TAFE Elearning Systems Moodle 2008 VLE trial

Teaching & Learning Initiatives Demonstration

http://iilearnspace.tafensw.edu.au

Easy for teachers to create learning sequence/ Wide variety of learning communication, formative and summative assessment tools

iilearnspace VLE model

• Link learning sequence to underpinning knowledge– http://iiwiki.edu.au – Wikispaces– http://wiki.tafensw.edu.au? – Open TOL media wiki?– HIVE content repository

• Communication Tools– http://iiconference.det.nsw.edu.au

• Single (LDAP) logon through http://iilearnspace.tafensw.edu.au

http://vle.iiwiki.edu.au

Teacher trial – http://iimoodle.moodle.com.au

• 25 courses running across all faculties • Very positive teacher/ student feedback on ease

of use • Minimal training time from TLI involved • Minimal TLI administration in setting up courses

– Self regulation in teachers creating learning sequences

– Students enroll themselves

Teacher - Professional development

Student – Exabis Eportfolio

Student – Exabis student Eportfolio

• an individual starting page which may contain one’s curriculum vitae or similar • a manageable category-system on two levels (main category and sub category) • file-management within the category-system (i.e. for publication of one’s best work-

efforts) • publication of interesting links within moodle or into the web via weblink • self-reflection and documentation of one’s personal learning-style by using private

notes (with the option for publication within moodle or into the web via weblink) • commenting-functionality for published links, files and notes • export-functionality into a SCORM-zip-format • cross-course usage of eportfolio-module • import of assignments from within all moodle-courses into an individual portfolio • import of previously from eportfolio-module exported SCORM-packages

Currently working on

• Faculty branding for Moodle courseware• Integration with Sharepoint• Developing a iilearnspace faculty mentor network• Trial courseware – Tied to 2008 flexible learning funding• Integration with HIVE• Interested in cross institute co-collaboration on OPEN

TOL media wiki• Aim to roll iilearnspace model Institute wide Jan 2009

Media wiki - http:// wikitafe.edu.au?

Searchable in Moodle, incorporated in LMS learning sequence

Co-develop (Student/teachers across TAFE)underpinning knowledge – Media wiki

Include video

and podcastsWIKITAFE

Good Moodle case study: Open University UK

http://openlearn.open.ac.uk