This paper presents the process of organizing a teaching scenario through an online Learning Management System (LMS). For our scenario, we chose material from the teaching of the course of Computer Networks. In particular, we focused on Dijkstra’s, Bellman – Ford’s, Floyd’s and Johnson’s algorithms, as they are used for packet transfers on the Internet. We took advantage of synchronous and asynchronous online learning activities and focused on recent innovative practices such as those involved in blended educational processes. We believe that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) will not be able to solve the problem of the learning process without taking serious consideration of the students’ learning aspirations. For this reason, we have applied the Problem Based Learning (PBL) as the educational methodology for our scenario. We have tried to implement learning activities through specific directions within a modern learning platform organized on the basis of the Drupal Open Source Model. Students through a multitude of activities provided to them on the platform improve their cognitive skills and develop their ability to manage digital material. We present the organization of the LMS for the scenario and how we have planned the material management and implementation. The article closes with a qualitative assessment of the scenario and proposals for future processing. Finally, reference is made to a number of criteria whereby the introduction of new technologies could be considered as a substantial innovation and, hence, these criteria can be treated as a suggestion of a modern educational reform. © The Authors, 2018. All Rights Reserved.
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