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I think that my previous post is getting misunderstood.
We are an online training provider, and we have password-protected classrooms.
When the students register, we assign them their username/password.
We need to develop a tracking system, to determine who is logging in, at what time, locations, and also to monitor simultaneous logins with the same username/password.
The classrooms are made in HTML, with Frontpage, and we are using the IE / Microsoft login panel, to grant access to the classrooms.
We have been searching for canned software to monitor the logins, no luck so far.
When our users register, they are informed that we will be tracking their logins.
So far, we have been using OneStat, but it is not very detailed.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
This is right up my alley...
We are an online training provider, and we have password-protected classrooms. When the students register, we assign them their username/password.
I'm also intimately involved with online distance education. We moved just over 5,000 students through the system for the 2007 year.
We need to develop a tracking system, to determine who is logging in, at what time, locations, and also to monitor simultaneous logins with the same username/password.
Cough, cough. :) That's a bit of a mouthful, huh? We've spent a bit of time in this area and have what we feel is the best solution based on the variables present.
First and foremost, all students must have a Student Profile. Within that profile you will record all historical data for that student. This will include IP addresses, login dates, times, length of login, etc.
The classrooms are made in HTML, with Frontpage, and we are using the IE / Microsoft login panel, to grant access to the classrooms.
I'm not familiar with that interface and based on what I've been through, you won't find much from a "canned, off the shelf solution". Which leads to your next challenge...
We have been searching for canned software to monitor the logins, no luck so far.
When our users register, they are informed that we will be tracking their logins.
You can't only inform them, you need to show them too. We basically keep a table at the bottom of their profile that shows a running history of their activity. It is sorted in descending order and we calculate time logged in, total time, etc. We are logging the time it took to take quizzes, review videos, etc.
So far, we have been using OneStat, but it is not very detailed.
No, you'll need to look at this from tracking your users through secure sessions.
Thank you very much for taking your time to respond to my post.
It sounds like you have found a good working solution for the student-monitoring problem.
Can you please shed more light on your solution, ie who we should contact.
Is there a commercial package available for this?
Thanks again.
Can you please shed more light on your solution, ie who we should contact.
I could but, that would be "giving away the farm" as they say. I'd be more than happy to lead you in the right direction. I can only share with you my own experiences. Others may have more robust and/or a more logical solution due to their variables.
Is there a commercial package available for this?
Not that I could find initially. That was over three years ago. There may be something now but I always find that a custom solution is ultimately the best "long term solution".
But I do not have anything good idea
