The Design and Implementation of Moodle-based Network Teaching
Platform for Aesthetic Education in Colleges and Universities
Li Gui
a
Hulunbuir University, Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
Keywords: Aesthetic Education in Colleges and Universities, Network Teaching, Moodle, PHP.
Abstract: With the vigorous development of China's economy, social contradictions have gradually changed. After
meeting the people's material needs, their spiritual needs are increasing day by day. In this critical period of
ideological transformation, aesthetic education is particularly important. This paper designs a network
teaching platform of aesthetic education in colleges and universities based on Moodle. The Moddle software
is used to build the platform, PHP language is used for secondary development, B/S structure is used in
system architecture, and MySQL database is used for data storage management. The establishment of this
platform broadens the participation ways of aesthetic education, enriches the teaching resources of aesthetic
education, perfects the teaching system of aesthetic education in colleges and universities, and contributes to
the important task of educating people with aesthetic education and educating them with culture.
a
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8362-8148
1 INTRODUCTION
In the report of the 19th National Congress of the
Communist Party of China, it was mentioned that
the main contradiction in our society has changed.
At present, the main contradiction is the
contradiction between people's growing demand for
a better life and unbalanced development. People's
longing for a better life reflects people's desire for
beauty. So, in this important stage of mass concept
transformation, colleges and universities, as the
main positions of aesthetic education, should make
timely changes. At present, the problems of aesthetic
education are still complicated. Firstly, students'
understanding of aesthetic education is still lacking
in depth and height, and they only regard aesthetic
education as a single art subject education.
Secondly, the reform and innovation of curriculum
system, teaching methods and textbook compilation
in colleges and universities are still insufficient,
which leads to outdated textbooks and single
teaching forms, and reduces students' enthusiasm for
learning aesthetic education. Finally, the teachers of
aesthetic education in colleges and universities are
scarce, and the teaching resources are poor.
Aesthetic education is superficial in the teaching
process, and it does not play a real role. In order to
ensure the effectiveness of aesthetic education in
colleges and universities, we should face up to these
educational problems and innovate the traditional
aesthetic education mode.
For this reason, this paper combines digital
technology with aesthetic education in colleges and
universities, and builds a network teaching platform
of aesthetic education in colleges and universities
based on Moodle. Based on Moodle online teaching
system, it adopts B/S basic architecture and PHP
secondary development of aesthetic education
design form, and uses MySQL database to store
teaching data to complete the construction of
network teaching platform of aesthetic education in
colleges and universities. (Xu, 2020) This platform
combines online teaching with offline practice,
changes the traditional teaching methods of aesthetic
education in colleges and universities, enriches the
teaching resources of aesthetic education, solves the
fundamental problem of the shortage of aesthetic
education teachers in colleges and universities, and
provides a new practical way for the development of
aesthetic education in colleges and universities in the
new era.
Gui, L.
The Design and Implementation of Moodle-Based Network Teaching Platform for Aesthetic Education in Colleges and Universities.
DOI: 10.5220/0011899500003613
In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on New Media Development and Modernized Education (NMDME 2022), pages 111-116
ISBN: 978-989-758-630-9
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2 INTRODUCTION OF KEY
TECHNOLOGIES
2.1 Moodle
The Moodle is the abbreviation of modular dynamic
learning-oriented environment component. It is an
open-source curriculum management system, also
known as learning management system. It is a
dynamic learning website tool for students, which is
usually installed in a web server. The Moodle
platform uses PHP as the environment development
language, and its core focus lies in the highly
modular structure design. The interface is defined by
shared library, data abstraction layer and cascading
style sheet, which increases the convenience and
extensibility of this platform, so as to facilitate the
use of teachers and students. The interface of
Moodle platform is simple and clear, and users can
adjust the content or page layout at any time
according to their personal needs. In the course list,
the detailed description of each course can also be
displayed. Users can classify and search courses, and
learn courses according to their own needs, which
changes the traditional linear learning mode and
facilitates students' learning. Compared with other
platforms, Moodle is easier to install, can support a
variety of different courses, and the overall security
of the system is relatively high. The overall
architecture of Moodle platform is based on the B/S
three-tier structure, as shown in Figure 1, which can
effectively separate the user interface, business logic
control and data access, make it easy to apply and
understand the platform, and greatly reduce the
difficulty of subsequent upgrade and maintenance.
Figure 1: Moodle platform architecture diagram
2.2 PHP
The PHP is a script programming language used on
the server side, which is characterized by open
source, free, fast and efficient.
Linux+Nginx+Mysql+PHP is its classic installation
and deployment mode. The function is
comprehensive, and out-of-the-box program code is
concise. The PHP array supports dynamic
expansion, which can greatly improve the
development efficiency; As a weakly typed
language, PHP has a high success rate of compiling
programs, and is more efficient than other strongly
typed languages. The grammar absorbs the
characteristics of C language, Java and Perl, which
is conducive to learning and widely used, and is
mainly applicable to the field of Web development.
The unique syntax of PHP is a mixture of C, Java,
Perl and PHP's own syntax. It can execute dynamic
web pages more quickly than CGI or Perl.
Compared with other programming languages, PHP
embeds programs into HTML (an application under
the standard generalized markup language)
documents to execute dynamic web pages, and its
execution efficiency is much higher than CGI which
completely generates HTML tags. The PHP can also
execute the compiled code, which can encrypt and
optimize the code running and make the code run
faster. With its cross-platform, high compatibility,
open source and easy-to-learn habits, PHP has
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become an excellent solution for the development of
Web applications. During the actual development
process, LAMP or LNMP mode is mostly adopted,
namely Linux, Apache, Mysql and PHP or Linux,
Nginx, Mysql and PHP. There is little difference
between them, both belong to synchronous
development mode, and the requirements for
hardware configuration are basically the same. The
process of PHP application processing request is
shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2: PHP application processing request flow
2.3 MySQL Database
The MySQL is a relational database management
system, which stores data in different tables, thus
increasing the running speed and flexibility of the
system. With excellent database performance,
MySQL can form a good development environment
with PHP and IIS. And it has the characteristics of
small size, high speed, low development cost and
open source. MySQL is the first choice for the
development of small and medium-sized websites.
(Jing, 2016)
2.4 WEB Server
The Web server is a kind of Website server and a
computer program, which can be used to process the
user requests of web clients and make corresponding
responses. It can also configure websites, which can
be browsed by all people, and can also provide data
files for all people to use. At present, the three most
popular Web servers are Apache, Nginx and IIS.
The web usually uses HTTP for information
exchange, which is why it is called HTTPD server.
The Web server is a passive program: only when a
browser running in another computer on the Internet
makes a request, the server will respond that the
Web server can not only store information, but also
run scripts and programs based on the information
provided by users through the web browser.
2.5 Development Process
According to the system development requirements
of this platform, complete the overall deployment of
the development environment of aesthetic education
platform in colleges and universities. In order to
improve the extensibility and practicability of the
platform, this paper uses Moddle course
management system to build a platform for aesthetic
education in colleges and universities, uses PHP
language to redevelop Moodle, selects B/S structure
as the overall framework of the system, uses
MySQL 8.0 database for data storage management,
and the overall development of the system is based
on Windows 10.0 operating system. As for the
secondary development of Moodle college aesthetic
education online teaching platform, we also need to
rely on the integrated development tool IDEβ
PHPStorm of PHP to realize the detailed code
realization of functional modules. (Sun, 2019)
At first, install the above required software under
the Windows system. After the basic environment is
installed, copy the Moodle platform installation file
to the root directory of IIS server. This system
adopts Moodle 3.1.1. In the configuration process of
Moodle platform, we should make use of the
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screening of databases, servers and other items, and
first ensure the correct order of software installation.
After the configuration of the functional modules of
the platform is completed, the basic settings such as
the configuration of the main account, the basic
settings of the platform, and user management will
be entered. And then, using PHPStorm 2018 version,
complete the configuration of environment
variables, set up with server and database, and then
use it normally. Through the introduction of the
above-mentioned professional technology, the
general framework of the online teaching platform is
planned, and the feasibility of constructing the
online teaching platform of aesthetic education in
colleges and universities is clarified. (Shi, 2021)
3 FUNCTION REALIZATION
3.1 Student Side
3.1.1 System Login Module
When students log in to the system for the first time,
they need to fill in the corresponding information
according to the user guide to complete the system
registration. After logging in, students can use all the
materials of aesthetic education courses under this
platform. In this platform, as the main body of
aesthetic education courses in colleges and
universities, students' specific functional design is
systematically divided into three parts: autonomous
learning, practice extension and interactive
communication, so that students don't have to learn
according to the conventional linear mode, and the
freedom of aesthetic education learning is expanded
while students' planning learning ability is
cultivated.
3.1.2 Autonomous Learning Module
The purpose of this platform is to improve students'
aesthetic ability and cultivate their learning planning
ability. Therefore, students mainly study by
themselves under this module. This module is
divided into the following three parts: theoretical
aesthetic education courses, appreciation aesthetic
education courses and art and skill aesthetic
education courses. Students can choose the
corresponding modules to study according to their
interesting content. The course of theoretical
aesthetic education mainly focuses on the basic
theoretical knowledge of aesthetic education, which
covers the development history of aesthetic
education and the spirit of the times. Through the
study of this module, students can clarify the
specific meaning of aesthetic education, and lay a
foundation for further study. (Hao, 2022) The
aesthetic appreciation course is mainly aimed at
cultivating students' aesthetic senses and improving
their ability to create beauty. The specific course
consists of three parts: appreciation of drama music,
appreciation of poems and beautiful texts, and
appreciation of famous paintings and calligraphy.
The Artistic aesthetic education courses are more
inclined to students' hands-on practice, such as
practical training courses such as paper-cutting,
carving, playing the piano, painting, etc. These
courses are uploaded to the resource database by
video for students to watch. The video playing code
is shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3: Video playback code (original)
3.1.3 Practice Extension Module
This module focuses on the experience feedback of
offline teaching activities. On this page, students can
participate in the practice activities or competitions
released by the school by themselves, and share their
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feelings on the platform after the practice
experience. They can also upload their own literary
and painting works or musical instrument playing
audio for other students to appreciate and evaluate,
and gradually improve their personal aesthetic
thinking in communication. This part of function is
realized based on the secondary development of
Moodle platform. (Zhao, 2014)
3.1.4 Appreciation and Communication
Module
This function is realized based on the secondary
development of Moodle platform. On this page,
students can share and communicate as they please,
and they can add comments by using Add
Question.PHP. In the personal page, students can
check the progress of the course and the works or
comments published by individuals, and they can
also share their own learning trends in real time to
support other students and teachers to check.
(Huang, 2020)
3.2 Teacher Side
After the teacher successfully logs in to the system,
the courseware resources are uploaded by
Courseware upload.PHP, and the specific code is
shown in Figure 4. As far as the functions of
students are concerned, teachers focus on the
guidance and organization of teaching activities. The
courseware uploaded by teachers is included in the
teacher center, which is convenient for subsequent
secondary development. The teachers should also
actively answer questions for students and improve
their learning efficiency.
Figure 4: Courseware upload code (original)
4 CONCLUSIONS
In the new era, the construction of aesthetic
education system in colleges and universities is
based on the needs of three different levels: family,
school and society. At present, aesthetic education
should pay more attention to the direction and
effectiveness, broaden students' artistic thinking and
improve their aesthetic level in a subtle way. The
construction of this platform emphasizes the
penetrating role of aesthetic education in educating
people, attaches importance to the embodiment of
aesthetic education in specific subject courses,
clarifies the necessity of aesthetic education in
improving students' comprehensive quality level,
cultivating students' practical innovation ability and
healthy and complete personality, and opens up a
new path for the exploration of aesthetic education
in the new era.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The 8th Teaching and Research Project of Hulunbuir
Univesity: Research on the Construction of College
Aesthetic Education Course β"Introduction to Art"
based on WeChat Platform
Project Approval Number: JYZC2021016
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