31. How do I install really huge extensions in Joomla?
The automated installer may not be usable for the extensions which are of reasonable higher sizes. The FTP or other remote access methods to server may have constraints in file upload sizes. In such cases, it will be better to have the files extracted locally and copied back over to the server side into the appropriate components folder. Installation can then proceed from the administrator panel, wherein instead of selecting an installer package, you will be selecting an Install directory.
32. Is Ez Publish an open source CMS? When can I actually choose it over others?
The Ez Publish comes in two different flavors- as open source downloadable installer or with a commercial license. The one packed with commercial license entitles you for a technical customer support access. The Ez Publish had been developed with the intention of serving the Enterprise community of webmasters. The system has a good load of usable analytics over data that can come in handy with company’s and their websites. The press releases, photo stock and other media, news & events flash have clear-cut modules within the CMS. This makes it suitable for Enterprise owners to setup and establish a website sooner.
33. Why is role management considered one of the main aspects in the Ez Publish CMS?
When it comes to companies and enterprises, the updates to the various sections of the website are done by various persons who are in different positions within the company. They have their own perspective and have vertical knowledge and information. Such detailed descriptions and dealings are specific to each person and job position. That is why Ez Publish takes into account the importance of the roles of each user.
34. What kind of CMS can the Ez Publish be classified into?
The Ez Publish is mainly targeted at the enterprise managers and is mostly used as a Web Content Management System.
35. What are the main functionalities of a Web Content Management System?
● The main aspect that is found across all the web content management systems is that they are optimized for remote deployment and control.
● The WCMS usually have the shared data management to reduce the redundancy.
● Some of the content are duplicated to reduce processing overhead.
● Should have easy interface for data oriented communication between users. The interface need to be simple yet effective.
● The front end can be any device ranging from mobile phones to iPads. So the scaling and adaptive page deployment techniques should be easily integrable into the backend.
36. What does the future hold for the CMS?
The CMS may become more of the interactive kind and can become inclusive of all the technologies including mobile platforms and other portable platforms. In such a way, web applications can be tethered to a much more complex architecture at the server end. The CMS deployment would more or less me similarly simple as now, but the functionality would encompass a larger range of devices and platforms. The HTML5 based improvements can come in as a additional challenge that CMSs have to face in their own terms. The page generation and display semantics can come under the new scanner called HTML5. But considering the HTML5 to be a very comprehensive technology, the CMS may imbibe some of the properties into itself and become a very good tool with lot more uses and functionalities.
37. How can you integrate and manage data from multiple links with minimal supervision?
This can be very much elusive from the Content Management Systems. There has to be some versioning information available for every link. The CMS extensions can have solution to the problem, or you may have to decipher it yourself. Either way, the versioning and validation of link sustainability is crucial to get this done. Most of the users now have scripts that update status of the various links, so that they do not get a broken link or unavailable status in middle of the web page.
38. How is Moodle different from other Content Management Systems?
The Moodle is a Content Management System designed specifically for managing content for the courses and schedules for learning. Moreover to suit this architecture and targeted users the Moodle implements more features like LiveConversation between users (similar to chat) and file management specific to each user etc. These can be very difficult to configure in some other CMS, but comes very simple with the Moodle. This is mostly used for e-learning solutions and other such activities that are carried out online.
39. What features does it offer for the virtual classroom style of setup?
There are many setup options for lab-views and public conversation rooms. These will facilitate the option of having a common schedule for discussions etc. The file uploads and access limitations according to the different roles played by different users. The main thing though is the effective management of content from the administrator point of view. The administrator has the access more like a university. The different analytics and data sheets available from the content, to the teachers and other organisers make it more real time like.
40. How do you upload multiple files into Moodle CMS?
The mulltiple file upload aspect is not yet implemented in the Moodle CMS. You can however try to zip the files you need to upload and upload it as a zip. The view then allows to unzip directly from there and so this will help you transfer entire content in one instance.
41. What types of documents are supported by Moodle, which can be used while participating a lab oriented course?
The standard document types like the MS Word, PowerPoints and Excel spreadsheets are supported by the Moodle CMS. These can be uploaded by the students in the lab setup environment. They are not yet completely operable in all computers and web browsers, but most of the standard and normal setups will not have any problems regarding this aspect.
42. Is it possible to export components from one Moodle site to another?
Yes it is possible for you organize certain activities and the relevant data pertaining to that activities can be exported. They should be categorized and specific categories can be exported in many different formats. Most common and reliable format is the Moodle XML based serialization. This way you can share the quizzes and other similar activities across different courses and different moodle based learning solutions.
43. What is possibility of having the media oriented Learning solutions when it comes to Moodle? How can it be used?
The Video and Audio data can be uploaded into the Moodle website. But there is always a data limitation that is imposed on the user. This makes it difficult to upload high quality content. This is a major limitation on the Moodle front for now. The website hosting and other services usually have very less bandwidth and storage space available when we are thinking about having thousands of enrolled students each having the access to the media streams. The overhead is considerably high and might affect the performance. So for the simplistic and efficient process one might not be sure to have the media as important part of the learning.
The most appropriate way to use it in a medium sized learning solution is to have a periodic update from each student or teacher when something can be considered to have better impact. Still considering the file sizes, the videos need to be compact and of low resolution!
44. What is the best way to orgnaize and categorize the various courses in Moodle?
You have to have the minimal number of categories as more and more categories and sub-categories can just make the entire setup clumsy rather than better managed. Also have the data managed across each courses and staff separately to make the data easily accessible. There is always the option to get it readily done with all the components. But the analytics can be made possible only with continuous tracking of data. Choose the right plug-ins to help you analyse the functional perspective of the entire website and each course.
45. Can Administrators be involved in the courses as students too? If so can it be avoided?
Yes, the administrators can get enrolled into the courses. But to avoid it, you have to just take of the additional roles that are checked in for the administrators when you create a course.
46. Does all the information I make available in a course go through a resource? Of what advantage is that to the creator or manager?
Yes even a tiny text snippet you intend to share within a course has to go through the formal set up of resources and activities. This will in turn help you to manage and track the notices and text resources through time. You might not need it for real, but it is not going to take off any extra effort from your side. Just a procedure that you follow can make it available through time in the same formal style as other resources that you create and share in the Moodle course room.
47. Are every entities in Moodle movable across? How is this going to help?
Yeah, the Moodle interface has quite lot of options when it comes to switching the events, activities or resources across the different courses. Every block or activity or resource has the edit option which gives the user the option to move the entities to the desired place within the Moodle. This will help in creating a reusable structure to the whole course curve that is on offer. Each user does not have to waste time creating across the same set of activities over and over again for different courses and blocks.