This document provides examples and screenshots of various features that can be included on an e-learning portal for online courses. It shows the course homepage where students can access learning activities and the instructor can access course administration. Other features displayed include viewing enrolled students, a course glossary, listing available resources, posting news/communications, lecture summaries and materials, forums for student-instructor interaction, examples of quizzes, games and interactive activities, online lectures with narration or video, and providing handouts. The goal is to utilize these tools to facilitate online communication and interaction between instructors and students.

1. This is the front page of my e-learning portal
User login here
http://elearn.usm.my/ppti/

2. Access to
learning
activities
Access to course
administration for the
instructor
This is the front page of my course

3. Animated gif
Relevant graphics to
spice up
Course description
This is the front page of my course
Access to
learning
activities

4. Here I can check who enrolled in my course and the last time they login. I can
also click on their name to check their profile.

5. Glossary is a useful feature because I can list and provide detailed
description of terms commonly used in the course.

6. Students can view the list of all resources available in the course

7. Latest news or communications are posted here…

8. Summary of the lecture
Resources for this particular lecture

9. Graphic/clipart to spice
up presentation
Notice that I used informal
language and analogy in this
summary

10. Relevant pic to
illustrate concept
These terms are hyperlinked to the
Glossary
Relevant pic to
illustrate
concept

11. Hyperlink to
Glossary

12. References from standard text/journal are given…

13. as well as link to selected website. Links are annotated.

14. Web links are
given star ratings
Various resources

15. SPECIFIC FORUM

16. Example of student-lecturer interaction in the
forum
The question
posted in the
forum
Response from
student
Response from me
Praise the student for
her effort

17. SPECIFIC FORUM

18. GENERAL FORUM

19. Online Communication &
Interaction
The portal provides
convenient way for
communication &
interaction with the
students

20. GENERAL FORUM
Example of quiz

21. GENERAL FORUM

22. Example of online interactive game (Word Quiz)

23. Example online interactive crossword
puzzle
Student clicks the box
and the clue pops up

24. Example online interactive quiz (matching
pairs)

25. Example online interactive game (grouping)

26. Students love the Word
Quiz!

27. Example of online lecture (with narration)

28. GENERAL FORUM
Example of online lecture
with “talking head”

29. GENERAL FORUM
Example of using video in online
presentation

30. Example of lecture handout in
pdf format

31. Students love the E-learning
Portal