Overview of Open edX

Overview

• Introduction to edX learning platform

• Learning Experience

• Content Creation

• Learning Analytics

Open edX Overview

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Open edX: Your own learning management platform– Create multimedia course content

– Allow learners to take advanced course content

– Monitor learner progress

• Leverage a full-suite learning framework including online course material (text, video, interactive), advanced assessments, discussions, wikis, metrics and more

• Customize edX for your needs depending on your specific use-case

1. Registration and Login management

– Learners, Instructors, Staff, Admins

2. Rich Courseware

-Content Creation

-Learner Experience

Core course material

Assessments

Discussion boards

Wiki pages

Certification

3. Learning Analytics

-Enrollment stats

-Performance breakdown

-Grading

Vishal GandhiFeature Overview

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1. Signup/RegistrationDifferent user types with different roles are supported on the edX default platform. Course Student (Student)Course Staff (Admin)Instructors (Admin)Beta Testers (Admin)Discussion Admins (Admin)Discussion Moderators (Admin)Discussion Community TAs (Admin)

2. Content ManagementedX Content Management StudioCentral authoring tool with advanced course content creation and management features

3. Reporting and AnalyticsUser InfoLevel of EducationOverall Grade DistributionInstructor dashboardStudent GradebookStudent Profile informationLesson Grade DistributionUser progress page (access from instructor dashboard)Site TrackingSession DataGoogle analyticsPageviewsRegion/LocationVideo TrackingRegionTotal video clicks

8. Misc. Features Requiring CustomizationBrandingThemingCustom HomepageSEOTeaching and Learning ToolsCourse UI CustomizationCourse CertificationCustom exercises (xblocks)IntegrationExternal LMS IntegrationSSO (Single SignOn)LTI

9. Mobile (Needs customization)Native Mobile AppResponsive UIMobile ata and AnalyticsMobil Insights (edX Reporting Dashboard)Advanced Reporting Dashboard

10. SocialUser ProfilesSocial Integration (Linkedin/fb/twitter)BadgingCourse User MapExtending Platform - CMS SystemCustom metadata Integration with LMSCustom User Registration

11. E-commercePaid CoursePaid Certificate CourseVideoThird Party Video Integration

4. CoursewareSupport and annotations to existing textDiscussion BoardContent types:

HTMLTextAnnouncementFull Screen ImageIframeRaw HTMLZooming Image

5. Problems basicBlank Common Problem

CheckboxesDropdownMultiple ChoiceText Input

6. Problem advancedBlank advanced problemCircuit Schematic BuilderCustom JS Display and GradingCustom Python Evaluated InputDrag and DropImage Mapped InputMath Expression InputMolecular StructurePeer AssessmentVideo player support

7. Open Source xBlocksMentoringImage exploreSimulationPolls & SurveysGoogle Docs

FEATURES

edX Studio(Content Creation)

Learning ZoneLanding Page

Secure logged-inZone

Courseware

Website

LearnerStaff/

Course Creator

HostedProgressMonitoring

ForumsUser

Administration

Forum Moderator

Staff

Payment

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ARCHITECTURE

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Learning Experience

Learning Experience

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Progress oriented, keep track of where you are navigation and workflow

Video with clickable transcripts

Interactive Animations

Essays

Assessments

Multimedia with Q&A

Infographics

Interactive Graphics Tutorials

Discussions

Wiki

Google Hangouts

Custom Content Cohorting

• Ability to organize content based on cohorts

Cohort specific:

– Discussions

– Interactive Exercises/Quizzes

– All courseware

Content Creation

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edX Studio Authoring Tool

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Ability to easily create different Content/Assessment Types

And several other edX Modules (xBlocks)

Grading

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CertificationUser Profile Page

Certification

Learning Analytics

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Instructor Dashboard

> > > > Learning Analytics

Course Progress

Course progress for student John Moreno

> > > > Learning Analytics

edX Insights

• EdX Insights provides data about student activity, background, and performance throughout the course.

• Using edX Insights can help you monitor how students are doing, and validate the choices you made in designing your course.

– Course enrollment analytics

– Student engagement analytics

– Student performance

– Several other customizable features from captured data

Help installing and customizing your own Open edXInstance:

Email info@perpetualny.com

Useful Links

Open edX Website: https://open.edx.org

About the latest Open edX Birch Release https://open.edx.org/blog/birch-released