Deployment of Offline Learning Management Systems: Comparing the Performance of Selected Micro-Servers in Tanzania

Autor/inn/en	Maro, Marin Salome; Kondoro, Aron; Haßler, Björn; Mtebe, Joel; Proctor, Jamie
Titel	Deployment of Offline Learning Management Systems: Comparing the Performance of Selected Micro-Servers in Tanzania
Quelle	In: Journal of Learning for Development, 10 (2023) 2, S.280-296 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Learning Management Systems; Developing Nations; Costs; Computers; Handheld Devices; Computer Software; Technology Uses in Education; Client Server Architecture; Comparative Analysis; Tanzania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Cost; Kosten; Digitalrechner; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Tansania
Abstract	Low-powered mobile devices such as Raspberry Pis and tablets can be used as microservers to implement offline Learning Management Systems (LMS). Despite their potential, especially for low-income countries, such as Tanzania, no research is available detailing the affordances of these devices for supporting LMS features. This study investigated the suitability of various low-cost micro-servers for deploying LMSs. It compared the performance of the Raspberry Pi, Android tablet, and Chromebook in terms of LMS benchmarking, response time, and resource utilisation. Results showed all devices had sufficient hardware resources to support the LMS, however, software stacks, I/O performance, and platform optimisations affected the micro-servers' performance. The Chromebook had the best performance in terms of response time, followed by the Raspberry Pi and tablets. In terms of cost, the Raspberry PI was the cheapest option. The installation process for tablets was more cumbersome than the other devices, meaning the devices with better tooling and a more conventional software stack were a better option for deploying offline micro-servers. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01