This document is a proposal from HisPlus Systems Limited to design, develop, and implement an e-learning portal for the Osun State University. [HisPlus proposes developing the portal using various web technologies on a robust and secure platform to provide online learning modules and resources for students, teachers, and administrators in a flexible and cost-effective manner. The proposal outlines objectives, features, implementation plan, timeline, support and maintenance, security considerations, and profiles of HisPlus.]

1. HISPLUS SYSTEMS LIMITED
Address:2b Bola Crescent,
Off Anthony Village road,
Anthony, Lagos. Nigeria
Phone: 0803-8888-701
0805-5075- 777, 01-9561180
Email : hisplus@yahoo.com
info@hisplus.net
Web : http://www.hisplus.net
Date: September 11, 2012
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Dear Sir,
PROPOSAL FOR E-LEARNING PORTAL DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
INTRODUCTION
Today, modern technologies are changing the teacher-student-content relationships from the conception to
the delivery of so-called ‘distance’ education courses. The concept of Distance Education has greatly
evolved in the digital era of 21st Century. With the widespread use and access to the Internet, exponential
growth has been experienced in the field of multimedia and web technologies
As a result of new communication and collaboration tools, and possibilities to disseminate high quality
audio, video and interactive materials over the information superhighway, the educational design process of
distance education materials has new perspectives to explore in order to improve and even re-engineer the
overall ‘distance’ teaching and learning concept.
The e-learning web platform combines the efficacy of Learning Content Management and core
internal process management into a robust single portal to address the challenges of the school,
students, lecturers and administrators. It provides a cost effective and efficient managed time and
resources for learning and research. Delivered and viewed in a variety of multiple access modes:
over the internet, mobile app, tin client, digital vision, webinar and lecture theaters.
The figure below illustrates how the teacher-student-content model has been materialized in three different
educational frameworks.
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2. The figure above, although not necessarily exhaustive, clearly demonstrates how technology has changed
the modalities and this affects mainly the nature of the interaction between the teacher, student and content
as well as how the interactions and communications are mediated. Furthermore, the technology has also
changed the ways that content can be authored and presented to the learner and thus offering a wider choice
of pedagogical design approaches.
Integrated e-learning portal deployment ‘overview’
With extensive collaboration and cooperation Hisplus intend to model a real-world education by
integrating a set of virtual concepts and other external resources into a unified powerful
communication product to enhance students learning experience. Hisplus e-learning platform will
make learning more interactive and resourceful. Already our e-learning portal is a buffer to the
blended learning via enriched multimedia and animated web pages.
Aim
Hisplus therefore offer to develop, implement, deploy and maintain e-learning portal for OSUN
where the school administrators, teachers and students with have a seamless eLearning educational
experience by having access to online space and e-portfolio in the virtual learning environment.
These will un-doubtfully reposition Nigerian education and OSUN outreach study programme at
large in today’s world and among the committee of educational societies.
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3. Objectives
• To develop e-learning technology platform
• To develop, deploy and manage OSUN e-learning portal with preference to:
o E-learning website development, deployment and maintenance
o Site promotion and propagation
o Digital marketing development
• To facilitate network integrations and technical supports
• To examine and review the present digital managed learning environment and core internal
process in OSUN
• To analyse the current network architecture and infrastructural deportment
• To develop an eLearning framework that will allow low-technology skilled students and
teachers the ability to participate without possessing extensive technology experience.
• To design a simplified eLearning structured content
• To provide technical support for the structure, instructors, students and others users
• To provide e-learning portal in a computing architecture and information infrastructure
management as a service.
• To support and enhance quality management in e-learning
• To develop an e-learning solution that is based on Web/Virtual Asynchronous Classroom and
the Web/Computer-Based Training (CBT) delivery method.
Potentialities of our solution
• The proposed e-learning portal will be a cutting-edge solution that combines comprehensive
content learning management functionality with business process management tools to
optimized learning and productivity in today’s fast-paced educational environment without
tasking resources.
• Offering classes for students, entrepreneurs and existing business owners will help to build
the economy of the Lagos state thereby benefiting the community and surrounding areas.
• Implementing e-learning classes for students with jobs allows them to learn on the job
thereby enhancing their learning skill without putting much strain on their jobs.
• Flexibility and convenience are the primary selling points for this type of program.
• Students will learn and show proper use of technology and technology resources.
• Students will learn and show competency in the computer application their various
disciplines.
• By providing this web-based platform for learners, OSUN can reach a broader market of
students and workers who would fall into the “nontraditional” category.
• The e-learning environments allow the students to demonstrate their knowledge and ability
to set “SMART” personal and financial goals.
• The “SMART” stands for specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-framed goals.
• The delivery method based on Web/Virtual Asynchronous Classroom (W/VAC) will bring a
broader student base reaching students from across Nigeria as well as around West Africa region.
• The W/VAC provides the flexibility to work studies during convenient times for the students.
Again, looking to the community, the school can cater to the students who may already be
working full-time jobs
• This online learning environment allows anyone to go back to school regardless of his or her
own individual commitments.
• The eLearning transcends the boundaries of location, time, and space providing a flexible
learning environment for all individuals involved.
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4. • The school will benefit from this learning environment because it provides an excellent way
for experts to teach a geographically dispersed group of students without the restrictions of a
physical classroom
• Communication from the instructor to the students, and the student to the instructors, is
maintained via forums within the web-based classroom programs.
• Web-based classrooms can be accessed at any time of the day, and at each personal computer
that has Internet access.
• The learning environment of W/VAC and W/CBT is asynchronous. Asynchronous learning or
instruction does not occur in real-time. Instructors and students do not attend online at the same
location or time. The course material is delivered by the instructor at one time and the responses
or assignments are completed by the students at a different time within a specified time frame.
• Asynchronous learning allows the student to study at his or her own location and time.
• Additionally, both the teacher and the student benefit because the entire discussion is posted
in forums and can be referred to continuously.
eLearning Development System
• Requirements
o The technology to use in building the e-learning framework are various web tools
Html
Php
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Python
Ajax
Javascripts
Xhtml
Web 2.0
Flash
Actionscript
Video authoring tools
o Content provision ( after the development)
Course materials
Discussion questions
Courseware
Additional content to support the instruction.
o Internet Backbone
SATCOM1
Swift Network
Spectranet
Starcomm
Satellite
o Elearning centre
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5. Design, Methodologies for eLearning
• Deliveries
o Web/Virtual Asynchronous Classroom
o Web/Computer-Based Training (CBT)
• Model methodologies
o The classic e-learning model is what we refer to as being mainly content-focused
HTML websites that are structured in Chapters and Sections.
The figure below illustrates a high-level process for the authoring of ‘classic’ e-learning
courseware.
o Courseware writing and development for eLearning for ADDIE process model
o This is based on the traditional book/manual where contents are well-structured into
chapters and topics.
o The Rapid e-learning e-learning method is also to be included with the classic model to provide,
develop and deploy high quality interactive multimedia e-learning courses as shown below.
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6. Above figure shows rapid methodology integration in distance e-learning courseware development
• Structure of a module / Course contains
o Course overview
o Course Introduction
o Session Purpose and objectives
•
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7. o Learning references
o Learning activities
o Case studies
See figure above
• eLearning Activities
o Interactive demo
o How to Guide
o Duration and modalities
o Activity Steps
o Teachers interactivities
Implementation and Action Plan
• Installing Internet backbone at the main campus
• Installing workstations at the main campus
• Setting up campus office for the support team
• Loading variables and testing data
• Creating every user group case studies
Testing and Verification
• Creating test cases using group of
o Students
o Teachers
o Instructors
o Courseware testing
o Real time testing
• After the design and development has been completed the instructors will evaluate
modules as they are completed to ensure the vision and purpose of the e-learning
solution is being met.
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8. • Faculty and department heads will evaluate the portal for continuity and
technical issues.
Proposed e-learning modules
These are some of the modules that we intend to build into the elearning activities.
Basic features:
o User management
o Online enrollment management system
o Simplifies Record keeping
o Central management
o Download
o E-mail and sms services,
o Study Guide
o Courses
o Tutorials
o Glossaries
o Technical Guides
o Discussion forum.
o Career guide
• Expanded features:
o Personalized lecturing concept
o Access to non-available local content
o Virtual field trip
o Chat/video conferencing.
o Virtual Group projects/peer review
o Assignments and Exams
• Optional Features (additional cost)
o International institutions collaboration
o Biometrics enrollment
o Vocational Studies
o Digital Entrepreneurs
Maintenance and Training
• Setting up the maintenance team
• Setting up the basic maintenance methods
• FAQ setup
• Training
o The support staff
o Teachers
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9. o Administrators
o Instructors
• Loading actually coursework for all courses
• Resolving all live support
Timeline
• Requirement and Feasibility Study 2 weeks
• Design and Development 4 months
• Implementation 2 weeks
• Verification and Testing 2 weeks
• Maintenance 2 weeks
Duration 6 months
Support and Maintenance
• License Agreement for maintenance and support for 10 years
• 20% as service and support fee of the total fee made from students fees, advertisement and
value added fees per year.
• On-site technical support will be an essential element for the success of learning and
launching the online courses. Instructors and support staff may not have the skills
required to assist with hardware and software issues, and technical support staff is
essential for troubleshooting issues students have once the course has begun..
• Creating and implementing an online course cannot be done in departmental solitude.
The entire institutional student support system is affected by the addition of the
course strand. The student support systems need to be involved in the process to
eliminate any technical or staffing issues that may arise.
• Support systems are necessary for students’ success and achievement in an online
environment because of multiple irregular and unexpected technical and non-related
issues that crop up.
Payment and terms of conditions: 70% advanced payment, 30% on completion
Security
• The e-learning portal poise to be a pioneer web based educationally management
assets adaptable, reliable and accessible in a secured mode by using secured server
management.
• Superior database administrator: This is tailored to an interactive platform for
multiple users at deferent privileged login levels.
• Storage management: A bird rock of critical data storage foundation with a remote
backup in real time.
Corporate profile
HISPLUS Systems Limited is an indigenous IT company. We specialize in the development
and deployment of computer applications, ERP, e-commerce, e-business, ERP, e-portals, allied
sales and services, biometrics management and IT training. Hisplus is managed by locally and
internationally training IT personnel.
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10. Business partnership
Hisplus systems have partnership that have extend to a large number of business areas with
regards to our core competence a seasoned team of professional partners with cross-sectoral
experiences and united in a singular mission to making a difference.
International partners
• Thinkplus SDN. BHD, Malaysia
• Columbus Global, UAE
Thanking you for your anticipated cooperation.
Yours faithfully,
HisPlus Systems Limited
Tunde Omitogun
Managing Director
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