Overcoming LMS Internet dependency

Difficulties on Internet access due to low quality or unstable connections, have became a main obstacle to LMS use in remote places, especially in geographical challenged regions as is the case of the Amazon. In this paper we present a scheme for overcoming these problems that is based on: (i) the use of a local server that (a) bypasses all tasks among users and the main server when in normal access conditions to the Internet, and (b) mirrors databases in both local e main servers, indicating through interface clues, recent modifications made on the environment; (ii) the use of a synchronism technique that makes possible access to main server in normal conditions, keeping local resources when Internet connection is broken and updating modifications when connection is reestablished. The proposed scheme was developed and tested with typical scenarios using real-world settings based on Moodle platform where "Recent Activity" module was adapted and evaluated with respect to user perception through Semiotics Engineering resources. Results have shown the feasibility of this scheme and its suitability under unfavorable conditions of Internet connection.