Online education services empower students

MOODLE -- At its core, our online open media programme is underpiinned by a decidedly student-entric ethos. Central to this ethos is the self-service ideal--the notion that online education enables more convenient, user-friendly interaction with educational materials.

In Tipperary Institute, we use Moodle as a central point for student learning and instructor feedback. Using a web browser and an internet connection, students can interact with a sophisticated learning environment that is open for 24x7 service. As a Moodle instructor, I can see student interactions late at night, well past the time the lights turn off in the classroom To me, this indicates students are continuing their learning inside the electronic classroom.

For this to be a valid pathway to knowledge, the online classroom must be dependable. It must be grounded on IT infrastructure that is reliable and robust. In tech-speak, that's something with reliability of "four nines" or higher. That kind of serviced platform comes at a cost.

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