Dylan Els is an experienced online English teacher based in Aylesbury with over two decades of professional experience and a Level 5 TEFL diploma focused on online instruction. Passionate about delivering engaging remote lessons, he combines pedagogical training with practical classroom adaptability developed through long-term customer-facing roles. He also brings technical chops from contributing backend improvements to the open-source ATutor LMS—work that touched PHP, course creation features, and metadata handling—giving him a helpful perspective on learning platforms. Known for persistence and a results-driven approach, Dylan blends empathy for learners with a willingness to dig into technical details to improve the online learning experience.
21 years of coding experience
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NO LONGER USER LEVEL SUPPORTED. CONTRIBUTING DEVELOPERS INTERESTED IN MAINTAINING ATUTOR, SHOULD REQUEST COLLABORATOR ACCESS. : ATutor is an Open Source Web-based Learning Management System (LMS) used to develop and deliver online courses. Administrators can install or update ATutor in minutes, develop custom themes to give ATutor a new look, and easily extend its functionality with feature modules. Educators can quickly assemble, package, and redistribute standardized Web-based instructional content, easily import prepackaged content, and conduct their courses online. Students learn in an accessible, adaptive, social learning environment.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:1255 commits, 2 comments in 11 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Dylan's commits focused on enhancing the functionality of the ATutor Learning Management System. Their work involved implementing new features within the simple theme's admin settings, such as a session timeout option and the ability to create courses. Additionally, the user addressed a bug related to course creation and integrated the course description into the metadata. The user's primary contributions involve modifications to the PHP codebase, indicating a strong proficiency in backend development and associated database interactions.
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