An Implementation of Synchronous Virtual Learning Syste
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2014-11
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Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences
Abstract
The attendant escalating demand for education at all levels, and the compelling need
to provide education for all irrespective of environmental, social or cultural
circumstances have meant that the country must of necessity find the most
appropriate and cost effective means to respond adequately to the huge unmet
demand for education. Thus, this paper presents the implementation of a robust,
reliable, efficient, effective, and cost-effective Synchronous Virtual Learning Solution.
The Virtual Learning system consists of basically the e-learning portal and a virtual
conference room. The e-learning portal was built using PHP server side scripting
language, while the conference room was developed by adopting BigBlueButton (an
open source video conference server) to facilitate Synchronous communication
between the students and the lecturer. The video conference server (BigBlueButton),
configured with a live Internet Protocol address was hosted on a dedicated server at
the campus network operating center in the University of Ilorin, to enable both onsite
and remote users gain access to the e-learning system. The result of its
implementation, when tested with both onsite and remote users, proves its feasibility
for future deployment
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ynchronous Learning, Virtual learning, Distance learning, ICTs