Chapter 1. Introduction

Welcome to Using Drupal in Education and E-Learning!

The last several years have seen an incredible upswing in the popularity and adoption of Drupal. The size of the Drupal community, as of May, 2008, is approaching 300,000 registered users, and Drupal is used to power everything from personal blogs to online stores to learning platforms to sites for record labels.

This book provides details of how to install Drupal, and how to customize Drupal to support teaching and learning. This initial chapter provides a high-level overview of Drupal, along with details of how to get the most from this book.