Interactive SimulationBased Virtual Classroom By Katrina Connors Tavon

Interactive Simulation-Based Virtual Classroom By: Katrina Connors, Tavon Pourboghrat, Steven Aldridge

Overview a. What is ISVC? b. Why do we need ISVC? c. Features d. Basic Underlying Information e. User Types f. Product Demonstration

What is ISVC? a. ISVC is an open-source learning management system (LMS). a. Developed for the Illinois Board of Education. b. Also developed for the School Districts in the Southern Illinois Region. b. ISVC integrates functions of an LMS with simulations from Molecular Workbench and Ph. ET. a. A simulation is a interactive animation featuring Math, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology concepts. b. Simulation Example: John Travoltage.

The Purpose of ISVC a. The purpose of this project is to create a learning environment where teachers can prepare supplimental material that allows students to take a hands on approach to their education. a. ISVC integrates open-source simulations from different sites onto one localized database. b. ISVC offers a simple interface. c. ISVC allows teachers to integrate quizzes and homeworks with the lesson. d. Open-Source alternative to other LMSes.

Basic Underlying Information a. Developed using Drupal Content Management System. a. Further development done in PHP, CSS, Java. Script, and HTML. b. Connected to a My. SQL database. c. Runs on Cent. OS server in the CS Department. d. Users connect through the site by a browser.

UML Diagram

ISVC: Features a. Classes a. Quiz/Homework Creator. b. Content/Announcement Creator. c. Classes can be public or private. d. Content posted to class will appear on a centralized page. b. Simulation Database a. Users can search through simulations. b. Simulations are tagged with key words for easy sorting and searching. c. Different Interface for Students and Teachers.

Users a. Teachers a. Create Classes b. Create Quizzes/Homework c. Automatically or Manually Grade Quiz Results d. Post Content to Classes e. Create Student Accounts b. Students a. b. View Content Posted to Classes Take Posted Quizzes c. Admin (Administrators) a. Create and Manage Users d. General Users a. b. View Simulations Search Through Simulations

Login Screen/General User

Teacher Interface

Student Interface

Class: Default View

Administrator Interface

Creating a Quiz

Taking a Quiz

Viewing Quiz Results

Posting a Simulation

Creating an Account

Questions?