Our Online Program Delivery Support Systems And Resources

The Open/Online Learning (O/OL) degree Programs are delivered using AIT’s Learning Management and Administrative Support System (LeMASS) – an online academic program delivery and administrative system that incorporates:

A Learning Management System (LMS) – developed in-house by AIT and based on an Open Source Learning Management System platform – Moodle

An Electronic Library and Learning Resource System (EL-RSS) – developed in-house by AIT and based on an Open Source e-library platform – DSpace

A Student Online Registration System (SORS) – developed in-house  by AIT and based on a Web system development platform;

A Student Administration and Management System (SAMS) – developed in-house by AIT

Learning Resource Systems (LRS) made up of: (a) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s OpenCourseware Learning Resources (made available to AIT through an institutional cooperation agreement signed between MIT and AIT. - The Teaching and Learning Support Resources includes: syllabuses, e-books, lecture notes and student handouts, problem sheets, quizzes, tests, examination papers, and  lessons covering the entire 1,800 courses and programs currently offered by MIT

AIT-Online- Your e-University System – An Online Learning Resource System developed in-house by AIT based on an Open Source electronic document archiving, management and library system - Greenstone

The Open University of Malaysia (OUM) Learning Management System - myLMS: -- In addition to the learning support resources of LeMASS  designed to facilitate online academic program delivery, students registered on the programs of the Open University of Malaysia (OUM)  ---- will also have access to   the online resources of OUM’s learning portal - Learning Management System (my LMS) designed to support the various activities of e-learning at the university. myLMS has multimedia capabilities which are fully integrated with a number of other applications and resources including an Online Electronic Library system. myLMS also serves as a comprehensive and flexible e-learning system that enables lecturers and students to interact in a virtual classroom environment and at the same time allows AIT to track and monitor learning and teaching development among lecturers/tutors and students.

Meeting International Quality Standards in O/OL Program Delivery

The syllabuses of our open/learning programs meet high international standards. The design of the learning/study materials for supporting teaching and learning on these programs do follow international  standards. These learning/study materials exhibit the following features:

* Modularization of the contents of learning/study materials to ensure manageability of content. Each academic Program is sub-divided into courses; courses subdivided into modules; and modules subdivided into smaller manageable learning units

* Clearly stated objectives of the learning modules and units

* Contents are designed to be  self-explanatory, self-contained, self-directed and self-learning and supports independent learning

* Learner-friendly writing format and learning interface

* Helpful examples to illustrate/demonstrate  basic concepts

* Reference to the learner’s experiences

* Use of illustrations and graphics where appropriate and necessary

* Use of audio and video clips and animations where suitable

* Headings and navigation tools  to help students find their way around course/leaning materials

* Links to other online resources and reading materials where appropriate,

* Practice Tests and Quizzes to assess the level of  student’s understanding and comprehension of subject matters of the course

* Feedback from lecturers/instructors to help/assist students

* Suggestions about getting help from other sources

Extra effort has also been put into developing and deploying  learning management and support systems to assist students and faculty to have teaching and learning experience that ensures parity in standards with our regular campus-based programs. Some of the Open/Online Learning  support systems include: the Learning Management System of LeMASS, the extensive e-library resources, the student-to-faculty and student-to-student interaction and communications systems among others.