[consulting] Learning environment with Drupal / Moodle

[Tim Deeson]

Hi Sarah

From experience I would second Sami's views.

It's important to weigh up the immediate feature benefits vs. the total cost of ownership of a hybrid solution. E.g. if Moodle is a perfect fit and you plan to use every feature and there are also some ready made Drupal features that you can't do without perhaps a good idea with the right budget.

On the other hand if there's a small amount you require from one or the other I'd also assess whether it's not easier to port the Moodle functionality into Drupal (for example) and end up with a more flexible and easily maintainable solution for the future.

The data integration tasks (users, content etc) can absorb a lot of time and stop you taking advantage of the richer features of either platform.

Not to say it can't be done but a careful choice of when it should be done.

Best wishes

Tim Deeson

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