Taking the Training Wheels Off - Teresa Gleeson

Teresa Gibbison Centre for Tertiary Teaching & Learning

from Hand Holding to Self Help

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WCEL TimelineWaikato Centre for eLearning - The University of Waikato2007 - 3 staff (plus 4 casual hand-holders) Moodle Introduced to the University2009 - 4.3 staff Turnitin, Panopto and iTunesU Introduced2010 - 5.4 staff GoogleApps Introduced2011 - 6 staff Moodle 2.x Upgrade and FEDU stops Moodle support2013 - 6 staff ePortfolio and Web Conference Project Introduced MoodleBites at Waikato2014 - 6 staff Adobe Connect Introduced

BY- Old Clock by William Warby

Attending Moodle sessions is voluntary

No systems to filter new staff when they start

As staff capability increases their needs decrease

Demands on our time are increasing

Influences on our Workshops

BY-NC - The continuous presence of your existence by Pulpolux

* based on our 37½ hour a week, 47 weeks a year

7 a year each*hours

6 Team MembersWCEL

1519 Full time equivalentSTAFF

153 per WCELerSTAFF

...if support was all we did ALL DAY!

2008129 hours

200980½ hours

201055½ hours

201166½ hours

201254 hours

201327 hours

201412 hours

Moodle Workshop Statistics

Moodle 2 Upgrade!

Moodle 2.5Upgrade! Hours spent in sessions

Moodle Workshop StructureGetting StartedAccess MoodleManage ProfileAdd a welcome messageAdd paper resources

Paper Setup & CommunicationManage blocks and sectionsEnrol participantsAdd communication activities

AssessmentAdd and Manage AssignmentsUnderstanding GradingCreate QuizzesActivity Reports

Groups & GroupingsCreate and work with GroupsCreate and work with Groupings

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Full Moodle Workshop StructureGetting StartedAccess the Moodle site & update your profileFind the online help provided Become familiar with the editing iconsAdd a welcome message to your paperAdd paper resources ◆ Compose a page of text ◆ Link to a website ◆ Upload documents ◆ Display a directory to students

Paper Setup & CommunicationPaper blocks and paper sectionsYour personal view of a Moodle paperEnrol additional participantsAdd communication activities ◆ Add and participate in a Forum ◆ Add a Dialogue ◆ Add and participate in a Chat ◆ Send an instant messageWork with the Moodle calendar

AssessmentAssignments ◆ Add various assignment types ◆ Assignments with TurnItIn integrationGrading ◆ Grade an assignment ◆ Understand the grade bookQuizzes ◆ Create and categorise Moodle questions ◆ Add and participate in a quizActivity Reports

Groups & GroupingsWork with Groups ◆ Create groups within Moodle ◆ Participate in a group forum ◆ Create a forum with groupsWork with Groupings ◆ Create a grouping ◆ Restrict an activity to a grouping ◆ Restrict a resource to a grouping

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200980½ hours

163 individuals30 minutes per person

201055½ hours


201166½ hours

39 individuals1 hour 43 minutes per person

201254 hours


201327 hours


201412 hours

~40 individuals~ 18 minutes per person

2008129 hours


Moodle Workshop StatisticsTime spent per attendee

Moodle 2 Upgrade!

Moodle 2.5 Upgrade!

MoodleBites for Teachers (licenced version - www.moodlebites.com. Version 2.0 Documentation)

MoodleBites for WaikatoContent rearranged to suit current sessions & University of Waikato specific All Moodle Teachers now provided access via a Cohort sync Available 24/7

Moodle Support Calls1072

in CohortSTAFF

2010 88*Moodle jobs per month

2012 217*Moodle jobs per Month


* extracted from new Job Logging System introduced in late 2010


Moodle 2 Upgrade!


Moodle 2.5 Upgrade!2.5 Version January 2014

2.0 Version October 2011

Moodle Workshop Evaluation

201254 hours

42 individuals1 hour 17 minutes per person 2012 217

*Moodle jobs per Month

201166½ hours


Moodle 2 Upgrade!2011 183

*Moodle jobs per MonthMoodle 2 Upgrade!

201327 hours

40 individuals41 minutes per personMoodle 2.5 Upgrade!


Moodle 2.5 Upgrade!

Decision: Each main semester we runOne-hour Intro for new users plusminute specific workshops30

New Moodle Workshop Structure

ResourcesCommunication

AssignmentsMarkingQuizzes

minute workshopsReporting

GroupsRestrictions

Student ContentBadges

Pre-Semester : one-hour Introduction for new users

30Moodle Ask-Me Sessions

BY-NC Cafe Sunday Background by Wiedmaier

What does this mean?Helpdesk can direct staff to information

Moodle Workshops more focused on specifics Staff can access help 24/7 when they need it

WCEL Staff now concentrate on value-addedWorkloads distributed to other projects

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Taking the Training Wheels Off - Teresa Gleeson