1. Streamlining online learning
experience with integrations and
interface design in Aalto University
Juha Martikainen
Esa Salmio

2. 6 Schools + Open
University
11 000 Students
4500 Personnel
Background
Helsinki School of Economics
Helsinki University of Technology
Helsinki University of Art and Design
Aalto University
Multiple Optima installations
Multiple Moodle installations
Noppa course pages
+ other platforms
School of Engineering, School of Chemical Technology, School of Art, Design and Architecture, School of
Electrical Engineering, School of Science, School of Business,
Open University

3. Learning environments
Optima
Moodle
Noppa
● Too many
environments
● Users confused
● Expensive and
Complicated to
maintain
MyCourses
Moodle
Production deployment
1.8.2015

4. V 1.0
Working with user groups
Planning
phase
Building
phase
Understand existing environment
Find sweet spot
Define needed integrations
Fully functional
environment for
the workshops
Multiple workshops
Workshops open to all
Rapid development
between workshops based
on feedback

5. Key development areas
● Every course has uniform course space created by
default
● Access based on enrolment information in course
management system
● Lecture times from course management system,
course deadlines available
● Integrations (Turnitin, Stack,...)
● Link systems together. Write course information only
once
● Aalto users can see course materials in all courses

6. Course default page layout
● My own Courses
● Course Search
● Course section
navigation
● One section
● Fixed blocks
● General
discussion forum

7. Editing course layout
● Big editing
buttons
● Add /move /
show all sections
● Hidden action
menu on blocks
● Help menu in
editing mode

8. Student searches
available courses from
Oodi
Student enrolls to
course in Oodi
Student has access to
course space in MyCourses
(Integration to Oodi)
After course completion student can
archive enrolment from Oodi.
In course space student is shown as
suspend user
Student can activate archived course
in Oodi. This returns access to course
space.
Course Work
* Oodi = Student Information and Course management System
Teacher sets up needed elements into the
course space
Teacher evaluates and takes grades to Oodi
Discussions, assignments, quizzes
evaluation, feedback
MyCourses course space is created based on Oodi every night
Student flow / teacher actions

9. Thank you!
Questions?
juha.h.martikainen@aalto.fi , @Kuura
esa.salmio@aalto.fi