Development of electronic learning system for automation of educational process

DOI: 10.31673/2786-8362.2023.011010

Abstract

The state of modern LMS systems was studied on the example of samples of foreign and Ukrainian online education systems, which made it possible to study the structure of the electronic educational environment, available tools (available functionality), advantages and disadvantages of various types of electronic learning systems. The analysis of existing LMS systems and the state of Ukrainian online education showed the need and relevance of developing a global Ukrainian free LMS system that would allow to effectively organize the educational process and conduct training in accordance with the standards of the Ministry of Education and developed educational programs on a remote basis.
As a result, the "LearnUA" e-learning system was developed. It was created using the Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) source code editor, the XAMPP cross-platform package, the PHP scripting language, the object-oriented prototyping language JavaScript (JS), and the MySQL relational database management system.
The "LearnUA" e-learning system is focused on managing users and courses, supporting and creating educational content, ensuring effective electronic document flow. It is able to combine the organization of planning, implementation and evaluation of the learning process.
The main component of the created LMS system are courses that can be created within the informational educational environment of an educational institution or in a corporate environment for the organization of distance learning for staff of a network company. To access the main functionality of "LearnUA", the user is given the opportunity to log in to the system. The system provides for a clear division of roles: the administrator – manages the system, provides the initial password for entering the system to the user (student, teacher) during authorization; teachers/mentors – course owners who create and manage them; pupils/students – participants who are involved to an existing course using a course invitation link. The course owner must have access to the context menu (create, edit courses and tasks, attract participants to an existing course, conduct evaluations, view reports, event log). Information on a specific course should be located on several tabs (sections) depending on the role of the user (owner or participant): a list of all available tasks, course settings, a list of course participants, evaluations, etc.
The developed LMS system is of great practical importance, as it allows you to organize effective management of users and courses through a local server. In the future, the system is planned to be improved by adding new functionality.

Keywords: learning management system (LMS) LearnUA, Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code), PHP and JavaScript programming languages, MySQL database, Apache web server.

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