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A presentation given to the JISC DVLE group on ExamView, an application which allows students to view their exam results (on the student records system) from their VLE.
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© City of Glasgow CollegeCharity Number SC0 36198
ExamViewIntegrating Key Student Systems with the VLE
Background to the Project
• Presentation of exam results inconsistent:– Face to face– Printed results (posted on a wall)– Awards letter
• Duplication of effort• Privacy concerns
Project Aims
• Link the VLE (Moodle) with the Student Records system (Unit-e) and pull in exam results information
• Benefits– Flexible access to live information (online, 24/7)– Single point of access (one username / password)– Encourage staff to input results into Student Records
system promptly
Design
• Preliminary data models created, object oriented design
Design
• Student focus groups shown wireframe• Positive feedback and request for all results to be
shown, for all years
Development
• Three options considered:
– Option 1: Web service calls through Columbus– Option 2: Scheduled export of data from UNITe– Option 3: Querying Oracle directly
• Option 3 chosen > back-end written to query Unit-e’s Oracle database
• Option 2 also developed > back-end written to query MySQL database (if required in other institutions)
http://moodle.glasgowmet.ac.uk
Application
Application
Application
Student Feedback
Student Feedback
Delivery
• Project Outputs– Application (inc. two back-ends - Oracle and MySQL)– Source Code (inc. extensive comments)– User Guides
• All available to download from:– Project website: http://projects.glasgowmet.ac.uk/examview/ – Moodle.org: http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?id=6009
(search for “exam view”)– Google Code: http://code.google.com/p/examview/
Possible Future Developments
• Based on student feedback– Promotion to staff, to encourage timely input of results– Link for students to request results from staff– Inclusion of comments / feedback from staff
• Based on staff / community feedback ... ???• Read / write functionality to Student Records system• Use VLE gradebook as the ‘front end’
Questions?