Stellar A Learning Management System for MIT

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StellarA Learning Management System for MIT
November, 1999 Design of a reference
architecture for enterprise-wide, sustainable
web-based multimedia services, which will provide
a framework for buying, developing, and modifying
materials and services so that they meet local
needs and cooperate with Institute-wide goals.
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What is Stellar?

• The Problem
• How can we provide web-based course support for
  MIT?
• The Answer
• Stellar a web-based course management system for
  MIT

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Key Stellar Tools

• Content Creation, Management, and Presentation
  Showing Materials to People
• Collaboration Tools (Discussion board, chat,
  etc.) Helping People Work Together
• Assessment Tools (quiz, test, survey, etc.)
  Checking How People are Learning
• Assignment Handling Helping with Homework
  handling
• Gradebook Keeping Track of the Work

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Process Components of Stellar
 Registration (authentication, user profile, class signup, list management) Content Presentation (syllabus, calendar, table of contents, course portal) Collaboration (discussion board, email, chat)
Administration (grade book, calendar) Content Management Assessment (quizzes, exams, course evaluations)
Setup (create course, course templates) Content Creation (digitization and consumption) Renewal (re-use, archive, portfolio)
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Get In Touch With Us!

• Use our suggestions form at lthttp//web.mit.edu/st
  ellar/www/comments.htmlgt
• Write us at stellar-suggest_at_mit.edu
• Contact us
• Mike Barker 253-0119 ltmbarker_at_mit.edugt