The Development of Innovative Web Technologies for E-Learning: The eLearning Portal Project

The aim of the project is the development of an innovative, Open Source-based eLearning portal, which provides high scalability and versatility, as well as it is easy to upgrade; it aims at meeting some changeable requirement in the field of distance learning (yearly or even monthly innovation). The modular structure and flexibility provided by the portal makes this system adaptable to any kind of educational and/or academic situation, allowing also the development in step with innovative and specific Web Technologies. The project has been developed thanks to the experience obtained in managing a postgraduate specialization course promoted by University of Bari (www.comedudida.org) and it keeps developing as suitable tools for proper online formation are designed. This experience has been studied inside the OSEL research project by University of Bari (www.osel.it).