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Looks like PHP has quite a lock on this market. Many
of the online collaborative systems are PHP/mysql based. Top open-source
contenders in this market would be:
Moodle (moodle.org)
ATutor (atutor.ca)
Note that these are collaborative learning management
systems attempted to go head-to-head with commercial LMS's. I'm sure that there
are some that are perl-based, but these are getting a lot of attention and
they're all PHP-based.
Todd
Hi,
Are there any major distance education sites powered by
modperl technology?
I work for a University with 7 campuses scattered
around the country. Provision of distance
education through online access
to teaching material and academic transcripts are among the long
term goals
of the university.
I find it challenging to develop a site to meet the
university's requirements. It has been proposed
that I consider Java or PHP
applications to develop the site to include online directory for all
staff
and students connected to the university. However, I am confident that I can
meet the same
objectives using modperl technology. Somewhere I think I can
use Bricolage or Mason and I am
wondering whether these are appropriate
technologies to consider. Or are there other applications of
modperl
relating to delivery of distance education that I am not aware
of.
Coming from a traditional Unix background in connection with
academic research, I turned to Perl in
2000 to survive in an environment
dominated by Windows operating system. I continue to work on my
own Breeze Project for which an
early account was posted on the Oreilly site in 2002. Since then I
have
been following developments and have tested modperl and apache on
trial basis.
Any pointers to help in broadening my options would be
highly appreciated.
Many thanks in advance,
Alfred
Vahau
Director
Information Technology Services
University of Papua
New Guinea
Information Resources
Centre
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