The Grav Course Hub project (www.gravcoursehub.org) was created to help other educators 'flip' their LMS with the Grav (www.getgrav.org) Web platform. Course facilitators and students are empowered to shape their online environment when the front-end of an institutional LMS is replaced with an open and collaborative platform such as Grav. In addition to being very flexible and fast, Grav is built using industry standards (i.e. Markdown, YAML, Twig, etc.) and due to its file-based nature supports tools such as GitHub for collaboration.

1. Grav Course Hub Project
Paul D Hibbitts
Flipping the LMS with an
Open and Collaborative Web Platform
EDUCATOR AND EXPERIENCE DESIGN CONSULTANT
@hibbittsdesign
hibbittsdesign.org

3. What is a ‘Flipped’ LMS?​
“A flipped LMS approach is where an open platform,
in the control of course participants,
serves as an alternative front-end to the institutional LMS.”

5. Why ‘Flip’ the LMS?
To support pedagogical goals unmet by the current LMS
To deliver a better student (and facilitator) experience
To increase capability of access, sharing and collaboration

6. What to ‘Flip’ the LMS With?
An open and collaborative platform

8. Some Key Benefits
of Flat-file CMSs for Educators
No database means little (or no) IT involvement needed
Increased portability, as moving a site now only requires
simply copying files to another location
Takes full advantage of the collaborative ecosystem now
available (i.e. GitHub, GitLab, etc.)

9. Fall 2015 CMPT 363
Course Companion Hub
Flipped-LMS approach using Grav CMS + GitHub as an open and
collaborative platform, along with the Canvas LMS

15. So, what did updating this
course hub site look like
for the instructor (i.e. me)?

21. How long would that
update take?
~ 30 Seconds
(your mileage may vary)

22. Open Source Grav Course Hub
To help other instructors use Grav CMS for flipping their LMS
Downloads and tutorials:
Online demo:
hibbittsdesign.org/blog/
demo.hibbittsdesign.org

23. Comes in Two Flavours:
Foundation and Bootstrap

24. What Skills are Required?
Intended for 'Tech-savvy' educators:
Code editor usage (e.g. Atom or Brackets)
Markdown or HTML basics
Understanding folder hierarchies (i.e. relative links)
Web server access
GitHub working knowledge (recommended)

25. Thank you! Q&A to Follow
Contact Info
Blog:
Twitter:
Email:
​ Grav CMS
Website:
Twitter:
Documentation: (built with Grav)
Why Grav?
Course Hub
CMPT-363 Fall 2015 Website (built with Grav)
Grav Course Hub Download and Getting Started Guide
hibbittsdesign.org
@hibbittsdesign
paul@hibbittsdesign.org
getgrav.org
@getgrav
learn.getgrav.org
hibbittsdesign.org/blog/why-I-chose-Grav
paulhibbitts.net/cmpt-363-153/
hibbittsdesign.org/blog/getting-started