Learn!

Learn! is the most intensively used e-learning platform worldwide. It is an open-source-based learning content management system.

The hereby used system dotLRN has proved itself in many cases as an e-learning platform at a lot of organizations and universities. Even at the highest degree of utilization (determined by the number of courses, number of course registrations, number of interactive content delivered, and number of visits per day) the system stays stable.

dotLRN offers:

  • Support of SCORM, IMS CP, QTI and WebDAV
  • Wikis, weblogs, ePortfolios
  • RSS-feeds and podcasts
  • Administration of users and privileges
  • Groupware functionalities
  • Managmeent of learning ressources
  • Tools for examination, exercises, and evaluation
  • Online-Editor for modifying learning content
  • Accessibility (WAI Level AA)
  • Multi-language ability (at present: language catalogue for 41 languages)

As a matter of the Open Source approach our software benefits from a capable community of developers that continue to improve the technology and implement innovative upgrades. 

Advantages of our open source strategy

  • investment in know how of staff instead of external software engineers
  • independence of third party companies
  • simple exchange of in-house developments (lower maintenance costs)
  • benefit from further developments of the basic and application components within an innovative research network
  • white-box-components (customization to an academic infrastructures is easier than with commercial products)
  • low entry costs for third parties 

The consulting and implementation package Learn! aims at the fast allocation of a flexible and scalable learning management system, which considers specific requirements of the partners.

Components of Learn!

Learn! contains a variety of different components:

  • File Storage
  • Calendar
  • News
  • Photo Album
  • Evaluation
  • Forums
  • E-Mail/Bulk mail
  • Weblogger
  • Learning Object Repository
  • Assessment
  • Curriculum
  • User Tracking
  • Slide presentations
  • FAQs

Learn! offers a defined functional range combined with a fast and predefined procedure of implementation.

Knowledge Markets offers other services in addition to Learn!:

analysis of the demand for knowledge management & collaboration

process analysis and improvement

strategies for the knowledge management process on the whole

content developement done by economic pedagogues

trainings for users and administrators

analysis and implementation of interfaces to other systems

learning evaluation and performance measurement using standardized methods   

 

Screenshots

screenshot of the personal portal of a student personal portal of a student: overview of courses, news, forums, exercises and appointments for the next 7 days
   
screenshot of a site of a schoolbook

Either for learning or looking up: site of a schoolbook, which is available online, with an additional display of further related resources (in this case: exercises and pages with text)

   
screenshot of some exercises exercises to practice and confirm recently attained knowledge or to check standard of knowledge
   
screenshot of the personal learning progress

overview of personal learning progress; to show the learner how intensive and successful he has worked on specific subjects 

   
screenshot of a sample test sample tests with examination like conditions (that is: time limit, points and grading key) enables the learner to selftcontrol his or her standard of knowledge before he or she is taking the exam at the autidorium