Development of an Improved Virtual Learning Management System For Covid-19 Era

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS) | Volume VII, Issue I, January 2022 | ISSN 2454–6194

Development of an Improved Virtual Learning Management System For Covid-19 Era

P.O. Farotimi*, J.A. Ayeni and E.O. Makinde
Department of Computer Sciences, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Nigeria

Abstract – Improvement in technology has helped in improving the processes humans are involved in, enhancing their continuity and aiding adaptation even in times of paradigm shift, such is in the case of education and/learning. COVID-19, a global pandemic virus which took the world aback with its emergence in 2019 and stalled various processes and activities in the world including education. Again, the need to improve on existing virtual learning system to aid thorough and smooth learning process and its suitability for the local environment became an issue in the educational sector. In this paper, an Improved and reliable Virtual Learning Management System for Covid-19 era as supplementary and veritable alternative to the physical class for lecturers and students respectively was developed and presented.
Keywords – Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), COVID – 19 Pandemic, Pictorial presentations, Learning-teaching aids
I.INTRODUCTION
Learning has been part of human development process which has been evolving right from development of technology and different human paradigm shift from iron age to technology age. Learning is a continuous process that has been in existence right from the existence of man. A man learns to acquire knowledge, gain expertise, and give meaningful efforts to processes. Learning deals with the interaction between the tutors and the student and the tutor gives efforts in making the student understand terms, theories, and skills in a more simplified form.
Methodologies involved in teaching or as learning aid to the student in assimilating knowledge spelt out fast also depends not just on the tutors but the students. It also depends on the teaching materials used in which includes the media, specimens, animations diagrams, charts, and even pictorial representation. Learning and teaching methodologies have evolved due to this paradigm shift by man as a result of advancement in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has given rise to what we now know as virtual learning. Virtual in a layman’s term simply means online or something digital i.e. something that doesn’t seem to exist in physical state, rather it’s being run

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