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Support tools

21 January, 2016 - 14:46
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These tools contain three kinds of tools: Administration Tools, Course Delivery Tools, and Content Development Tools, and all of these tools have features and capabilities.

As we can see in Table 10.3, this comparison between the VLE products is based on Support Tools. In this phase, all products have all features and capabilities except Scholar360,

Table 10.3 The Comparison between Selected VLE Products based on Support Tools

No

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Product

Name

/Tools

LON-CAPA

Desire
2
Learn 8.1

ANGEL Learning Mgt Suite

Tele
TOP VLE

The Blackboard Learning System

Sakai 2.3

dotLRN/
Open
ACS

Scholar
360

A
Tutor 1.5.4

Moodle 1.8

1. Learner Tools
1.1. Communication Tools

Discussion Forums

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Discussion Management

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

File Exchange

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Internal Email

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Online Journal/Notes

N

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

N

Y

N

Y

Real-time Chat

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Video Services

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

Whiteboard

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

2. Productivity Tools

Bookmarks

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Calendar / Progress review

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Orientation / Help

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Searching Within Course

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Work Offline / Synchronize

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

1.3. Student Involvement Tools

Groupwork

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Student Community Building

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Student Portfolios

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Total Features

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

Total Available Features

11

15

15

14

14

15

11

12

12

15

Total Missing Features

5

1

1

2

2

1

5

4

4

1

 

TeleTOP Virtual Learning Environment and The Blackboard Learning System (V.7). This means that Moodle and the other remaining products are strong on Support Tools.

The Support Tools in Table 10.3 have many features and capabilities, and to understand what they mean, please visit the EduTools. We have also listed them in Table 10.2.

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