近年來,數位學習開始受到我國政府的重視,然而數位學習也必需要有好的數位學習平台來輔助,才能獲得良好的學習成效,由於商業軟體的數位學習平台成本過高,自由軟體的數位學習平台也就逐漸受到重視,目前在台灣規模最大的自由軟體教學平台就是Moodle,因為他支援中文、支援網站多、模組功能也多。 自由軟體中的產品功能及支援能力最主要的來源就是「社群」,然而社會形塑認為決定資訊科技的重要關鍵就是社會群體。 本研究用社會形塑的觀點,來看暨南大學與東海大學Moodle的導入過程,試者去找出Moodle與學校相關的社會群體之間的互相影響關係。 經過訪談和資料的蒐集、分析,本研究發現Moodle與學校相關的社會群體之間的互相影響關係,學校預算、學校文化、相關群體的問題、需求,這些都會影響到Moodle的設計,而Moodle的設計,也會影響到相關群體的使用方式。
In recent years, e-learning started to be our government's attention, however, e-learning is also necessary to have a good e-learning platform to support in order to obtain good learning results. As a result of commercial software platform for e-Learning costs are too high, the number of free software learning platform will gradually be taken seriously. Because of the support for Chinese, multi-site, and multi-function modules, Moodle is now the Taiwan's largest teaching platform of freeware. The most important source of support for Freeware is the "community" which assembled by various social groups and their concern and decisions shape the way of Moodle development. This study uses social shaping of technology view, looking Moodle implementation process at NCNU and THU. This study try to identify how different social groups affect the development of Moodle. Via interviews, data collection and analysis, this study found that school-related social groups regarding school budget, school culture, stakeholders, users’ demand, affect the design of Moodle, and Moodle design in turn affect the use of the relevant groups.