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DOI:   10.3217/jucs-018-11-1483

 

Docs4Learning: Getting Google Docs to work within the LMS with IMS BLTI

Marc Alier Forment (UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Barcelona-Tech, Spain)

María José Casany (UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Barcelona-Tech, Spain)

Enric Mayol (UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Barcelona-Tech, Spain)

Jordi Piguillem (UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Barcelona-Tech, Spain)

Nikolas Galanis (UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Barcelona-Tech, Spain)

Francisco J. García-Peñalvo

Miguel Ángel Conde ((USAL Universidad de Salamanca, Spain)

Abstract: Google Docs is a well-known suite of online collaborative tools for document processing, spreadsheets, online presentations, drawing and even forms. The last versions of the major open source LMS Moodle, offers weak integrations with Google Docs treating it as a content repository. But these integrations are neglecting the collaborative qualities of the Google Docs suite and its potential as a learning activity within the LMS course. This paper presents an integration proposal that using the IMS Basic Learning Tools Interoperability (IMS BLTI) standard turns Google Docs into an engine that powers collaborative learning activities within the LMS Moodle.

Keywords: Google Docs, LMS, PLE, VLE, cloud computing, eLearning, interoperability, software as a service

Categories: D.0, D.2.11, D.2.12, D.2.2, K.3.1, L.2.0, L.2.3, L.3.0, L.3.5, L.3.6