DrupalCamp NJ 2017

Case Study: Engineering Online Learning Experiences for Success

The iCenter for Israel Education embarked on a program to train hundreds of volunteer staff for the  Birthright Israel program - an experiential educational travel programs in Israel. Because volunteer staff came with varying level of experience  (some were trained educators or professional community workers, while others had little educational experience), there was a need to build a baseline foundation in concepts and practices in experiential education in preparation for the four-day in-person seminar.

In searching for an appropriate online learning platform, they found quickly that there was no “one-size-fits-all solution,” The result was a custom-built Drupal solution that took advantage of existing contributed modules and customizations to address the specific functions that they required.

This discussion will be a case study examination of the following areas of the online learning system:

  • Replicable learning “modules” that create a learning path for a cohort of learners.
  • Specific learning features including drag and drop map and timeline quizzes and recurring user-submitted content that was not available in “out-of-the-box” LMS.
  • A mentorship feature that allowed monitoring of work and communication along the learning path.
  • A resource library of user-submitted and program-provided content.

The session will encourage exploration of other learning challenges and seek dialogue on how they may be addressed with a similar solution.

Audience Level: 
Beginner (just starting, know basic terminology, content creation)
Intermediate (install and configure modules/themes)
Track: 
Case Studies
Version: 
Drupal 7
Prerequisites: 

none

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