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not monitor the availability of paper reference
materials.
• Personal Learning Records. The system has the
capability to be the e-learning system for all training
experiences including instructor-led, CBT, WBT,
outside seminars, video, professional conferences etc
• Reporting. Students can generate a training
transcript indicating course attendance, both upon
course and individual learning module completion,
scoring etc. There is no capability for reporting on
competency data but reports are easily generated
regarding all aspects of the training arena such are
reports of individuals who have completed training
and the name of the training requirements.
• Content Delivery. Intercollege e-learning
system is able to deliver on-line Instructor Led
Training (ILT) content, and on-line custom Web
Based Training (WBT) content but it is not able to
deliver an on-line Video Tele-training (VTT)
content. For backup and maintenance purposes the
system provides a version control scheme for on-line
courseware.
• Assessment. Assessment of all learning
activities is possible but there is no linking of
competencies with courses. There is a capability to
perform skill gap analysis tasks, including skills
defining, tracking and searching depends on how the
lecturer designs his/hers tests.
• Content Authoring Tools. The e-learning
system allows the development and delivery of
custom Web Based Training (WBT) content and it
provides both the capability for sharing custom
authored courses as well as converting existing
PowerPoint presentations to web based content.
• Layout and Design. There is a consistency
between pages.
• Error Tolerance. The e-learning system
provides for help when needed but this is not
implemented automatically. Also, the error pages
provide useful information.
Administration:
The system allows remote administration of courses
and classes and it’s able to collect, track and report
course delivery costs. Administration can not
maintain and manage organizationally-developed
competencies and skill-based job definitions,
management, monitoring and reporting.
Technical Requirements
• Security, Infrastructure & System Integration
Intercollege’s e-learning system includes security
authorization and authentication identification using
a student-ID password control. An auditing
mechanism that tracks security and system
administration actions of the system and maintains
current, past student data and their educational
history records is available.
The e-learning system follows all relevant
international standards, and gives access to users
with disabilities. However, it is not capable of
further customization which is handled using a direct
connection to other SQL, Oracle, and ODBC
compliant databases.
2.2 Case 2: E-Learning at HTI
The Higher Technical Institute (HTI) has developed
an E-Learning laboratory, named Solar Energy,
funded by the Leonardo da Vinci Program. The aim
of the “Marvel” project was the implementation and
evaluation of a learning environment for
Mechatronics in vocational and professional training
that allowed students to access physical workshops
and laboratory facilities from remote places.
Main Features
HTI uses an e-learning platform, which is called
Moodle since November 2004. HTI offers the
possibility to students to conduct live experiments in
the field of solar energy processes using the
installations of the laboratory that are located
geographically away from the student. The installed
hardware and software includes features for
controlling external devices, responding to events,
processing data, creating report files and exchanging
information with other applications. All operational
and output data of the system are registered during
an experimental session and can be stored on the
users PC for various calculations and
documentation.
A booking system is available for the experiment.
User enters a User ID and a password for security
purposes.
Searching Facilities:
Users are able to search the content by topic and
keyword. They can have control over the fast speed
of navigation. They can also search for content in
other e-learning systems, that is, within a network of
colleges and other institutions form Cyprus,
Germany, Greece, Portugal, UK and Switzerland.
Moodle includes course characteristics, such as
course length and prerequisites, a site map and also
an introductory text.
Content Management:
The layout is consistent between pages and error
pages provide useful information to users. Help is
available and task-oriented. The system also
provides step-by-step instructions.
Web-based learning materials in the form of ‘virtual
books’, including a Quick User Guide as well as an
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