[LINK] Sneakernet rules

Tom Worthington tom.worthington at tomw.net.au
Sun Mar 20 10:03:38 AEDT 2016


On 19/03/16 15:17, David Boxall wrote:

> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/BIRRR/permalink/482208868654472/>
>> ... USB with ALL my course documents ...

There are HTML based formats, IMS CP and SCORM, specifically designed 
for transferring course content. SCORM includes interactive quizzes, 
which can be completed off-line. The student downloads a SCORM course 
module and then send back a file with the quiz results. However, the 
implementations I have seen require the student be on-line (briefly) to 
download the package and later again to upload the results of the quiz. 
An example is Moodle Mobile 2.8: 
http://www.moodleworld.com/moodle-mobile-2-8-released-with-online-and-offline-scorm-player-moodlemobile/

I don't know of any systems which work with sneaker-net. Apart from 
students in remote areas, this would be useful for prisoners and 
military personnel on deployment. These groups have been catered for in 
the past with paper based distance education courses. When I signed up 
for a DE Masters of Education, one questions on the enrollment form 
asked was if I was a prisoner.

The notes for my e-leaning course "ICT Sustainability" are normally 
delivered on-line, a week at a time. But they are also available as:

* Web pages: http://www.tomw.net.au/ict_sustainability/introduction.shtml

* IMS Content Package: 
http://www.tomw.net.au/ict_sustainability/Course_Notes_ICT_Sustainability_Assessment_and_Strategies_for_a_Low_Carbon_Future.zip

* Paper book: 
http://www.lulu.com/shop/tom-worthington/ict-sustainability-assessment-and-strategies-for-a-low-carbon-future/paperback/product-16803700.html

As I am using Moodle Learning Management System, the student can receive 
forum posts by email. But they need Internet access to post responses 
and submit assignments. It would be technically possible to modify 
Moodle so this could be done by file transfer, but as far as I know, no 
one has.


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