Title :
Evaluation of a Learning Management System focused on activities
Author :
García-Solórzano, David ; Cobo, Germán ; Santamaría, Eugènia ; Morán, Jose A. ; Melenchón, Javier ; Monzo, Carlos
Author_Institution :
Multimedia & Telecommun. Dept., Univ. Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
This paper reflects on the effectiveness of current Learning Management Systems and proposes one whose information structure and interface are designed according to a specific educational model -one centered on learning activities. Likewise, the most significant results of evaluating the first version of the platform are presented.
Keywords :
educational administrative data processing; educational institutions; information management; information interface; information structure; learning activity; learning management system; Color; Education; Guidelines; Least squares approximation; Organizations; Usability; Visualization; activity-centered learning; learning management systems; prototype evaluation; survey analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Marrakech
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1457-2
Electronic_ISBN :
2165-9559
DOI :
10.1109/EDUCON.2012.6201107
