Moodle from Scratch

……from Scratch!from Scratch!

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Programme• Options to deliver part or all learning online• How Moodle is integral to a blended learning strategy• Getting courses up and running with implementing

Moodle• Options for hosting• How resources and activities are created and distributed

to learners• How to teach and assess using Moodle• Implications for RTO resources, staffing and support and

reporting• Integration with other RTO systems

PresenterMichael Gwythermick@yumstudio.com.au@mickgwyther

Face to Face

Self Paced

Online Facilitated

Modes of DeliveryModes of Delivery

Face to Face Self Paced OnlineFacilitated

Content

Activities

Assessment

Skills, Knowledge, Skills, Knowledge, Critical aspectsCritical aspects

Face to Face Self Paced OnlineFacilitated

Content

Skills KnowledgeActivities

Assessment

Applying a blendApplying a blend

What is your Moodle itch?

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Straw Poll

A Our RTO has an LMS - Moodle

B Our RTO has an LMS – Not Moodle

C Our RTO does not have an LMS

What is an LMS?

About Moodle

Constructivism

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Moodle Fundamentals

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• Course• Catergory• Users• Roles• Groups• Cohorts

Straw Poll

A Manager

B Administrator

C Trainer

D Subject Matter Expert

Moodle Familiarisation Tour

• Course• Blocks• Activities • Resources• Administration• Editing

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Resource templates

• Support• Static

Resource Tools• Moodle supports a range of different resource

types that allow you to include almost any kind of digital content into your courses. You can create your own text and webpages.

• Of course the resource may already exist in electronic form (word, PDF, etc.) so you may want to link to an uploaded file or external website or simply display the complete contents of a directory in your course files and let your users pick the file themselves.

Resource Repositories

3rd Party Repositories integration

Search, contribute, tag and import content into courses from file managed Repository.

What content do you have?What digital content do you have now? What might you need to develop?Do you have capacity in-house short term or need to outsource?

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Activities templates

• Do• Interact

Communication Tools• Use Wikis to create content together,

Forums and Comments to exchange ideas, Database to collectively gather resources, Glossary to create shared understanding of concepts and Choices to gain group feedback/collective understanding.

• Each tool can be set to become a graded assessment task.

Communication Management•Link to assessment•Base on participants sharing experiences & prior knowledge•Application to workplace or experience•Make pre readings short•Mix of problems, case studies, reflections•Commenting/Building on postings•Use to demonstrate employability skills

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How could you use the communication tools?

Content ToolsContent can be generated quickly using purpose built “rapid elearning software” such as:•Articulate Storyline•Captivate•Camtasia•iSpring Presenter

SCORM

The SCORM standard makes sure that all e-learning content and LMSs can work with each other:

Tin Can

http://tincanapi.com/overview/

Assessment• Work can be submitted by students and

marked by teachers using Assignments or Workshops. Automatic marking can be achieved by using Quizzes. You can integrate quizzes from third party software.

• Content may be delivered and supported using Lesson module and SCORM activities. Key words can be added to Glossaries by yourself or, if you allow it, your students. You can add content from third party software

• Surveys and Databases are also very powerful additions to any course.

Assessment• Grades can be created in each activity in a

course which are then added to the Gradebook. For example, grades in Assignment (all types), Quiz and Workshop activities are automatically added to Gradebook. In some activities you will have to turn grading on, such as ratings 'on' in Forum, Glossary and Database to send them to the Gradebook.

• Students can do self and peer assessment type tasks by evaluating (and even rate) each other's Forum posts, Glossary entries, and Database entries.

AssessmentAre there are the issues for your RTO is using e-Assessment?

What types of assessment could you distribute through Moodle?

Plug ins

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Case Studies – F2F courseFace to Face Self Paced Online

FacilitatedContent

Activities

Assessment

Case Studies – Self PacedFace to Face Self Paced Online

FacilitatedContent

Activities

Assessment

Case Studies – Blended/OnlineFace to Face Self Paced Online

FacilitatedContent

Activities

Assessment

Face to Face Self Paced OnlineFacilitated

Content

Activities

Assessment

Case Studies – Social Learning

Straw Poll

A Face to Face Training

B Blended – No Webinars

C Blended – Webinars

D Blended/Webinars/Social

Where could you use an LMS?Face to Face Self Paced Online

FacilitatedContent

Activities

Assessment

Grading and Reports• Gradebook• Scales and Outcomes• Student data

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3 Ages of Moodle

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• Repository• Active teaching

• Social learning

3 Ages of Moodle - Repository

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3 Ages of Moodle – Active Teaching

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3 Ages of Moodle – Social Learning

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Hosting Options• Moodle Partners hosting• Other hosting providers• Hosting your site on your own servers

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Hosting ProvidersLook at external hosting unless you have very good in-house IT support and capacity to support

Other Moodle Hosts

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Student Management Systems

• Integration with Moodle• Enrolment• Reporting

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Staff Implications• Branding• Integration with existing systems• Administrator• Digital Literacy• Champions who model good practice• Help Desk (Trainers & Learners)• Identify authentication/ identity fraud / Plagiarism

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What support issues do you foresee?

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Implementing Moodle•Define your delivery model•Plan your delivery – adapt!•Link activities to assessment•Determine your support•Embed knowledge sharing and industry knowledge•Consider peer review and collaboration•Use Multimedia in your content•Consider rapid eLearning tools

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Customising Moodle•Themes•Coding•Plug Ins

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Help and Documentation•Moodle Docs•Moodle Man•iMoot

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Thank youMichael Gwythermick@yumstudio.com.au@mickgwyther