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The University of Western Australia Case Studies: Using Moodle for Collaborative Learning with University and Senior Secondary Students in Western Australia MOODLE RESEARCH CONFERENCE 14 -15 SEPTEMBER 2012

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Mark Paynter and Neville Bruce.

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The University of Western Australia

Case Studies: Using Moodle for Collaborative Learning with University and Senior Secondary Students in Western Australia

MOODLE RESEARCH CONFERENCE

14 -15 SEPTEMBER 2012

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AUTHORS

Mark Paynter

Integrated Human Studies &

Centre for Excellence in Natural Resource Management

Albany WA

[email protected]

Neville Bruce

Integrated Human Studies Convenor

Perth WA

[email protected]

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

• Introduction:

Research Interest and Context - Futures Education and

Western Australia

• Case Study One:

Moodle in Integrated Human Studies at the University

• Case Study Two:

Moodle in a Regional Cluster of Secondary Schools

• Further Development:

University and Secondary School Collaboration Using

Moodle

• Conclusion and Questions

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Posted July 18, 2012 White-breasted wood swallows sit together on a branch of a Myall tree on a cold

morning in Roxby Downs, South Australia, July 2012. Morgan Dunn - Moodle – collaboration…Aust …coming together

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-18/white-breasted-woodswallows-sit-together-in-a-tree/4137588

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Case Study One: Post Graduate University Course

Integrated Human Studies

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• Research was undertaken to gauge the effectiveness of Moodle in

achieving aims of the university courses.

• Twenty students participated in the online questionnaire out of the 29

students enrolled.

• All 10 students who had used other LMS, regarded Moodle as a

superior or as effective as other LMS.

• At least 75% of respondents agreed that Moodle enabled

communication and collaboration skills to be developed

• 90% of students considered that independent learning skills were

developed through the use of Moodle.

Case Study One: Research

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SENIOR SECONDARY

COURSES

Mathematics, History,

Sciences, Literature, Economics

GIFTED

EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

OF STAFF

COMMUNITY

GROUPS

MOODLE + VC

MOODLE + VC MOODEL + VC

MOODLE

REGIONAL

COMMUNITIES

COLLABORATION

North Albany SHS

Katanning SHS

Mount Barker CC

Albany SHS

Denmark HS

Narrogin SHS

CASE STUDY 2: SECONDARY SCHOOL COLLABORATION & MOODLE

+ VC

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VIDEO CONFERENCE & LMS FACILITIES

Camera 2

Microphone

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Camera 2

Extended Area

for online learning tasks

or larger groups

VIDEO CONFERENCE & LMS FACILITIES

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Case Study 2 Research:

Secondary Schools on Moodle and other ICT use

• Moodle (or other learning management systems) were used by over a

third (37%) of respondents, with about 14% of the respondents

indicating use of more than 5 hours per week.

• Almost half of the respondents (46%) indicated that their students

were using Moodle or another LMS, with almost a quarter (22%)

indicating more than 2 hours use per week.

• Not surprisingly a positive correlation between staff personal use and

student use in class was found

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Further Collaboration:

University with Secondary Schools

• Secondary school economics students have already engaged with university

staff to explore futures scenarios.

• The Human Biology program over many years had strong collaboration across

education sectors.

• Moodle is expected to play a crucial role in providing a LMS for shared projects

and communication between both staff and students at universities and

secondary schools in our project.

• The framework by which the project will occur is being developed; progress will

be reported on our website: Education for World Futures .

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http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/

CONCLUSION

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Education is responding to meet the challenges of the 21st

century and examples include hose described:-

• a university course

• a cluster of secondary schools

• future development will include university and school

collaboration

• Moodle has been shown to be a highly suitable LMS to

enable this collaboration and provide a unifying medium.

We are interested in learning from others about

university/school collaboration – at the teacher level, the student

level or the organisational level.

CONCLUSION

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THE MEGAPROBLEMS OF THE 21ST CENTURY

EXCESSIVE POPULATION GROWTH World population may grow to 8.9 billion people, with a growing demand for consumer goods and

carbon-based energy, far exceeding what the planet can handle.

WATER SHORTAGES Rivers and aquifers are drying up. Many farmers will not have the water essential for food

growing. There will be wars over water.

DESTRUCTION OF LIFE IN THE OCEANS Only 10% of edible fish remain in the oceans, and this percentage is rapidly declining.

MASS FAMINE IN ILL-ORGANIZED COUNTRIES Farm productivity is declining. Grain will rise in cost. This will harm the poorest countries.

THE SPREAD OF DESERTS Soil is being eroded. Deserts are spreading in areas

that used to have good soil and grassland.

RUNAWAY COMPUTER INTELLIGENCE Computers will acquire the capability to increase their own intelligence until a chain reaction

happens of machines becoming more intelligent at electronic speed.

.

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THE MEGAPROBLEMS OF THE 21ST CENTURY (cont)

NON-STATE ACTORS WITH EXTREME WEAPONS Nuclear or biological weapons are becoming easier to build by terrorist organizations, political groups or individuals,

who are not acting for a given state.

VIOLENT RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM Religious extremism and jihads may become widespread, leading to large numbers of suicide terrorists, and religious

war between Muslims and Christians.

WAR THAT COULD END CIVILIZATION A global war like World War I or II, conducted with today’s vast number of nuclear weapons and new biological

weapons, could end civilization.

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THE MEGAPROBLEMS OF THE 21ST CENTURY (cont)

PANDEMICS AIDS is continuing to spread. Infectious pandemics could spread at unstoppable rates, as they have in the past, but

now with the capability to kill enormous numbers of people

EXTREME POVERTY 2 to 3 billion people live in conditions of extreme poverty, with lack of sanitation. The difference between rich

and poor is becoming ever more extreme.

GROWTH OF SHANTYCITIES Shantytowns (shantycities) with extreme violence and poverty are growing in many parts of the world. Youth

there have no hope.

UNSTOPPABLE GLOBAL MIGRATIONS Large numbers of people are leaving the poorest countries and shantycities, wanting to find a life in countries

with opportunity.

GLOBAL WARMING Global warming will lead to severe climate change. Unless stopped, it will upset the basic control mechanisms

of planet Earth.

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FUTURES EDUCATION

http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/