Joomla Training Materials

Objective

The objective of the project was to prepare Joomla training material in the Sinhala language as a Moodle use in schools, micro-enterprises, telecenters and social organizations to create a presence on the web.

Learning Objectives/Outcomes

At the end of the training learner will has been able to:

Explain what a content management system (CMS) is
Explain what Joomla is and what it can do and cannot do
Explain why we should consider a CMS like Joomla to manage a website
Setup Joomla to have the Sinhala interface
Develop a website containing Sinhala content (in Unicode) using the Joomla Sinhala interface
Use the Joomla.org site as a resource and to contribute to it

Duration

6 months

Cost

USD 5,000

Team Members

Prof. Gihan Dias
Dr. Sanath Jayasena
Mr. Shantha Fernando
Dr. Chathura De Silva
Mr. Chamara Disanayake
Ms. Nadeeka Dahanayake
Ms. Indika Nilmini
Mr. Kasun Karunaratne
Mr. Indika Perera
Mr. K. Sarveswaran
Ms. Dulanni Meedeniya
Ms. Sulochana Sooriaarachchi
Ms. Mahiya Rafeek

This project was funded by telecentre.org academy Curriculum Commons Grant International Development Research Centre.