Web Tool to Support Online Inquiries: Adapting Moodle to meet some of Tutors and Teachers needs

Abstract

E-Learning is today a reality adopted by many organizations and schools around the world. With the increased use of E-Learning, Learning Management Tools are becoming more and more important, but often they fail to respond to particular or specific demands that differ from institution to institution. Even thought there is now a large variety of software available in this area, it's very important that Learning Management Environment software can be adapted to meet all these special requirements. The implementation of modules in Learning Management Tools can result in a powerful E-Learning tool, and can be the answer to customize it in a way that responds to some of the organization needs. These modules also allow tutors and teachers to focus more in the learning activities rather than on the software itself In this article, we will discuss a case study: the Web Tool to Support Online Inquiries created by Tutors and Teachers. This tool consists on a module implemented in PHP and integrated with Moodle. It allows teachers and tutors to elaborate online inquiries and collect answers given by students or co-workers. This tool allows the teaching community to collect information that can be used as a start point to improve results on students or even on their institutions.