MAINTENANCE INSTALLATION AND SUCCESSFUL USE OF A MOODLE VERSION IN e-LEARNING

2017; Volume: 20; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

ISSN

2545-4439

Autores

Basri Ahmedi, Faton Mehmedi, Xhevdet Thaqi, Selami Klaiqi,

Tópico(s)

Experimental Learning in Engineering

Resumo

Computers that have the role of a server in the network differ from other computers. The difference is in hardware and software. The hardware part of a server usually costs more than the standard PC. Even the software part differs because it has an operating system that supports the server's work. The work of a server differs because it needs to work without interruption and has installed applications through which it provides services in the computer network where it is located. To utilize the benefits of a platform that assists the learning process such as Moodle can fit a common computer as a server. Its performances are Processor: Intel (R) Core i3 540 @ 3.07 GHz, RAM: 5.00 GB, HDD: 500 GB. It has been set up by Moodle and has been providing services in the e-Learning process for 6 years. To create security conditions on this server, the Microsoft Security Essentials virus has been installed and the firewall is configured, leaving open only the necessary ports. For this period of time, there was no defect and e-Learning was working properly. There was a change of the microprocessor cooler and the configuration of the IP address due to the change of the router.For a successful use there has been permanent care by the administrator who has all the rights. Moodle has had three user levels: administrator, professor, and student. Many privileges and rights are given to second-level Teacher users. Student User is the third level. Configuration is done so that the system to some extent is updated so that the user Teacher and Student itself joins e-Learning. The Administrator creates the Faculty / Academic / Course categories and shares the Teacher Status for respective courses and creates the keys for the courses that are given to the course students they want to attend. The teacher puts materials on courses, checks student assignments, communicates with the group of course students who is themselves created. A good opportunity is that the professor can use the Forum tool to add news, test results, announcements that are automatically sent to e-mails of each student of the course group. This is also used as evidence of student achievements. Thus the system can be said to be maintained to some extent on its own. At the respective course, the student takes lessons from the weeks of lectures and exercises, places assignments to control the professor, participates in the forum, etc. These are the most consumed activities on the Moodle platform. With these minimum expenses, Moodle is placed on this server and access is done via the address www.usht.us. For a period of 5 years, it has made a great contribution in the teaching and learning process at Kadri Zeka University in Gjilan and Tetovo University in Tetovo.

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