MINDROOM

 

Learning Management System

 

Introduction

 

Mindroom is a Learning Management System (LMS) developed by iFrame Technologies.  Mindroom is an online system that enables users to set up a virtual classroom and conduct courses.

 

Learning management systems are applications used to setup a computer online environment enabling people to tech and train others over the internet, thus overcoming time, geographical and facilities constraints.

 

The application is structured in such a way that the software core learning module can support a variety of courses that can be placed under different sub domains. A custom designed content management systems, one in which you can add content in any format, is built into the core providing extreme flexibility to develop meaningful course content. Features include course time line, online tests, discussion boards, question bank generator, course editor and much more. 

 

Administering a course is designed into the core.  Administrators, faculty and students are organized to design and conduct course work.  Administrators setup the course structure and content.  Faculty members play a significant role in developing course work, facilitating courses and discussions, then analyzing and providing feedback on students on current and past performance.

 

 

Purpose

 

 

Real learning is not what most of us grew up thinking it was. Information is not instruction, telling is not teaching, school classrooms are not holding pens. Learning isn't pouring knowledge into heads; it's obtaining quality information, learning how to think and apply the information, then igniting a fire to move on. A true learning organization is foremost a dynamic doing organization, that's organizes people to learn, and provides the tools in their optimum mode for learning.

 

Real learning starts with the learner, not the teacher. People learn by solving problems, by making mistakes and correcting them, by hearing stories, by engaging multiple senses, and by following the call of their innate curiosity. Learning need not take place in classrooms, classes need not last an hour, and the strongest motivation comes from within.  E-learning gives us the freedom, unstructured time, and encouragement to learn in an organized way.

 

 

Product Description

 

 

Mindroom is organized around three classes of Users: Administrators, Faculty and Students.  Each is defined below.

 

 

ADMINISTRATOR

 

The Administrator (Admin) is the user who can manage all other users. Operations that the admin controls are:

 

 

The administrative Menu has the following tabs

 

 

 

Manage all Users

 

 

 

 

Inside this tab the admin can manage all the user accounts. He can

 

The admin can Create a new user by clicking on Add new User. There he will see a Form which is used to enter specific information on the user, assign specific user account information and assign the user to a batch.

 

 

This is where the administrator creates Courses. A Course will consist of number of Modules each having Chapters. Chapters are where course content is placed.

 

For creating a Course the Admin should follow this checklist:

 

ü  Create a Course

ü  Add Necessary Modules

ü  Add Chapters Under Modules

ü  Add the Content of the Chapters

ü  Assign a batch to the Course

ü  Assign Faculty to the Batch

ü  Assign Students to the Batch

ü  Publish the Course

 

 

Creating a Course

The Admin can create a new course, view a course, edit a new course, and update information such as Course name, description, duration of the course, and basic requirement for that particular course.

 

 

 

Course Creation

To create a course, click Add New Course and fill in the details requested.  Once a course has been created you can always go back and edit. When done adding and editing a course just click on the publish button and the site will do the rest.

 

 

 

  

By checking Progress Controller button the Admin can restrict students from viewing contents in the next module in sequence until the student  finishes the current module assignments and tests. Once done the student can move to the next one. 

 

 

By checking the button of Session Test the Admin enables a Final Test requirement for a Course. 

 

  

Editing Course page as shown in the below figure.

 

  

 

 

Adding modules/content/question bank

 

 

Course Details with Related Modules

 

After creating a Course the Admin can proceed and Add Modules to the course.  Each course can have multiple modules which again will have the following sections

 

 

 

Creating a Module for a Course

 

To create a Module the Admin clicks Add New Module link which will ask him to give necessary information about the module

 

 

 

 

These include a description of the Module contents:  Test requirement, Assignment (number of assignments), and Discussions (number of discussion sessions).

 

 

 

Editing a Module

 

After creating a module it will be listed under the Course page. To edit a module you can click on the edit link on the right of the Module name.

 

 

 

  

Adding a New Chapter for a Module

 

To add a Chapter to a Module first you have to browse to the Module page. This can be done by clicking on the module name under the course page

 

A Chapter is where the Admin adds the content for the course. It can be added either using the Rich content Editor provided or by attaching a file.

 

To start, a chapter should have a title

 

 

Edit a Chapter

 

After creating a chapter it will be listed under the modules page. The content of the chapter can be edited by clicking on the edit link. A chapter can also removed by clicking on the delete link

 

Chapter Content view Page

 

After creating a chapter you can view the content of the chapter by clicking on the chapter name

 

 

 

Creating a Batch for a Course

 

After creating a course and adding necessary information about a Course you can create a batch for the students who want to take the course.

A batch has a limited number of students, assigned (like a classroom of students) and will have faculty who will be in charge of teaching activities, assignments and discussions

 

To create a Batch go to the Courses page and Click on the Create Batch link corresponding to the Course for which you need to create the Batch.  This will list all the Current batches under this course. Here you can Create, Edit or Delete a batch

 

 

Manage Activities for a Module

 

There are 3 types of activities that can be assigned to a Module

Assignments and Discussions can also be managed by Faculty

 

  

Adding an Assignment and Listing all the Assignments

 

To add an Assignment you have to Browse in to that particular module where you can find the links to add Assignments

 

For creating Assignments the target Batch has to be specified

 

 

In this page you can see previous assignments that have been created and their specific batches

 

 

Adding a Discussions and Listing all the Discussions

 

At the modules page you can click on Add Discussion to give discussion topics for the course module.

 

For this the target batch has to be specified

 

To edit a Discussion topic click on the edit link corresponding to the Discussion topic in the listing

 

 

Related Questions for a Module

 

To add questions to the test for a module browse to the module page and Click on the Manage Question Bank links

 

This will take you to the Modules Related Questions link where you can view all the questions and you can add new questions here

 

To add a question you can click on the Add new Question link

 

 

The Add Question Form contains fields for the question, four options for the answers, a field to specify the correct option and a reason for the answer which will be shown in the test Review page

 

You can also edit or remove a question by clicking on the necessary links to the right of each question

 

 

Adding FAQ’s for a Module

 

For a course you can add FAQs which can be read by the students from their course menu

 

 

 

 Generating a Session Test for a Course

 

A Session test is the Final test which the students can take after they complete all modules. It can be generated either from questions taken from each module and you can add additional questions exclusively for the session test.

 

Additional Questions for Session Test, Rather than Module Questions

 

This is where you can add questions for the session test. It works in the same way as questions added to modules

 

 

  

Adding Questions for Session Test

 

 

 

Assigning Courses for a Student

 

After creating a batch for a Course you can start adding students to this course. This can be done at the Assign Courses to Students tab. Here you can Browse through all the students and see the Courses to which they have been assigned

 

 

To add a Course select a course from the first drop-down, it will list all the batches that are under this course. After selecting the appropriate batch click on Add to add this student to the selected batch under the selected course.

To remove a student from a Batch Delete the Course from the list.

 

To switch the Batch Click on edit and from the drop down list, select the appropriate Batch and Click on Go

 

 

 

Assign Courses for Faculty

 

Assigning Batches to Faculty works the same as for students.

It is advised that only one faculty be added to one batch. There are no limitations for this as for now. But in the next updates the number of Batches and Faculties will be limited

 

 

 

 

Student Records

 

This section allows the Admin to track all the activities of the students and their achievements

 

Student Records Page Filter By Course and the Batch

 

To view a students record select the student from the list of students. This can be filtered by selecting Course and Batch from the drop down list

 

When you click on the Students Name it will show the Students Achievement Record with the Link to View the, “Students Assignments, Discussions and Tests Record.”

 

 

Showing the Students Achievement Record

 

Here you can see the student's current achievement in a course. It will show status of Assignments, Discussions and Tests for each Module in the course

 

 

Student Submitted Assignments, Discussions with Previous Test Scores Link Page

 

Here you will be able to see the list of Assignment and Discussion submissions made by the student

 

To read answers Click on the corresponding Assignment or Discussion name

 

Viewing Student Assignment Content

 

 

  

Viewing Student Discussion Content

 

 

Students Previous Scores Page

 

In this section you can see the students Session test scores for his previous Courses

 

 

 

Students Queries

 

Students can ask questions, Queries to Admin or Faculty members. The Admin can view student Queries and give answers from this Tab.

 

Here all the queries are listed and their status, whether answered or not, is shown

 

 

 

To answer a query, select a question and use the answer form provided.

 

  

Messages for Students

 

Administrators can send messages to students according to the Course.

At this tab you can select a course and send a message which will be received at the students Message Center.

 

Below the form you can also see all the previous messages send by the admin

 

 

To view a previous message click on the message title

 

FACULTY

 

 

                

Faculty landing Page with the List of Courses assigned

 

 This module is indeed for the faculties managing student, there queries, adding assignments to students, discussions on various topics, faculties can view particular course related students and much more.

 

  

Students Related to the Selected Course View Below

 

 

 

Showing the Students Achievement Record

 

 

 

Viewing Student's Submitted Assignments, Discussions and Test Scores

 

Here the Faculty can View the Student submitted Assignments,  Discussions and  Previous test Scores.  In addition, the Faculty can Approve Assignments and Discussions, or request for re-submission of Assignments.  Faculty can view the Full content of the Submitted Answers and can view Assignment files submitted by the Student.

 

 

 

Viewing Student Assignment Content

 

 

Viewing the Student Discussion Content

 

 

Students Previous Scores Page

 

End Viewing the Student Records.                    

 

 

 

 

There are 3 activities for Faculty to manage a Course

 

Faculty can manage Assignments, Discussions and the Questions for  the Assigned Course.

 

 

  

Course Details with the Related Modules

 

Faculty can view the Course Details with the Related Modules.

 

  

 

Module Details with Related Chapters List and with Manage Assignments and Discussions List.

 

Faculty can view Module Details and Related Chapters, then Manage  Module Assignments, Discussions and Test Questions.

 

 

 

Viewing the Chapters Content

 

 

Faculty can view the Chapters Content of a Module.

 

 

  

Adding Assignments for a Module

 

Faculty can manage the Assignments of a particular Module.

To add an Assignment, Browse to that module and find the links to Add Assignments

 

For creating Assignments the target Batch has to be specified

 

 

 

Adding Discussions for a Module

 

Faculty can manage the Discussions for a Particular Module.

At the modules page Click on Add Discussion to give discussion topics for the module of a course.

 

For this the target batch has to be specified

 

 

 

 

List of Test Questions for a Module

 

List Test Questions for a Module.

To add questions to the test for a module you can browse to the module page and Click on the Manage Question Bank links

 

This will take you to the Modules Related Questions link where you can view all the questions and add new questions

 

To add a question Click on the Add new Question link

 

  

 

  

Adding  Questions for a Module

 

The Add Question Form contains fields for the question and four options for the answers and a field to specify the correct option and a reason for the answer which will be shown in the Test Review page

 

 

 

Editing a Question

 

Editing of the Test Questions for a Module

 

End of Faculty Manage Course Activities.

 

  

 

Faculty can View the Student’s Queries for course to which the faculty is assigned, and reply to Student Queries.

 

  

Listing  Students Queries

 

 

 

Reply for a Students Query Page View

 

To answer a query Select a specific Question,  read the question then provide and answer using the form.

 

 

 

Faculty Change Password

 

 

  

STUDENT

 

Students Menu

 

 

Student Course Selection Page

 

Course selection page for the first time login of a New Student.

This page shows all the Courses for which Student is Registered.

 

 

 

 

Students Landing Page (Start)

 

The welcome page,

 

A brief description on the related course.

 

 

Here the student can check Modules with related chapters.

 

 

 

 

Showing all the Modules for Selected Course

 

A brief description of a Module

 

 

 

  

Module Content View

 

Content of a Selected Module 

 

 

  

Chapters Listing

 

Here a Student can view Chapters Listings for a Module, and review each chapter.

 

 

 

  

Chapter Content Viewing with Next and Previous Chapters Link

 

View the full content of a student. A link js provided to view Next and Previous chapters.

 

 

  

Library View

 

Library option for accessing relavent e-books.

 

 

Student Progress Report Page

 

Student’s Progress during the tenure with the institute/organization.

 

 

  

Student Change Course View

 

A Student can change his course any time.

 

 

 

Students Change Module Page

 

A Student can change his Module any time if the Progress Control is Disabled.

  

 

  

Assignments Listing Page For a Module

 

Student can see any pending  or new assignments posted by Faculty.

 

  

 

  

Student Post Assignment Page

 

Here a Student can post Assignments using file Uploading.

 

 

  

Student Discussions Listing for a Module

 

Access to online discussions.

 

 

  

Post a Discussion Page with Discussion Topic

 

 

  

Discussion Forum View

 

Student can view other students discussions in the Discussions Forum view.

 

The Forum is shown below:

 

 

 

Test for a Module Consists of  Test Instructions, Test Questions, Test Scores and   Test Review.

 

Student Test Instruction Page

 

 

 

  

Test Page View

 

The test Questions with four options.

 

  

Test Scores View

 

Test Scores Page after the test completion with a Test review option.

 

 

 

Test Review View

 

The Student Test Review Page.

 

 

 

Message Center

 

The Message Center is an inbox. If Admin Posts a Message, a student can view the message in their Message Center.

 

 

  

Message Content View

 

 

 

  

Session Test Option Enable Page, After completing all Modules

 

By completing all the Activities of all the Modules, if Session test is Enabled for  the course, the Student can view a Session Test Option enabled in the Main Menu.

 

 

  

SESSION TEST (Final Test for Course)

 

Display of the session test is similar to that of the Test. 

 

Session Test Instructions

 

 

  

Session Test Page

 

Session Test Questions with the four options.

 

 

 

Session Test Scores Page

 

Session test Scores with Total Marks, Percentage and, the option to view the Session Test Review.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students can send their queries using the help option.

 

 

Ask a Query

 

Student post their Queries here.

 

 

 

  

Conclusion

 

Mindroom is web-based to facilitate "anytime, anywhere" access to learning content and administration, allowing student registration, tracking e-learning courses and content, testing, and allowing management of instructor-led training classes. Our dedicated group of developers, at iFrame technologies located in Bangalore, are highly focused on continually improving the product.

 

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