model and intelligent agents. Moreover, a system prototype is developed reflecting the hybrid approach to supporting adaptivity in any given learning management system based on learners’ learning styles. Design/methodology/approach This paper offers a brief review of current frameworks and systems to support adaptivity in e-learning environments. A framework to support adaptivity is designed and discussed, reflecting the hybrid approach in detail. A system prototype is developed incorporating different adaptive features based on the Felder-Silverman learning styles model. Finally, the prototype is implemented in Moodle. Findings The system prototype supports real-time adaptivity in any given learning management system based on learners’ learning styles. It can deal with any type of content provided by course designers and instructors in the learning management system. Moreover, it can support adaptivity at both course and learner levels. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no previous work has been done incorporating the concept of the ECA model and intelligent agents as hybrid architecture to support adaptivity in e-learning environments. The system prototype has wider applicability and can be adapted to support different types of adaptivity.

Training costs fall by 80 percent at Northumberland County Council

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-20 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Learning Management System ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Individual Performance ◽  
County Council ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Training Costs ◽  
The Future ◽  
Learning Management

Purpose – Explains how Northumberland County Council in England cut its training costs by 80 percent. Design/methodology/approach – Describes how a new learning-management system has improved efficiency, access and course quality and opened up new opportunities for the future. Findings – Charts the benefits as: a new online-appraisal process that will link individual performance objectives with individual and team learning and development plans; the future development of 360-degree feedback tools that will provide employees with the ability to seek and receive objective feedback on their performance and how their managers, peers and customers feel that they demonstrate the competencies and behavioral-success factors espoused by the council; having one central place for learning and improving consistency of delivery that will meet the needs of the council and its partners; savings in time and money from delivering training more quickly than with a traditional classroom approach; effective management of programs and the ability to avoid costly licensing fees; swift updates to learning, saving time and money; and extensive support offered by Learning Pool, the team that installed the learning-management system. Practical implications – Demonstrates how savings have been achieved through a combination of: online training in place of more than 10,000 hours of classroom delivery; self-service functionality for course bookings, which has saved more than 1,200 hours of administration time; the creation of more than 20 hours of bespoke content; and a reduction in CO2 omissions and fuel savings, all while improving consistency and scalability. Originality/value – Provides the inside story of how a 6,000-plus employee council revolutionized its training delivery and made significant savings into the bargain.

scholarly journals PENGGUNAAN LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS) DI PERGURUAN TINGGI: STUDI KASUS DI UNIVERSITAS PENDIDIKAN INDONESIA

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Munir Munir
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Management System ◽  
Learning Management System ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Multivariate Statistic ◽  
Learning Management ◽  
Acceptance Model

Abstract: Factors Affecting the Use of the Learning Management System inUniversities (A Case Study in Indonesia University of Education). The purpose ofthis paper is to find out factors that affect the usage of the Learning ManagementSystem (LMS) in in Indonesia University of Education. Indonesia University ofEducation has been built LMS to support learning processes. The focus is on factorsaffecting the use of LMS in supporting effective and efficient learning processes. Inthis research the writer used Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to find outthose factors. The data were collected using the survey technique and wereanalyzed by means of the multivariate statistic method. The result of this researchconcluded that the factors of Perceived Usefulness (PU), Perceived Ease of Use(PEOU), Intention to Use (ITU), Actual Usage Behavior (AUB) significantly affectedthe effective and efficient use of LMS in supporting learning processes.Keywords: Learning Management System (LMS), Technology Acceptance Model(TAM), Information and Communication technology (ICT).

scholarly journals The influence of system interactivity and technical support on learning management system utilization

2017 ◽  
pp. 50-68 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Management System ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Learning Management System ◽  
Technical Support ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Learning Management

In recent years, there has been a growing increase in using Learning Management System (LMS) by universities. However, its utilization by students is limited in Malaysia. The main purpose of the present study is to develop and test a model that predicts LMS utilization by Malaysian higher education students. Based on the Technology Acceptance Model, the study investigated the relationships among six constructs (system interactivity, technical support, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, behavioral intention to use and LMS use) through structural equation modelling. The participants were 216 undergraduate students from a local university in Malaysia. The result of the study revealed that system interactivity had a significant effect on perceived usefulness, but not on perceived ease of use; technical support had a significant effect on perceived ease of use, but not on perceived usefulness.

scholarly journals Exploring user experience of learning management system

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilia Maslov ◽  
Shahrokh Nikou ◽  
Preben Hansen
Keyword(s):  
User Experience ◽  
Management System ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Learning Management System ◽  
Dynamic Learning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Platforms ◽  
Learning Management ◽  
Method Approach

PurposeThis paper aims to explore the perspectives of university students on the learning management system (LMS) and determine factors that influence user experience and the outcomes of e-learning.Design/methodology/approachThis paper employs a mixed-method approach. For qualitative data, 20 semi-structure interviews were conducted. Moreover, for quantitative data, a short survey was developed and distributed among the potential respondents.FindingsThe results showed that students, particularly in programs where courses are mainly offered online, are dependent on such learning platforms. Moreover, the use of modular object-oriented dynamic learning environment (Moodle) as an application of LMS was rated positively, and e-learning was considered as an effective sustainable learning solution in current conditions.Originality/valueThe authors have illustrated empirically how the notion of UX of the LMS provides a means of exploring both students' participation in e-learning and their intention towards using such learning platforms.

scholarly journals Perception of Learning Management System Among Distance Learners in South-West, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-84
Author(s):  
Esther M. Ajijola ◽  
Gboyega Ayodeji Aladesusi ◽  
Oyeronke Olufunmilola Ogunlade ◽  
Charles O. Olumorin
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Learning Management System ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Distance Learners ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
South West ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Learning Management

Learning Management System (LMS) is a common platform where students and teachers can interact digitally, most especially in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) institutions. However, it has been discovered over time that most of the distance learners with poor study habits lag behind in its utilization. The purpose of this study was to investigate the Perception of Learning Management System among Distance Learners’ in South-West, Nigeria. Emphasis was on gender and field of study using an adapted Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). This study employed a descriptive research method. Data were collected through the administration of a-validated researcher-adapted questionnaire. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation were used to answer research questions one and two. Inferential statistics of t-test and ANOVA were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The research findings indicated that there were significant differences between male and female distance learners in their: perceived usefulness of LMS (p=0.00); perceived ease of use of LMS (p=0.004); in favour of males; there was no significant difference among Sciences, Arts and Social Science distance learners on their perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use of LMS. It was therefore recommended that training and support programs be established to ensure a sustainable use and prevent collapse of LMS in the institutions in respective of distance learners’ gender and field of study.

scholarly journals Collaboration and Integration

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Murray ◽  
Daniel Feinberg
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Management System ◽  
Learning Management System ◽  
Online Presence ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Learning Management ◽  
Library Director ◽  
The University ◽  
User Friendly

The University of North Florida (UNF) transitioned to Canvas as its Learning Management System (LMS) in summer 2017. This implementation brought on opportunities that allowed for a more user-friendly learning environment for students. Working with students in courses which were in-person, hybrid, or online, brought about the need for the library to have a place in the Canvas LMS. Students needed to remember how to access and locate library resources and services outside of Canvas. During this time, the Thomas G. Carpenter Library’s online presence was enhanced, yet still not visible in Canvas. It became apparent that the library needed to be integrated into Canvas courses. This would enable students to easily transition between their coursework and finding resources and services to support their studies. In addition, librarians who worked with students, looked for ways for students to easily find library resources and services online. After much discussion, it became clear to the Online Learning Librarian (OLL) and the Director of Technical Services and Library Systems (Library Director) that the library needed to explore ways to integrate more with Canvas.

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